RECON: TNO occultation with 523733

Event between (523733) 14PR70 and star GA1200:01317294 with event index number of 2308197

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/04/03 06:00:19 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:08:14.8 +30:08:56
Equinox of date position of star is 05:09:46.6 +30:10:42
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 2 degrees from the moon. Moon is 30% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.1

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Object is 17.4 AU from the Sun and 17.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 49 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 659 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12870.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.4
Diameter=50.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Diameter=20.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523733, (2025/04/03 05:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:22.4 +16:33:29  0.8 15.52  15
3Iot Aur       04:58:38.5 +33:12:13  2.7  3.85   6
PPM 094297     05:22:49.2 +29:35:34  5.7  2.87   2
PPM 069992     05:11:51.7 +30:36:13  8.3  0.60   3
PPM 069926     05:08:37.0 +30:05:57  9.1  0.28   3
PPM 069944     05:09:29.0 +30:12:23 11.2  0.09   3
523733         05:09:51.6 +30:10:48 16.5         2
Positions are for equinox of date

This table contains the target star visibility for the RECON network. The observing range has been set to a maximum of 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 0.0 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:03:00 -30.9 Dark Up 17.9 296.4 Really Low 05:58:26 - 06:07:35 6757
Kamloops 06:03:10 -28.1 Dark Up 25.7 286.9 Low 05:58:35 - 06:07:44 6187
Kelowna 06:03:13 -29.1 Dark Up 24.9 287.9 Low 05:58:39 - 06:07:48 6173
Dunrhomin 06:03:46 -42.3 Dark Up 11.8 299.7 Really Low 05:59:11 - 06:08:20 6169
Nikitin 06:03:46 -42.4 Dark Up 11.7 299.8 Really Low 05:59:12 - 06:08:21 6157
Peachland 06:03:14 -29.1 Dark Up 25.1 287.8 Low 05:58:39 - 06:07:48 6156
Penticton 06:03:15 -29.4 Dark Up 24.9 288.0 Low 05:58:40 - 06:07:49 6151
Summerland 06:03:15 -29.3 Dark Up 25.0 287.9 Low 05:58:40 - 06:07:49 6151
CU-SBO 06:03:47 -42.5 Dark Up 11.7 299.7 Really Low 05:59:12 - 06:08:21 6150
Oliver 06:03:17 -29.6 Dark Up 24.8 288.2 Low 05:58:42 - 06:07:51 6131
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:03:17 -29.9 Dark Up 24.6 288.4 Low 05:58:42 - 06:07:51 6128
Okanogan 06:03:19 -30.3 Dark Up 24.5 288.5 Low 05:58:45 - 06:07:54 6082
Brewster 06:03:21 -30.5 Dark Up 24.6 288.5 Low 05:58:46 - 06:07:55 6058
Manson/Chelan 06:03:22 -30.5 Dark Up 24.7 288.4 Low 05:58:47 - 06:07:56 6032
Wenatchee 06:03:24 -30.8 Dark Up 24.7 288.5 Low 05:58:49 - 06:07:58 5996
PNWRO 06:03:29 -32.5 Dark Up 23.3 290.0 Low 05:58:55 - 06:08:04 5966
Ellensburg 06:03:25 -31.1 Dark Up 24.7 288.5 Low 05:58:51 - 06:08:00 5963
Victoria 06:03:18 -28.7 Dark Up 27.0 285.9 Low 05:58:44 - 06:07:53 5947
Yakima 06:03:27 -31.4 Dark Up 24.6 288.7 Low 05:58:53 - 06:08:02 5937
