RECON: TNO occultation with 523761

Event between (523761) 14WU509 and star GA0920:01519325 with event index number of 2614290

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/11/14 11:15:11 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:31:38.1 +03:22:34
Equinox of date position of star is 06:32:55.3 +03:21:25
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 155 degrees from the moon. Moon is 23% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1

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Object is 40.2 AU from the Sun and 39.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 390 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2057 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28720.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.0
Diameter=398.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 21.2 sec chord
Diameter=162.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523761, (2026/11/14 11:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:37.6 +07:24:35  0.4  9.93 152
Alhena         06:39:15.8 +16:22:26  1.9 13.11 166
PPM 150835     06:37:25.5 +04:28:27  6.1  1.56 156
PPM 150671     06:32:45.7 +02:53:26  7.6  0.47 154
PPM 150689     06:33:11.4 +03:32:27  9.1  0.19 155
523761         06:33:02.9 +03:21:18 16.0       155
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 2.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 26.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=17.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 11:13:23 -37.9 Dark Down 42.6 184.9 Up 10:58:23 - 11:28:23 -1506
Victoria 11:13:37 -40.4 Dark Down 44.9 180.9 Up 10:58:37 - 11:28:37 -1585
Kelowna 11:13:20 -37.6 Dark Down 43.4 186.2 Up 10:58:20 - 11:28:20 -1588
Peachland 11:13:22 -37.8 Dark Down 43.5 185.8 Up 10:58:22 - 11:28:22 -1589
Summerland 11:13:22 -37.8 Dark Down 43.6 186.0 Up 10:58:22 - 11:28:22 -1602
Penticton 11:13:21 -37.8 Dark Down 43.7 186.1 Up 10:58:21 - 11:28:21 -1610
Oliver 11:13:22 -37.9 Dark Down 44.0 186.2 Up 10:58:22 - 11:28:22 -1636
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:13:21 -37.8 Dark Down 44.2 186.5 Up 10:58:21 - 11:28:21 -1654
Okanogan 11:13:23 -38.1 Dark Down 44.9 186.2 Up 10:58:23 - 11:28:23 -1697
Brewster 11:13:23 -38.3 Dark Down 45.1 186.0 Up 10:58:23 - 11:28:23 -1712
Manson/Chelan 11:13:25 -38.6 Dark Down 45.4 185.5 Up 10:58:25 - 11:28:25 -1718
Sleaford 11:12:31 -28.9 Dark Down 39.1 203.2 Up 10:57:31 - 11:27:31 -1744
Wenatchee 11:13:27 -38.9 Dark Down 45.9 185.3 Up 10:58:27 - 11:28:27 -1750
Ellensburg 11:13:28 -39.1 Dark Down 46.3 185.0 Up 10:58:28 - 11:28:28 -1775
Yakima 11:13:28 -39.2 Dark Down 46.7 185.0 Up 10:58:28 - 11:28:28 -1806
Toppenish/White Swan 11:13:28 -39.2 Dark Down 46.9 185.3 Up 10:58:28 - 11:28:28 -1828
The Dalles 11:13:32 -39.9 Dark Down 47.7 184.2 Up 10:58:32 - 11:28:32 -1866
PNWRO 11:13:23 -38.3 Dark Down 47.1 187.5 Up 10:58:23 - 11:28:23 -1897
