RECON: TNO occultation with 523748

Event between (523748) 14UP224 and star GA0940:00797505 with event index number of 2262213

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/12/01 06:01:37 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:33:38.0 +04:34:14
Equinox of date position of star is 05:34:54.2 +04:35:08
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 68 degrees from the moon. Moon is 81% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1

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Object is 40.2 AU from the Sun and 39.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 114 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1649 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28492.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.0
Diameter=373.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.2 sec chord
Diameter=152.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523748, (2025/12/01 06:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:34.5 +07:24:35  0.4  6.06  73
Bellatrix      05:26:31.3 +06:22:16  1.6  2.76  66
PPM 149151     05:36:06.4 +05:40:35  6.4  1.12  68
PPM 149142     05:35:42.4 +04:50:27  8.3  0.31  68
PPM 149133     05:35:00.7 +04:41:47 10.5  0.11  68
523748         05:35:00.5 +04:35:12 16.4        69
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 26.7 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)
Kamloops 06:03:01 -54.3 Dark Up 31.7 127.4 Up 05:53:00 - 06:13:02 13193
Kelowna 06:03:01 -55.3 Dark Up 32.7 127.9 Up 05:53:00 - 06:13:02 13128
Sleaford 06:02:25 -58.2 Dark Up 37.0 143.6 Up 05:52:24 - 06:12:26 13126
Peachland 06:03:02 -55.3 Dark Up 32.6 127.6 Up 05:53:01 - 06:13:03 13124
Summerland 06:03:03 -55.4 Dark Up 32.8 127.6 Up 05:53:02 - 06:13:04 13113
Penticton 06:03:02 -55.5 Dark Up 32.9 127.7 Up 05:53:01 - 06:13:03 13107
Oliver 06:03:03 -55.8 Dark Up 33.1 127.5 Up 05:53:02 - 06:13:04 13083
Victoria 06:03:13 -54.3 Dark Up 31.4 123.3 Up 05:53:12 - 06:13:14 13082
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:03:03 -56.0 Dark Up 33.3 127.6 Up 05:53:02 - 06:13:04 13069
Okanogan 06:03:06 -56.3 Dark Up 33.6 127.0 Up 05:53:05 - 06:13:07 13027
Brewster 06:03:07 -56.4 Dark Up 33.6 126.7 Up 05:53:06 - 06:13:08 13010
Manson/Chelan 06:03:08 -56.4 Dark Up 33.5 126.2 Up 05:53:07 - 06:13:09 13000
Wenatchee 06:03:10 -56.6 Dark Up 33.7 125.8 Up 05:53:09 - 06:13:11 12968
Ellensburg 06:03:11 -56.7 Dark Up 33.9 125.4 Up 05:53:10 - 06:13:12 12941
Yakima 06:03:13 -57.0 Dark Up 34.1 125.1 Up 05:53:12 - 06:13:14 12912
Toppenish/White Swan 06:03:13 -57.2 Dark Up 34.3 125.2 Up 05:53:12 - 06:13:14 12894
PNWRO 06:03:10 -58.2 Dark Up 35.4 126.5 Up 05:53:09 - 06:13:11 12849
The Dalles 06:03:17 -57.3 Dark Up 34.3 124.0 Up 05:53:16 - 06:13:18 12847
Maupin 06:03:17 -57.6 Dark Up 34.6 123.8 Up 05:53:16 - 06:13:18 12815
Sisters 06:03:21 -57.8 Dark Up 34.8 122.9 Up 05:53:20 - 06:13:22 12756
Bend 06:03:21 -58.1 Dark Up 35.1 123.0 Up 05:53:20 - 06:13:22 12735
Oregon Observatory 06:03:21 -58.1 Dark Up 35.1 122.7 Up 05:53:20 - 06:13:22 12723
Chiloquin 06:03:26 -58.6 Dark Up 35.6 121.6 Up 05:53:25 - 06:13:27 12628
Klamath Falls 06:03:27 -58.9 Dark Up 35.8 121.4 Up 05:53:26 - 06:13:28 12600
Cedarville 06:03:25 -60.2 Dark Up 37.2 122.5 Up 05:53:24 - 06:13:26 12524
Fall River/Burney 06:03:29 -59.7 Dark Up 36.6 121.1 Up 05:53:28 - 06:13:30 12502
Greenville 06:03:30 -60.5 Dark Up 37.4 120.9 Up 05:53:29 - 06:13:31 12423
Gimple 06:03:29 -60.5 Dark Up 37.5 121.0 Up 05:53:28 - 06:13:30 12422
Quincy 06:03:30 -60.6 Dark Up 37.5 120.8 Up 05:53:29 - 06:13:31 12406
Portola 06:03:29 -61.0 Dark Up 37.9 121.1 Up 05:53:28 - 06:13:30 12390
Reno 06:03:28 -61.5 Dark Up 38.5 121.6 Up 05:53:27 - 06:13:29 12359
Carson City 06:03:29 -61.7 Dark Up 38.7 121.4 Up 05:53:28 - 06:13:30 12330
Gardnerville 06:03:30 -61.9 Dark Up 38.8 121.2 Up 05:53:29 - 06:13:31 12309
Yerington 06:03:28 -62.3 Dark Up 39.2 121.8 Up 05:53:27 - 06:13:29 12305
Hawthorne 06:03:28 -62.8 Dark Up 39.8 122.0 Up 05:53:27 - 06:13:29 12259
Lee Vining 06:03:30 -62.8 Dark Up 39.8 121.2 Up 05:53:29 - 06:13:31 12219
Dunrhomin 06:02:47 -69.1 Dark Up 46.6 137.9 Up 05:52:46 - 06:12:48 12217
Nikitin 06:02:47 -69.2 Dark Up 46.7 137.8 Up 05:52:46 - 06:12:48 12202
CU-SBO 06:02:49 -69.2 Dark Up 46.7 137.6 Up 05:52:48 - 06:12:50 12198
Bishop 06:03:30 -63.6 Dark Up 40.6 121.4 Up 05:53:29 - 06:13:31 12158
Beatty 06:03:27 -64.9 Dark Up 41.9 122.7 Up 05:53:26 - 06:13:28 12095
Patrick 06:03:22 -67.7 Dark Up 44.7 124.4 Up 05:53:21 - 06:13:23 11924
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:03:24 -67.3 Dark Up 44.3 123.5 Up 05:53:23 - 06:13:25 11912
Wildwood 06:03:37 -64.9 Dark Up 42.1 118.8 Up 05:53:36 - 06:13:38 11877
Lake Havasu City 06:03:25 -67.9 Dark Up 44.9 123.2 Up 05:53:24 - 06:13:26 11849
Idyllwild 06:03:33 -66.5 Dark Up 43.6 120.2 Up 05:53:32 - 06:13:34 11818
Calipatria 06:03:31 -67.6 Dark Up 44.8 120.9 Up 05:53:30 - 06:13:32 11744
George/Scottsdale 06:03:19 -70.0 Dark Up 47.0 125.1 Up 05:53:18 - 06:13:20 11743
Yuma 06:03:29 -68.5 Dark Up 45.6 121.4 Up 05:53:28 - 06:13:30 11692

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 523748, (2025/12/01 06:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  6.06  73
Bellatrix      05:25:07.8 +06:20:58  1.6  2.76  66
PPM 149151     05:34:43.3 +05:39:40  6.4  1.12  68
PPM 149142     05:34:19.8 +04:49:30  8.3  0.31  68
PPM 149133     05:33:38.2 +04:40:49 10.5  0.11  68
523748         05:33:38.0 +04:34:14 16.4        68
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/15 05:42:50 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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