RECON: TNO occultation with 523773

Event between (523773) 14XS40 and star GA0840:03850877 with event index number of 2356821

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/11/27 10:26:13 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:51:10.3 -05:16:07
Equinox of date position of star is 09:52:23.4 -05:23:00
Stellar brightness G=14.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 51 degrees from the moon. Moon is 89% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.3

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Object is 37.9 AU from the Sun and 37.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 7.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 205 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1866 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27476.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.3
Diameter=517.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 70.5 sec chord
Diameter=211.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 28.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523773, (2026/11/27 10:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:48.2 +11:50:05  1.3 17.76  45
Alphard        09:28:54.6 -08:46:36  2.0  6.76  49
8Gam Sex       09:53:50.4 -08:13:58  4.8  2.86  53
PPM 192827     09:52:48.9 -05:05:59  8.5  0.30  51
PPM 192830     09:52:59.2 -05:11:31  9.2  0.23  51
523773         09:52:31.2 -05:23:45 14.6        51
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 4.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=30.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oliver 10:14:39 -49.3 Dark Up 21.8 127.9 Low 09:59:39 - 10:29:39 4979
Okanogan 10:14:47 -49.7 Dark Up 22.3 127.7 Low 09:59:47 - 10:29:47 4927
Wenatchee 10:14:56 -50.6 Dark Up 22.5 126.7 Low 09:59:56 - 10:29:56 4832
Sisters 10:15:27 -52.8 Dark Up 23.7 124.6 Low 10:00:27 - 10:30:27 4582
Klamath Falls 10:15:48 -53.7 Dark Up 24.8 123.8 Low 10:00:48 - 10:30:48 4452
Wildwood 10:17:08 -53.5 Dark Up 31.6 123.1 Up 10:02:08 - 10:32:08 -4232
Idyllwild 10:17:11 -52.0 Dark Up 33.1 124.6 Up 10:02:11 - 10:32:11 -4339
Quincy 10:16:05 -54.0 Dark Up 26.6 123.6 Low 10:01:05 - 10:31:05 -4373
Lee Vining 10:16:23 -53.2 Dark Up 29.0 124.4 Low 10:01:23 - 10:31:23 -4378
Greenville 10:16:06 -53.9 Dark Up 26.5 123.7 Low 10:01:06 - 10:31:06 -4383
Gimple 10:16:05 -53.9 Dark Up 26.6 123.8 Low 10:01:05 - 10:31:05 -4388
Gardnerville 10:16:12 -53.4 Dark Up 28.0 124.3 Low 10:01:12 - 10:31:12 -4390
Portola 10:16:08 -53.7 Dark Up 27.0 124.0 Low 10:01:08 - 10:31:08 -4393
Bishop 10:16:29 -52.8 Dark Up 29.8 124.8 Low 10:01:29 - 10:31:29 -4394
Calipatria 10:17:17 -51.1 Dark Up 34.3 125.3 Up 10:02:17 - 10:32:17 -4395
Carson City 10:16:15 -53.4 Dark Up 27.8 124.3 Low 10:01:15 - 10:31:15 -4400
Fall River/Burney 10:15:52 -53.9 Dark Up 25.7 123.6 Low 10:00:52 - 10:30:52 -4407
Reno 10:16:08 -53.3 Dark Up 27.6 124.4 Low 10:01:08 - 10:31:08 -4417