Maupin 11:13:33 -39.9 Dark Down 48.1 184.4 Up 10:58:33 - 11:28:33 -1902
Sisters 11:13:36 -40.5 Dark Down 49.0 183.8 Up 10:58:36 - 11:28:36 -1957
Bend 11:13:35 -40.4 Dark Down 49.2 184.2 Up 10:58:35 - 11:28:35 -1984
Oregon Observatory 11:13:36 -40.5 Dark Down 49.4 184.0 Up 10:58:36 - 11:28:36 -1994
Chiloquin 11:13:40 -41.1 Dark Down 50.8 183.5 Up 10:58:40 - 11:28:40 -2088
Klamath Falls 11:13:40 -41.1 Dark Down 51.1 183.7 Up 10:58:40 - 11:28:40 -2118
Cedarville 11:13:34 -40.1 Dark Down 51.7 186.3 Up 10:58:34 - 11:28:34 -2223
Fall River/Burney 11:13:40 -41.1 Dark Down 52.3 184.4 Up 10:58:40 - 11:28:40 -2227
Greenville 11:13:39 -41.0 Dark Down 53.1 185.2 Up 10:58:39 - 11:28:39 -2316
Gimple 11:13:39 -40.9 Dark Down 53.1 185.3 Up 10:58:39 - 11:28:39 -2319
Quincy 11:13:40 -41.0 Dark Down 53.3 185.2 Up 10:58:40 - 11:28:40 -2333
Portola 11:13:39 -40.7 Dark Down 53.4 186.0 Up 10:58:39 - 11:28:39 -2358
Reno 11:13:36 -40.2 Dark Down 53.6 187.2 Up 10:58:36 - 11:28:36 -2401
Carson City 11:13:36 -40.3 Dark Down 54.0 187.3 Up 10:58:36 - 11:28:36 -2432
Gardnerville 11:13:37 -40.3 Dark Down 54.2 187.4 Up 10:58:37 - 11:28:37 -2455
Yerington 11:13:33 -39.8 Dark Down 54.1 188.3 Up 10:58:33 - 11:28:33 -2468
Hawthorne 11:13:32 -39.5 Dark Down 54.5 189.3 Up 10:58:32 - 11:28:32 -2525
Lee Vining 11:13:35 -39.9 Dark Down 55.1 188.6 Up 10:58:35 - 11:28:35 -2558
Bishop 11:13:33 -39.4 Dark Down 55.6 190.0 Up 10:58:33 - 11:28:33 -2634
Beatty 11:13:26 -38.2 Dark Down 55.8 193.0 Up 10:58:26 - 11:28:26 -2726
Dunrhomin 11:12:32 -29.2 Dark Down 49.5 209.4 Up 10:57:32 - 11:27:32 -2763
Nikitin 11:12:32 -29.2 Dark Down 49.6 209.5 Up 10:57:32 - 11:27:32 -2779
CU-SBO 11:12:32 -29.3 Dark Down 49.7 209.4 Up 10:57:32 - 11:27:32 -2783
Wildwood 11:13:39 -39.9 Dark Down 58.9 190.6 Up 10:58:39 - 11:28:39 -2921
Patrick 11:13:13 -36.0 Dark Down 56.6 198.6 Up 10:58:13 - 11:28:13 -2950
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:13:18 -36.6 Dark Down 57.0 197.5 Up 10:58:18 - 11:28:18 -2951
Idyllwild 11:13:30 -38.4 Dark Down 58.9 194.3 Up 10:58:30 - 11:28:30 -3014
Lake Havasu City 11:13:18 -36.4 Dark Down 57.6 198.2 Up 10:58:18 - 11:28:18 -3021
Calipatria 11:13:25 -37.4 Dark Down 59.2 196.7 Up 10:58:25 - 11:28:25 -3109
George/Scottsdale 11:13:07 -34.4 Dark Down 57.6 203.0 Up 10:58:07 - 11:28:07 -3171
Yuma 11:13:22 -36.7 Dark Down 59.4 198.6 Up 10:58:22 - 11:28:22 -3179

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 523761, (2026/11/14 11:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  9.93 152
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:56  1.9 13.11 166
PPM 150835     06:36:00.1 +04:29:53  6.1  1.56 156
PPM 150671     06:31:21.3 +02:54:41  7.6  0.47 154
PPM 150689     06:31:46.5 +03:33:43  9.1  0.19 155
523761         06:31:38.1 +03:22:34 16.0       155
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/20 21:25:50 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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