RECON: TNO occultation with 523767

Event between (523767) 14WH510 and star GA0840:03865105 with event index number of 2612579

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/05/20 04:14:26 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:57:38.9 -05:51:14
Equinox of date position of star is 09:58:52.0 -05:58:14
Stellar brightness G=15.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 159 degrees from the moon. Moon is 54% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1

[RECON map]
Object is 34.8 AU from the Sun and 34.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 8.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 182 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1397 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25194.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=297.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 35.8 sec chord
Diameter=121.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 14.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523767, (2025/05/20 04:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:43.3 +11:50:32  1.3 18.02 175
Alphard        09:28:50.1 -08:46:12  2.0  7.96 155
8Gam Sex       09:53:45.9 -08:13:32  4.8  2.59 156
PPM 192916     09:58:05.8 -05:54:22  8.4  0.22 159
PPM 192941     09:59:15.3 -06:07:27  9.4  0.17 159
523767         09:58:55.2 -05:58:33 15.1       159
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 52.6 km RECON observability=0.3 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 04:25:15 -5.3 CT Down 26.1 219.0 Low 04:10:15 - 04:40:15 8604
Victoria 04:24:58 -5.1 CT Down 29.0 216.5 Low 04:09:58 - 04:39:58 8580
Peachland 04:25:15 -6.2 NT Down 26.6 219.9 Low 04:10:15 - 04:40:15 8503
Kelowna 04:25:16 -6.2 NT Down 26.4 220.2 Low 04:10:16 - 04:40:16 8499
Summerland 04:25:19 -6.3 NT Down 26.6 220.1 Low 04:10:19 - 04:40:19 8487
Penticton 04:25:19 -6.4 NT Down 26.6 220.2 Low 04:10:19 - 04:40:19 8477
Oliver 04:25:19 -6.7 NT Down 26.9 220.3 Low 04:10:19 - 04:40:19 8449
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:25:15 -6.9 NT Down 27.0 220.5 Low 04:10:15 - 04:40:15 8426
Okanogan 04:25:19 -7.2 NT Down 27.5 220.6 Low 04:10:19 - 04:40:19 8384
Manson/Chelan 04:25:11 -7.2 NT Down 28.2 220.1 Low 04:10:11 - 04:40:11 8373
Brewster 04:25:15 -7.3 NT Down 27.8 220.4 Low 04:10:15 - 04:40:15 8372
Wenatchee 04:25:08 -7.4 NT Down 28.6 220.1 Low 04:10:08 - 04:40:08 8343
Ellensburg 04:25:05 -7.6 NT Down 29.0 220.0 Low 04:10:05 - 04:40:05 8321
Yakima 04:25:08 -7.8 NT Down 29.3 220.1 Low 04:10:08 - 04:40:08 8289
Toppenish/White Swan 04:25:12 -8.1 NT Down 29.4 220.4 Low 04:10:12 - 04:40:12 8263
The Dalles 04:25:00 -8.1 NT Down 30.4 219.8 Up 04:10:00 - 04:40:00 8240
Maupin 04:24:59 -8.4 NT Down 30.7 220.1 Up 04:09:59 - 04:39:59 8202
PNWRO 04:25:15 -9.1 NT Down 29.0 222.1 Low 04:10:15 - 04:40:15 8159
Sisters 04:25:01 -8.7 NT Down 31.6 219.9 Up 04:10:01 - 04:40:01 8156
Sleaford 04:26:07 -10.5 NT Down 18.6 232.7 Really Low 04:11:07 - 04:41:07 8132
Bend 04:24:58 -9.0 NT Down 31.6 220.3 Up 04:09:58 - 04:39:58 8124
Oregon Observatory 04:24:59 -9.1 NT Down 31.8 220.2 Up 04:09:59 - 04:39:59 8116
Chiloquin 04:24:52 -9.6 NT Down 33.0 220.3 Up 04:09:52 - 04:39:52 8032
Klamath Falls 04:24:52 -9.9 NT Down 33.3 220.5 Up 04:09:52 - 04:39:52 8000
Fall River/Burney 04:24:43 -10.8 NT Down 34.0 221.4 Up 04:09:43 - 04:39:43 7883
Cedarville 04:25:01 -11.3 NT Down 33.0 222.5 Up 04:10:01 - 04:40:01 7857
Greenville 04:24:50 -11.7 NT Down 34.4 222.3 Up 04:09:50 - 04:39:50 7784
Gimple 04:24:54 -11.8 NT Down 34.4 222.4 Up 04:09:54 - 04:39:54 7780
Quincy 04:24:50 -11.8 NT Down 34.6 222.4 Up 04:09:50 - 04:39:50 7767
Portola 04:24:46 -12.2 AT Down 34.4 222.9 Up 04:09:46 - 04:39:46 7731
Reno 04:24:57 -12.8 AT Down 34.2 223.8 Up 04:09:57 - 04:39:57 7673
Carson City 04:24:52 -13.0 AT Down 34.5 223.9 Up 04:09:52 - 04:39:52 7641
Gardnerville 04:24:46 -13.2 AT Down 34.7 224.1 Up 04:09:46 - 04:39:46 7618
Yerington 04:24:54 -13.5 AT Down 34.3 224.7 Up 04:09:54 - 04:39:54 7590
Hawthorne 04:24:54 -14.1 AT Down 34.3 225.4 Up 04:09:54 - 04:39:54 7521
Lee Vining 04:24:54 -14.2 AT Down 35.0 225.2 Up 04:09:54 - 04:39:54 7501
Bishop 04:24:54 -15.0 AT Down 35.0 226.3 Up 04:09:54 - 04:39:54 7410
Beatty 04:24:57 -16.3 AT Down 34.4 228.1 Up 04:09:57 - 04:39:57 7279
Wildwood 04:24:39 -17.0 AT Down 37.4 227.7 Up 04:09:39 - 04:39:39 7142
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:25:04 -18.8 Dark Down 34.1 231.1 Up 04:10:04 - 04:40:04 7007
Idyllwild 04:24:50 -18.4 Dark Down 36.4 229.8 Up 04:09:50 - 04:39:50 7002
Dunrhomin 04:26:01 -20.2 Dark Down 25.0 237.2 Low 04:11:01 - 04:41:01 7001
Patrick 04:25:11 -19.1 Dark Down 33.5 231.7 Up 04:10:11 - 04:40:11 6990
Nikitin 04:26:00 -20.3 Dark Down 25.1 237.3 Low 04:11:00 - 04:41:00 6985
CU-SBO 04:25:59 -20.4 Dark Down 25.2 237.2 Low 04:10:59 - 04:40:59 6982
Lake Havasu City 04:25:04 -19.4 Dark Down 34.4 231.7 Up 04:10:04 - 04:40:04 6933
Calipatria 04:24:54 -19.6 Dark Down 36.0 231.3 Up 04:09:54 - 04:39:54 6881
Yuma 04:24:50 -20.4 Dark Down 35.7 232.4 Up 04:09:50 - 04:39:50 6792
George/Scottsdale 04:25:08 -21.4 Dark Down 33.2 234.3 Up 04:10:08 - 04:40:08 6729

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 523767, (2025/05/20 04:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3 18.02 175
Alphard        09:27:35.2 -08:39:30  2.0  7.96 155
8Gam Sex       09:52:30.4 -08:06:19  4.8  2.59 156
PPM 192916     09:56:49.5 -05:47:05  8.4  0.22 159
PPM 192941     09:57:59.1 -06:00:08  9.4  0.17 159
523767         09:57:38.9 -05:51:14 15.1       159
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/23 03:22:13 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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