RECON: TNO occultation with 523761

Event between (523761) 14WU509 and star GA0920:01454467 with event index number of 2614300

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/12/28 06:49:19 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:28:19.9 +03:16:06
Equinox of date position of star is 06:29:37.0 +03:15:04
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 59 degrees from the moon. Moon is 76% 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 25.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 272 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1633 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28511.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.0
Diameter=398.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.8 sec chord
Diameter=162.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523761, (2026/12/28 06:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:38.0 +07:24:35  0.4  9.23  67
Alhena         06:39:16.2 +16:22:26  1.9 13.33  56
PPM 150489     06:27:10.9 +02:15:15  6.4  1.18  60
PPM 150522     06:28:11.6 +03:08:43  8.1  0.40  60
PPM 150609     06:30:57.5 +03:04:57  9.7  0.35  59
523761         06:29:44.9 +03:14:58 16.7        59
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 3.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 29.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=17.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:49:37 -61.0 Dark Up 41.1 174.9 Up 06:34:37 - 07:04:37 2709
Kamloops 06:50:16 -59.2 Dark Up 40.2 156.0 Up 06:35:16 - 07:05:16 2576
Kelowna 06:50:15 -60.2 Dark Up 41.2 156.9 Up 06:35:15 - 07:05:15 2515
Peachland 06:50:16 -60.2 Dark Up 41.2 156.5 Up 06:35:16 - 07:05:16 2506
Summerland 06:50:15 -60.3 Dark Up 41.4 156.5 Up 06:35:15 - 07:05:15 2495
Penticton 06:50:15 -60.4 Dark Up 41.4 156.6 Up 06:35:15 - 07:05:15 2490
Oliver 06:50:16 -60.7 Dark Up 41.8 156.5 Up 06:35:16 - 07:05:16 2462
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:50:15 -60.9 Dark Up 42.0 156.7 Up 06:35:15 - 07:05:15 2449
Victoria 06:50:27 -59.7 Dark Up 41.3 151.4 Up 06:35:27 - 07:05:27 2405
Okanogan 06:50:16 -61.4 Dark Up 42.5 156.2 Up 06:35:16 - 07:05:16 2398
Brewster 06:50:17 -61.5 Dark Up 42.7 155.8 Up 06:35:17 - 07:05:17 2376
Manson/Chelan 06:50:18 -61.6 Dark Up 42.8 155.3 Up 06:35:18 - 07:05:18 2359
Wenatchee 06:50:19 -61.9 Dark Up 43.2 154.9 Up 06:35:19 - 07:05:19 2321
Ellensburg 06:50:20 -62.1 Dark Up 43.5 154.4 Up 06:35:20 - 07:05:20 2287
Yakima 06:50:21 -62.4 Dark Up 43.9 154.2 Up 06:35:21 - 07:05:21 2254
Toppenish/White Swan 06:50:20 -62.7 Dark Up 44.1 154.4 Up 06:35:20 - 07:05:20 2236
PNWRO 06:50:16 -63.6 Dark Up 44.9 156.2 Up 06:35:16 - 07:05:16 2208
The Dalles 06:50:23 -62.9 Dark Up 44.6 153.0 Up 06:35:23 - 07:05:23 2171
Maupin 06:50:23 -63.3 Dark Up 45.0 152.9 Up 06:35:23 - 07:05:23 2137
Sisters 06:50:26 -63.7 Dark Up 45.6 151.9 Up 06:35:26 - 07:05:26 2062
Bend 06:50:25 -64.0 Dark Up 45.9 152.1 Up 06:35:25 - 07:05:25 2043
Oregon Observatory 06:50:25 -64.1 Dark Up 46.0 151.9 Up 06:35:25 - 07:05:25 2028
Chiloquin 06:50:28 -64.8 Dark Up 47.0 150.6 Up 06:35:28 - 07:05:28 1914
Klamath Falls 06:50:28 -65.1 Dark Up 47.3 150.6 Up 06:35:28 - 07:05:28 1884
Cedarville 06:50:24 -66.4 Dark Up 48.5 152.4 Up 06:35:24 - 07:05:24 1826
Fall River/Burney 06:50:28 -66.1 Dark Up 48.5 150.5 Up 06:35:28 - 07:05:28 1781
Dunrhomin 06:49:36 -72.8 Dark Up 52.9 174.9 Up 06:34:36 - 07:04:36 1749
Nikitin 06:49:36 -73.0 Dark Up 53.1 174.8 Up 06:34:36 - 07:04:36 1732
CU-SBO 06:49:36 -73.1 Dark Up 53.2 174.7 Up 06:34:36 - 07:04:36 1726
Greenville 06:50:27 -66.9 Dark Up 49.5 150.6 Up 06:35:27 - 07:05:27 1702
Gimple 06:50:27 -67.0 Dark Up 49.5 150.7 Up 06:35:27 - 07:05:27 1701
Quincy 06:50:27 -67.1 Dark Up 49.6 150.5 Up 06:35:27 - 07:05:27 1683
Portola 06:50:26 -67.4 Dark Up 49.9 151.1 Up 06:35:26 - 07:05:26 1673
Reno 06:50:24 -68.0 Dark Up 50.4 151.8 Up 06:35:24 - 07:05:24 1650
Carson City 06:50:24 -68.2 Dark Up 50.7 151.7 Up 06:35:24 - 07:05:24 1618
Yerington 06:50:22 -68.7 Dark Up 51.1 152.5 Up 06:35:22 - 07:05:22 1601
Gardnerville 06:50:24 -68.4 Dark Up 50.9 151.6 Up 06:35:24 - 07:05:24 1596
Hawthorne 06:50:21 -69.3 Dark Up 51.7 153.0 Up 06:35:21 - 07:05:21 1560
Lee Vining 06:50:23 -69.4 Dark Up 52.0 151.9 Up 06:35:23 - 07:05:23 1508
Bishop 06:50:21 -70.2 Dark Up 52.8 152.7 Up 06:35:21 - 07:05:21 1454
Beatty 06:50:16 -71.5 Dark Up 53.8 154.9 Up 06:35:16 - 07:05:16 1414
Patrick 06:50:06 -74.2 Dark Up 56.1 158.8 Up 06:35:06 - 07:05:06 1281
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:50:09 -74.0 Dark Up 56.1 157.5 Up 06:35:09 - 07:05:09 1256
Lake Havasu City 06:50:09 -74.6 Dark Up 56.8 157.5 Up 06:35:09 - 07:05:09 1193
Wildwood 06:50:23 -72.1 Dark Up 55.6 150.2 Up 06:35:23 - 07:05:23 1145
George/Scottsdale 06:50:00 -76.5 Dark Up 58.2 161.4 Up 06:35:00 - 07:05:00 1125
Idyllwild 06:50:17 -73.6 Dark Up 56.7 153.0 Up 06:35:17 - 07:05:17 1115
Calipatria 06:50:13 -74.7 Dark Up 57.7 154.6 Up 06:35:13 - 07:05:13 1058
Yuma 06:50:10 -75.6 Dark Up 58.4 155.9 Up 06:35:10 - 07:05:10 1019

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, (2026/12/28 06:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  9.23  67
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:56  1.9 13.33  56
PPM 150489     06:25:46.5 +02:16:17  6.4  1.18  60
PPM 150522     06:26:46.6 +03:09:48  8.1  0.40  60
PPM 150609     06:29:32.6 +03:06:08  9.7  0.35  59
523761         06:28:19.9 +03:16:06 16.7        59
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/20 21:26:10 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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