RECON: TNO occultation with 523756

Event between (523756) 14WD509 and star GA1100:00582438 with event index number of 2614733

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/11/08 04:19:34 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:21:47.8 +20:32:34
Equinox of date position of star is 04:23:12.4 +20:35:52
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 17 degrees from the moon. Moon is 90% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2

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Object is 42.0 AU from the Sun and 41.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 97 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1511 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29756.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.0
Diameter=373.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.2 sec chord
Diameter=152.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523756, (2025/11/08 04:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:24.4 +16:33:33  0.8  5.24  17
44Zet Per      03:55:45.8 +31:57:30  2.8 12.92  21
PPM 093481     04:25:04.0 +21:02:24  5.9  0.60  17
PPM 093455     04:23:54.3 +20:52:49  7.6  0.31  17
PPM 093436     04:22:14.8 +20:30:32 11.0  0.27  18
523756         04:23:19.1 +20:36:08 16.2        17
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 25.6 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 04:21:46 -37.2 Dark Up 26.6 89.5 Low 04:13:12 - 04:30:19 -3520
Victoria 04:21:56 -36.1 Dark Up 24.5 86.2 Low 04:13:23 - 04:30:30 -3566
Peachland 04:21:49 -37.9 Dark Up 27.0 89.5 Low 04:13:16 - 04:30:23 -3592
Kelowna 04:21:48 -38.0 Dark Up 27.1 89.8 Low 04:13:14 - 04:30:21 -3593
Summerland 04:21:50 -38.0 Dark Up 27.0 89.5 Low 04:13:16 - 04:30:23 -3604
Penticton 04:21:49 -38.1 Dark Up 27.1 89.6 Low 04:13:16 - 04:30:23 -3611
Oliver 04:21:51 -38.2 Dark Up 27.1 89.4 Low 04:13:18 - 04:30:25 -3633
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:21:52 -38.4 Dark Up 27.2 89.4 Low 04:13:18 - 04:30:25 -3649
Okanogan 04:21:54 -38.5 Dark Up 27.1 89.0 Low 04:13:21 - 04:30:28 -3684
Brewster 04:21:56 -38.5 Dark Up 26.9 88.7 Low 04:13:22 - 04:30:29 -3695
Manson/Chelan 04:21:56 -38.3 Dark Up 26.7 88.3 Low 04:13:23 - 04:30:30 -3698
Wenatchee 04:21:58 -38.4 Dark Up 26.6 87.9 Low 04:13:25 - 04:30:32 -3724
Ellensburg 04:22:00 -38.4 Dark Up 26.4 87.6 Low 04:13:27 - 04:30:34 -3744
Yakima 04:22:01 -38.5 Dark Up 26.4 87.4 Low 04:13:28 - 04:30:35 -3770
Toppenish/White Swan 04:22:02 -38.7 Dark Up 26.5 87.4 Low 04:13:29 - 04:30:36 -3789
Sleaford 04:21:25 -44.4 Dark Up 35.3 102.1 Up 04:12:52 - 04:29:59 -3817
The Dalles 04:22:06 -38.4 Dark Up 25.9 86.5 Low 04:13:32 - 04:30:39 -3817
Maupin 04:22:08 -38.6 Dark Up 26.0 86.3 Low 04:13:34 - 04:30:41 -3848
PNWRO 04:22:02 -39.8 Dark Up 27.5 88.3 Low 04:13:29 - 04:30:36 -3858