Yerington 10:16:12 -53.0 Dark Up 28.3 124.8 Low 10:01:12 - 10:31:12 -4427
Hawthorne 10:16:15 -52.7 Dark Up 28.9 125.0 Low 10:01:15 - 10:31:15 -4436
Yuma 10:17:16 -50.4 Dark Up 35.1 125.8 Up 10:02:16 - 10:32:16 -4440
Chiloquin 10:15:43 -53.7 Dark Up 24.5 123.8 Low 10:00:43 - 10:30:43 -4467
Beatty 10:16:36 -51.6 Dark Up 31.1 126.0 Up 10:01:36 - 10:31:36 -4475
Cedarville 10:15:51 -52.9 Dark Up 26.2 124.9 Low 10:00:51 - 10:30:51 -4501
Lake Havasu City 10:16:54 -50.0 Dark Up 34.2 127.0 Up 10:01:54 - 10:31:54 -4533
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:16:54 -50.1 Dark Up 33.6 127.1 Up 10:01:54 - 10:31:54 -4543
Oregon Observatory 10:15:29 -52.9 Dark Up 24.0 124.6 Low 10:00:29 - 10:30:29 -4564
Bend 10:15:26 -52.7 Dark Up 24.0 124.8 Low 10:00:26 - 10:30:26 -4581
Patrick 10:16:49 -49.6 Dark Up 33.9 127.9 Up 10:01:49 - 10:31:49 -4601
Maupin 10:15:10 -52.1 Dark Up 23.4 125.3 Low 10:00:10 - 10:30:10 -4660
George/Scottsdale 10:17:08 -48.0 Dark Up 36.3 128.9 Up 10:02:08 - 10:32:08 -4675
The Dalles 10:15:12 -52.0 Dark Up 23.1 125.4 Low 10:00:12 - 10:30:12 -4679
Victoria 10:14:47 -51.8 Dark Up 20.2 124.3 Low 09:59:47 - 10:29:47 -4753
Toppenish/White Swan 10:15:05 -51.1 Dark Up 23.1 126.3 Low 10:00:05 - 10:30:05 -4766
Yakima 10:14:56 -51.2 Dark Up 22.9 126.2 Low 09:59:56 - 10:29:56 -4770
Ellensburg 10:14:54 -51.0 Dark Up 22.6 126.4 Low 09:59:54 - 10:29:54 -4795
PNWRO 10:15:02 -50.4 Dark Up 24.2 127.6 Low 10:00:02 - 10:30:02 -4822
Manson/Chelan 10:14:51 -50.3 Dark Up 22.3 127.0 Low 09:59:51 - 10:29:51 -4869
Brewster 10:14:44 -50.0 Dark Up 22.4 127.4 Low 09:59:44 - 10:29:44 -4900
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:14:34 -49.3 Dark Up 22.0 128.0 Low 09:59:34 - 10:29:34 -4977
Summerland 10:14:33 -49.2 Dark Up 21.5 127.9 Low 09:59:33 - 10:29:33 -4999
Penticton 10:14:33 -49.2 Dark Up 21.6 128.0 Low 09:59:33 - 10:29:33 -5001
Peachland 10:14:33 -49.2 Dark Up 21.3 127.9 Low 09:59:33 - 10:29:33 -5004
Kelowna 10:14:33 -49.0 Dark Up 21.4 128.2 Low 09:59:33 - 10:29:33 -5025
Kamloops 10:14:26 -49.0 Dark Up 20.5 127.6 Low 09:59:26 - 10:29:26 -5034
CU-SBO 10:15:51 -42.4 Dark Up 35.6 138.5 Up 10:00:51 - 10:30:51 -5384
Nikitin 10:15:52 -42.3 Dark Up 35.6 138.6 Up 10:00:52 - 10:30:52 -5392
Dunrhomin 10:15:51 -42.3 Dark Up 35.5 138.7 Up 10:00:51 - 10:30:51 -5401
Sleaford 10:13:59 -40.4 Dark Up 25.8 141.9 Low 09:58:59 - 10:28:59 -5866

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 523773, (2026/11/27 10:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3 17.76  45
Alphard        09:27:35.2 -08:39:30  2.0  6.76  49
8Gam Sex       09:52:30.4 -08:06:19  4.8  2.86  53
PPM 192827     09:51:27.9 -04:58:22  8.5  0.30  51
PPM 192830     09:51:38.2 -05:03:54  9.2  0.23  51
523773         09:51:10.3 -05:16:07 14.6        51
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/23 03:25:20 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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