RECON: TNO occultation with 523733

Event between (523733) 14PR70 and star GA1200:01969737 with event index number of 2308317

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/10/27 11:20:25 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:49:42.0 +30:55:38
Equinox of date position of star is 05:51:14.8 +30:55:58
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 168 degrees from the moon. Moon is 29% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.1

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Object is 17.8 AU from the Sun and 17.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 10.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 140 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 628 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12477.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.4
Diameter=50.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Diameter=20.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523733, (2025/10/27 11:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:24.3 +16:33:33  0.8 22.14 149
Alnath         05:27:55.6 +28:37:37  1.6  5.58 163
PPM 071002     05:56:39.6 +31:42:11  5.9  1.37 169
PPM 070907     05:52:09.0 +31:04:14  8.3  0.22 168
523733         05:51:22.0 +30:55:59 16.2       169
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=1.0 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 11:19:58 -23.6 Dark Down 66.9 208.7 Up 11:07:51 - 11:32:06 6192
Kamloops 11:21:27 -32.4 Dark Down 70.2 176.6 Up 11:09:20 - 11:33:35 5761
Kelowna 11:21:20 -32.2 Dark Down 71.1 178.7 Up 11:09:12 - 11:33:27 5693
Peachland 11:21:20 -32.4 Dark Down 71.2 177.9 Up 11:09:12 - 11:33:27 5676
Summerland 11:21:20 -32.4 Dark Down 71.3 178.2 Up 11:09:13 - 11:33:28 5663
Penticton 11:21:19 -32.3 Dark Down 71.4 178.4 Up 11:09:11 - 11:33:26 5658
Oliver 11:21:17 -32.5 Dark Down 71.7 178.4 Up 11:09:09 - 11:33:24 5621
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:21:15 -32.4 Dark Down 71.9 178.9 Up 11:09:08 - 11:33:23 5607
Okanogan 11:21:16 -32.8 Dark Down 72.6 178.2 Up 11:09:08 - 11:33:23 5537
Brewster 11:21:17 -33.0 Dark Down 72.8 177.6 Up 11:09:10 - 11:33:25 5505
Victoria 11:21:43 -35.0 Dark Down 72.1 167.8 Up 11:09:36 - 11:33:51 5490
Manson/Chelan 11:21:20 -33.3 Dark Down 73.0 176.5 Up 11:09:12 - 11:33:27 5477
Wenatchee 11:21:18 -33.5 Dark Down 73.5 175.9 Up 11:09:11 - 11:33:26 5425
Ellensburg 11:21:19 -33.8 Dark Down 73.9 175.1 Up 11:09:12 - 11:33:27 5378
Yakima 11:21:20 -33.9 Dark Down 74.3 175.0 Up 11:09:12 - 11:33:27 5335
Toppenish/White Swan 11:21:18 -33.9 Dark Down 74.5 175.4 Up 11:09:10 - 11:33:25 5316
PNWRO 11:21:06 -33.1 Dark Down 74.9 180.1 Up 11:08:58 - 11:33:13 5305
The Dalles 11:21:21 -34.7 Dark Down 75.2 172.6 Up 11:09:14 - 11:33:29 5220
Maupin 11:21:20 -34.7 Dark Down 75.7 172.7 Up 11:09:12 - 11:33:27 5178
Sisters 11:21:20 -35.3 Dark Down 76.5 170.5 Up 11:09:13 - 11:33:28 5077
Bend 11:21:19 -35.2 Dark Down 76.7 171.2 Up 11:09:11 - 11:33:26 5056
Dunrhomin 11:19:02 -24.6 Dark Down 75.8 233.1 Up 11:06:55 - 11:31:10 5045
Oregon Observatory 11:21:20 -35.4 Dark Down 76.9 170.6 Up 11:09:12 - 11:33:27 5036
Nikitin 11:19:01 -24.6 Dark Down 75.9 233.7 Up 11:06:53 - 11:31:08 5025
CU-SBO 11:19:01 -24.7 Dark Down 76.0 233.7 Up 11:06:53 - 11:31:08 5017
Chiloquin 11:21:19 -36.1 Dark Down 78.1 167.9 Up 11:09:12 - 11:33:27 4888
Klamath Falls 11:21:18 -36.1 Dark Down 78.5 167.9 Up 11:09:11 - 11:33:26 4853
Cedarville 11:21:03 -35.2 Dark Down 79.3 174.1 Up 11:08:56 - 11:33:11 4809
Fall River/Burney 11:21:13 -36.2 Dark Down 79.7 168.2 Up 11:09:05 - 11:33:20 4734
Gimple 11:21:06 -36.0 Dark Down 80.7 169.7 Up 11:08:58 - 11:33:13 4647
Greenville 11:21:07 -36.1 Dark Down 80.6 169.3 Up 11:08:59 - 11:33:14 4646
Quincy 11:21:06 -36.1 Dark Down 80.8 169.0 Up 11:08:59 - 11:33:14 4624
Portola 11:21:02 -35.8 Dark Down 81.0 171.4 Up 11:08:54 - 11:33:09 4620
Reno 11:20:56 -35.4 Dark Down 81.3 174.7 Up 11:08:48 - 11:33:03 4605
Carson City 11:20:55 -35.5 Dark Down 81.7 174.5 Up 11:08:48 - 11:33:03 4567
Yerington 11:20:49 -35.1 Dark Down 81.9 178.1 Up 11:08:42 - 11:32:57 4559
Gardnerville 11:20:55 -35.5 Dark Down 82.0 174.7 Up 11:08:47 - 11:33:02 4542
Hawthorne 11:20:43 -34.8 Dark Down 82.4 181.3 Up 11:08:36 - 11:32:51 4521
Lee Vining 11:20:46 -35.3 Dark Down 83.0 178.0 Up 11:08:39 - 11:32:54 4450
Bishop 11:20:39 -34.8 Dark Down 83.6 183.2 Up 11:08:32 - 11:32:47 4402
Beatty 11:20:23 -33.7 Dark Down 83.8 196.0 Up 11:08:16 - 11:32:31 4389
Patrick 11:19:54 -31.7 Dark Down 84.0 223.0 Up 11:07:47 - 11:32:02 4301
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:20:00 -32.3 Dark Down 84.6 220.0 Up 11:07:52 - 11:32:07 4257
Lake Havasu City 11:19:55 -32.2 Dark Down 84.9 226.7 Up 11:07:48 - 11:32:03 4192
George/Scottsdale 11:19:33 -30.3 Dark Down 83.7 245.6 Up 11:07:25 - 11:31:40 4175
Idyllwild 11:20:14 -34.1 Dark Down 86.7 211.5 Up 11:08:06 - 11:32:21 4052
Wildwood 11:20:31 -35.6 Dark Down 86.8 182.8 Up 11:08:24 - 11:32:39 4046
Calipatria 11:20:01 -33.3 Dark Down 86.6 231.2 Up 11:07:54 - 11:32:09 4015
Yuma 11:19:53 -32.6 Dark Down 86.2 243.6 Up 11:07:45 - 11:32:00 3992

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, (2025/10/27 11:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 22.14 149
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  5.58 163
PPM 071002     05:54:58.9 +31:42:02  5.9  1.37 169
PPM 070907     05:50:28.9 +31:03:54  8.3  0.22 168
523733         05:49:42.0 +30:55:38 16.2       168
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/15 05:41:09 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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