Sisters 04:22:11 -38.5 Dark Up 25.6 85.6 Low 04:13:37 - 04:30:44 -3893
Bend 04:22:11 -38.7 Dark Up 25.7 85.6 Low 04:13:38 - 04:30:45 -3917
Oregon Observatory 04:22:12 -38.7 Dark Up 25.6 85.5 Low 04:13:39 - 04:30:46 -3925
Chiloquin 04:22:18 -38.7 Dark Up 25.2 84.6 Low 04:13:45 - 04:30:52 -4003
Klamath Falls 04:22:19 -38.9 Dark Up 25.2 84.5 Low 04:13:45 - 04:30:52 -4030
Fall River/Burney 04:22:23 -39.5 Dark Up 25.4 84.2 Low 04:13:49 - 04:30:56 -4127
Cedarville 04:22:20 -40.2 Dark Up 26.4 85.2 Low 04:13:47 - 04:30:54 -4131
Greenville 04:22:25 -40.0 Dark Up 25.7 84.0 Low 04:13:52 - 04:30:59 -4207
Gimple 04:22:26 -40.1 Dark Up 25.7 84.1 Low 04:13:52 - 04:30:59 -4210
Quincy 04:22:26 -40.0 Dark Up 25.7 83.9 Low 04:13:53 - 04:31:00 -4223
Portola 04:22:27 -40.4 Dark Up 26.0 84.2 Low 04:13:53 - 04:31:00 -4247
Reno 04:22:28 -41.0 Dark Up 26.5 84.4 Low 04:13:54 - 04:31:01 -4289
Carson City 04:22:28 -41.1 Dark Up 26.5 84.3 Low 04:13:54 - 04:31:01 -4316
Gardnerville 04:22:29 -41.2 Dark Up 26.5 84.2 Low 04:13:56 - 04:31:03 -4336
Yerington 04:22:28 -41.6 Dark Up 26.9 84.6 Low 04:13:55 - 04:31:02 -4352
Hawthorne 04:22:29 -42.1 Dark Up 27.3 84.6 Low 04:13:56 - 04:31:03 -4405
Lee Vining 04:22:31 -41.9 Dark Up 26.9 84.1 Low 04:13:58 - 04:31:05 -4432
Bishop 04:22:33 -42.6 Dark Up 27.4 84.2 Low 04:13:59 - 04:31:06 -4504
Beatty 04:22:33 -43.9 Dark Up 28.7 84.9 Low 04:13:59 - 04:31:06 -4596
Dunrhomin 04:22:05 -51.2 Dark Up 37.7 94.2 Up 04:13:32 - 04:30:39 -4715
Nikitin 04:22:06 -51.3 Dark Up 37.7 94.0 Up 04:13:33 - 04:30:40 -4729
CU-SBO 04:22:06 -51.3 Dark Up 37.6 93.9 Up 04:13:32 - 04:30:39 -4732
Wildwood 04:22:44 -43.0 Dark Up 26.9 82.4 Low 04:14:10 - 04:31:17 -4759
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:22:35 -46.1 Dark Up 30.3 85.1 Up 04:14:02 - 04:31:09 -4813
Patrick 04:22:34 -46.6 Dark Up 30.9 85.6 Up 04:14:00 - 04:31:07 -4817
Idyllwild 04:22:43 -44.6 Dark Up 28.4 83.2 Low 04:14:09 - 04:31:16 -4855
Lake Havasu City 04:22:37 -46.4 Dark Up 30.4 84.8 Up 04:14:04 - 04:31:11 -4877
Calipatria 04:22:42 -45.7 Dark Up 29.3 83.4 Low 04:14:08 - 04:31:15 -4949
Yuma 04:22:43 -46.5 Dark Up 30.0 83.6 Up 04:14:10 - 04:31:17 -5018
George/Scottsdale 04:22:36 -48.6 Dark Up 32.4 85.6 Up 04:14:02 - 04:31:09 -5030

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 523756, (2025/11/08 04:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8  5.24  17
44Zet Per      03:54:07.9 +31:53:01  2.8 12.92  21
PPM 093481     04:23:32.4 +20:58:54  5.9  0.60  17
PPM 093455     04:22:22.8 +20:49:16  7.6  0.31  17
PPM 093436     04:20:43.6 +20:26:56 11.0  0.27  18
523756         04:21:47.8 +20:32:34 16.2        17
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/15 05:41:57 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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