RECON: TNO occultation with 523746

Event between (523746) 14UT114 and star GA1140:03060997 with event index number of 2323301

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/10/26 07:54:54 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:26:42.3 +24:36:50
Equinox of date position of star is 08:28:09.1 +24:31:57
Stellar brightness G=16.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 88 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.5

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Object is 17.2 AU from the Sun and 17.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 7.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 208 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1090 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12452.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=95.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.4 sec chord
Diameter=39.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523746, (2026/10/26 07:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:57.3 +27:57:33  1.1  9.88  78
28 Cnc         08:30:11.9 +24:03:14  6.2  0.64  88
PPM 098684     08:26:53.6 +24:15:41  9.7  0.41  87
PPM 098717     08:28:50.0 +24:51:23 11.7  0.35  88
523746         08:28:17.9 +24:31:27 16.1        88
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 4.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.0 km RECON observability=0.1 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)
Kamloops 07:45:04 -51.8 Dark Up 15.1 69.5 Really Low 07:30:04 - 08:00:04 5565
Victoria 07:44:45 -53.9 Dark Up 12.5 66.8 Really Low 07:29:45 - 07:59:45 5504
Peachland 07:44:55 -52.7 Dark Up 15.2 69.6 Really Low 07:29:55 - 07:59:55 5480
Kelowna 07:44:54 -52.6 Dark Up 15.4 69.9 Really Low 07:29:54 - 07:59:54 5479
Summerland 07:44:54 -52.9 Dark Up 15.2 69.7 Really Low 07:29:54 - 07:59:54 5466
Penticton 07:44:50 -52.9 Dark Up 15.2 69.7 Really Low 07:29:50 - 07:59:50 5458
Oliver 07:44:47 -53.3 Dark Up 15.1 69.6 Really Low 07:29:47 - 07:59:47 5432
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:44:47 -53.5 Dark Up 15.1 69.7 Really Low 07:29:47 - 07:59:47 5413
Okanogan 07:44:41 -54.1 Dark Up 14.7 69.4 Really Low 07:29:41 - 07:59:41 5371
Brewster 07:44:38 -54.4 Dark Up 14.5 69.2 Really Low 07:29:38 - 07:59:38 5357
Manson/Chelan 07:44:37 -54.6 Dark Up 14.2 68.9 Really Low 07:29:37 - 07:59:37 5354
Wenatchee 07:44:31 -55.1 Dark Up 13.9 68.6 Really Low 07:29:31 - 07:59:31 5323
Ellensburg 07:44:31 -55.5 Dark Up 13.6 68.4 Really Low 07:29:31 - 07:59:31 5299
Yakima 07:44:26 -55.9 Dark Up 13.5 68.3 Really Low 07:29:26 - 07:59:26 5269
Sleaford 07:45:24 -48.7 Dark Up 24.3 80.5 Low 07:30:24 - 08:00:24 5262
Toppenish/White Swan 07:44:22 -56.1 Dark Up 13.5 68.3 Really Low 07:29:22 - 07:59:22 5246
The Dalles 07:44:17 -56.9 Dark Up 12.7 67.6 Really Low 07:29:17 - 07:59:17 5213
Maupin 07:44:15 -57.3 Dark Up 12.6 67.6 Really Low 07:29:15 - 07:59:15 5177