Toppenish/White Swan 06:03:28 -31.6 Dark Up 24.4 288.9 Low 05:58:54 - 06:08:03 5930
The Dalles 06:03:30 -31.9 Dark Up 24.7 288.7 Low 05:58:56 - 06:08:05 5850
Maupin 06:03:33 -32.3 Dark Up 24.5 289.0 Low 05:58:58 - 06:08:07 5827
Sisters 06:03:36 -32.8 Dark Up 24.5 289.1 Low 05:59:01 - 06:08:10 5751
Bend 06:03:36 -33.1 Dark Up 24.2 289.3 Low 05:59:02 - 06:08:11 5746
Oregon Observatory 06:03:37 -33.2 Dark Up 24.3 289.3 Low 05:59:03 - 06:08:12 5729
Cedarville 06:03:47 -35.6 Dark Up 22.5 291.0 Low 05:59:12 - 06:08:21 5625
Chiloquin 06:03:42 -34.0 Dark Up 24.1 289.7 Low 05:59:08 - 06:08:17 5624
Klamath Falls 06:03:43 -34.3 Dark Up 23.9 289.8 Low 05:59:09 - 06:08:18 5604
Fall River/Burney 06:03:48 -35.4 Dark Up 23.2 290.5 Low 05:59:13 - 06:08:22 5539
Reno 06:03:54 -37.4 Dark Up 21.5 292.0 Low 05:59:19 - 06:08:28 5503
Gimple 06:03:51 -36.4 Dark Up 22.5 291.2 Low 05:59:17 - 06:08:26 5499
Greenville 06:03:51 -36.4 Dark Up 22.6 291.2 Low 05:59:17 - 06:08:26 5496
Portola 06:03:53 -36.8 Dark Up 22.1 291.5 Low 05:59:18 - 06:08:27 5494
Yerington 06:03:56 -38.1 Dark Up 20.9 292.5 Low 05:59:22 - 06:08:31 5493
Hawthorne 06:03:58 -38.7 Dark Up 20.3 293.0 Low 05:59:23 - 06:08:32 5484
Quincy 06:03:52 -36.5 Dark Up 22.5 291.2 Low 05:59:18 - 06:08:27 5481
Carson City 06:03:55 -37.7 Dark Up 21.4 292.1 Low 05:59:21 - 06:08:30 5479
Patrick 06:04:08 -43.5 Dark Up 15.5 296.3 Really Low 05:59:34 - 06:08:43 5477
Gardnerville 06:03:56 -37.9 Dark Up 21.3 292.2 Low 05:59:22 - 06:08:31 5464
Beatty 06:04:03 -40.9 Dark Up 18.3 294.4 Really Low 05:59:29 - 06:08:38 5452
George/Scottsdale 06:04:13 -45.8 Dark Up 13.2 297.6 Really Low 05:59:38 - 06:08:47 5448
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:04:09 -43.4 Dark Up 15.9 296.0 Really Low 05:59:34 - 06:08:43 5427
Lee Vining 06:04:00 -39.0 Dark Up 20.4 292.9 Low 05:59:25 - 06:08:34 5423
Bishop 06:04:02 -39.8 Dark Up 19.6 293.5 Really Low 05:59:27 - 06:08:36 5412
Lake Havasu City 06:04:11 -44.1 Dark Up 15.4 296.3 Really Low 05:59:36 - 06:08:45 5390
Yuma 06:04:17 -45.4 Dark Up 14.8 296.6 Really Low 05:59:42 - 06:08:51 5244
Calipatria 06:04:16 -44.6 Dark Up 15.7 296.1 Really Low 05:59:41 - 06:08:50 5234
Idyllwild 06:04:14 -43.5 Dark Up 16.9 295.4 Really Low 05:59:39 - 06:08:48 5225
Wildwood 06:04:13 -42.3 Dark Up 18.4 294.4 Really Low 05:59:38 - 06:08:47 5163

Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.

Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.

Star training set for 523733, (2025/04/03 05:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 15.52  15
3Iot Aur       04:56:59.6 +33:09:58  2.7  3.85   6
PPM 094297     05:21:12.7 +29:34:11  5.7  2.87   2
PPM 069992     05:10:14.5 +30:34:26  8.3  0.60   3
PPM 069926     05:07:00.3 +30:04:03  9.1  0.28   3
PPM 069944     05:07:52.2 +30:10:31 11.2  0.09   3
523733         05:08:14.8 +30:08:56 16.5         2
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/15 05:39:29 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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