PNWRO 07:44:20 -56.5 Dark Up 14.3 69.2 Really Low 07:29:20 - 07:59:20 5169
Sisters 07:44:07 -58.2 Dark Up 11.9 67.1 Really Low 07:29:07 - 07:59:07 5126
Bend 07:44:04 -58.4 Dark Up 11.9 67.2 Really Low 07:29:04 - 07:59:04 5098
Oregon Observatory 07:44:04 -58.6 Dark Up 11.8 67.1 Really Low 07:29:04 - 07:59:04 5089
Chiloquin 07:43:53 -59.9 Dark Up 11.0 66.5 Really Low 07:28:53 - 07:58:53 4999
Klamath Falls 07:43:51 -60.2 Dark Up 10.9 66.5 Really Low 07:28:51 - 07:58:51 4969
Fall River/Burney 07:43:40 -61.4 Dark Up 10.6 66.5 Really Low 07:28:40 - 07:58:40 4860
Cedarville 07:43:44 -60.9 Dark Up 11.7 67.4 Really Low 07:28:44 - 07:58:44 4856
Greenville 07:43:35 -62.3 Dark Up 10.6 66.6 Really Low 07:28:35 - 07:58:35 4769
Gimple 07:43:33 -62.3 Dark Up 10.6 66.7 Really Low 07:28:33 - 07:58:33 4766
Quincy 07:43:32 -62.5 Dark Up 10.5 66.6 Really Low 07:28:32 - 07:58:32 4752
Portola 07:43:30 -62.7 Dark Up 10.8 66.8 Really Low 07:28:30 - 07:58:30 4725
Reno 07:43:29 -62.9 Dark Up 11.1 67.2 Really Low 07:28:29 - 07:58:29 4679
Carson City 07:43:26 -63.3 Dark Up 11.0 67.1 Really Low 07:28:26 - 07:58:26 4648
Gardnerville 07:43:24 -63.5 Dark Up 10.9 67.1 Really Low 07:28:24 - 07:58:24 4625
Yerington 07:43:25 -63.5 Dark Up 11.4 67.4 Really Low 07:28:25 - 07:58:25 4608
Hawthorne 07:43:20 -63.9 Dark Up 11.6 67.6 Really Low 07:28:20 - 07:58:20 4549
Lee Vining 07:43:17 -64.5 Dark Up 11.0 67.2 Really Low 07:28:17 - 07:58:17 4519
Bishop 07:43:12 -65.1 Dark Up 11.3 67.5 Really Low 07:28:12 - 07:58:12 4440
Beatty 07:43:09 -65.4 Dark Up 12.3 68.3 Really Low 07:28:09 - 07:58:09 4339
Dunrhomin 07:43:45 -59.3 Dark Up 22.0 75.8 Low 07:28:45 - 07:58:45 4230
Nikitin 07:43:44 -59.5 Dark Up 22.0 75.7 Low 07:28:44 - 07:58:44 4214
CU-SBO 07:43:43 -59.6 Dark Up 21.9 75.6 Low 07:28:43 - 07:58:43 4211
Wildwood 07:42:51 -68.4 Dark Up 9.8 66.8 Really Low 07:27:51 - 07:57:51 4161
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:42:58 -66.8 Dark Up 13.3 69.1 Really Low 07:27:58 - 07:57:58 4102
Patrick 07:42:59 -66.5 Dark Up 13.9 69.5 Really Low 07:27:59 - 07:57:59 4098
Idyllwild 07:42:48 -68.6 Dark Up 11.1 67.7 Really Low 07:27:48 - 07:57:48 4055
Lake Havasu City 07:42:53 -67.4 Dark Up 13.2 69.0 Really Low 07:27:53 - 07:57:53 4032
Calipatria 07:42:45 -69.0 Dark Up 11.7 68.1 Really Low 07:27:45 - 07:57:45 3953
Yuma 07:42:42 -69.3 Dark Up 12.3 68.5 Really Low 07:27:42 - 07:57:42 3879
George/Scottsdale 07:42:52 -67.6 Dark Up 14.8 70.1 Really Low 07:27:52 - 07:57:52 3867

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 523746, (2026/10/26 07:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.8 +28:01:33  1.1  9.88  78
28 Cnc         08:28:36.7 +24:08:41  6.2  0.64  88
PPM 098684     08:25:18.2 +24:21:00  9.7  0.41  87
PPM 098717     08:27:14.3 +24:56:47 11.7  0.35  88
523746         08:26:42.3 +24:36:50 16.1        88
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/05/05 03:35:23 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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