RECON: TNO occultation with 523776

Event between (523776) 14YB50 and star GA1200:03271280 with event index number of 2354078

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/10/06 11:09:54 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:17:26.3 +30:13:39
Equinox of date position of star is 09:18:52.9 +30:07:30
Stellar brightness G=13.8, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 127 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

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Object is 37.7 AU from the Sun and 38.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 107 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1402 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27659.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.0
Diameter=369.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.5 sec chord
Diameter=151.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523776, (2025/10/06 11:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:53.5 +27:57:43  1.1 20.21 109
70 Cnc         09:05:41.8 +27:47:40  6.3  3.72 125
PPM 074383     09:18:33.4 +30:15:56  8.2  0.17 127
523776         09:18:58.5 +30:07:07 13.8       127
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 0.0 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 11:07:04 -28.8 Dark Up 30.5 78.3 Up 10:57:39 - 11:16:30 9737
Victoria 11:06:53 -31.7 Dark Up 28.0 75.0 Low 10:57:28 - 11:16:19 9719
Peachland 11:07:01 -29.0 Dark Up 30.7 78.1 Up 10:57:36 - 11:16:27 9659
Kelowna 11:07:01 -28.7 Dark Up 30.9 78.4 Up 10:57:36 - 11:16:27 9655
Summerland 11:07:02 -29.0 Dark Up 30.7 78.1 Up 10:57:36 - 11:16:27 9646
Penticton 11:07:00 -29.0 Dark Up 30.7 78.1 Up 10:57:34 - 11:16:25 9638
Oliver 11:06:58 -29.1 Dark Up 30.7 77.9 Up 10:57:33 - 11:16:24 9616
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:06:57 -29.1 Dark Up 30.7 78.0 Up 10:57:31 - 11:16:22 9598
Okanogan 11:06:55 -29.6 Dark Up 30.5 77.4 Up 10:57:29 - 11:16:20 9565
Manson/Chelan 11:06:51 -30.1 Dark Up 30.0 76.8 Low 10:57:26 - 11:16:17 9556
Brewster 11:06:54 -29.8 Dark Up 30.3 77.1 Up 10:57:28 - 11:16:19 9555
Wenatchee 11:06:50 -30.5 Dark Up 29.7 76.4 Low 10:57:25 - 11:16:16 9532
Ellensburg 11:06:49 -30.8 Dark Up 29.5 76.0 Low 10:57:24 - 11:16:15 9514
Yakima 11:06:48 -31.0 Dark Up 29.4 75.8 Low 10:57:22 - 11:16:13 9488
Toppenish/White Swan 11:06:47 -31.0 Dark Up 29.4 75.8 Low 10:57:21 - 11:16:12 9467
The Dalles 11:06:43 -31.9 Dark Up 28.7 74.9 Low 10:57:17 - 11:16:08 9447
Maupin 11:06:41 -32.0 Dark Up 28.7 74.7 Low 10:57:15 - 11:16:06 9416
PNWRO 11:06:45 -30.3 Dark Up 30.4 76.5 Up 10:57:19 - 11:16:10 9384
Sisters 11:06:37 -32.7 Dark Up 28.1 73.9 Low 10:57:12 - 11:16:03 9377
Bend 11:06:36 -32.7 Dark Up 28.2 74.0 Low 10:57:10 - 11:16:01 9350
Oregon Observatory 11:06:35 -32.9 Dark Up 28.0 73.8 Low 10:57:10 - 11:16:01 9344
Sleaford 11:07:24 -20.0 Dark Up 39.6 90.0 Up 10:57:58 - 11:16:49 9321
Chiloquin 11:06:30 -33.8 Dark Up 27.4 72.9 Low 10:57:04 - 11:15:55 9271
Klamath Falls 11:06:28 -33.9 Dark Up 27.3 72.7 Low 10:57:03 - 11:15:54 9244
Fall River/Burney 11:06:24 -34.2 Dark Up 27.2 72.4 Low 10:56:59 - 11:15:50 9145
Cedarville 11:06:26 -33.1 Dark Up 28.2 73.3 Low 10:57:01 - 11:15:52 9127
Greenville 11:06:21 -34.3 Dark Up 27.2 72.2 Low 10:56:56 - 11:15:47 9061
Gimple 11:06:21 -34.2 Dark Up 27.3 72.2 Low 10:56:55 - 11:15:46 9057
Quincy 11:06:20 -34.3 Dark Up 27.2 72.1 Low 10:56:54 - 11:15:45 9046
Portola 11:06:20 -34.1 Dark Up 27.5 72.2 Low 10:56:54 - 11:15:45 9016
Reno 11:06:19 -33.7 Dark Up 27.9 72.4 Low 10:56:53 - 11:15:44 8968
Carson City 11:06:18 -33.8 Dark Up 27.8 72.3 Low 10:56:53 - 11:15:44 8941
Gardnerville 11:06:17 -33.9 Dark Up 27.8 72.2 Low 10:56:52 - 11:15:43 8921
Yerington 11:06:18 -33.5 Dark Up 28.2 72.5 Low 10:56:53 - 11:15:44 8898
Hawthorne 11:06:16 -33.3 Dark Up 28.5 72.5 Low 10:56:51 - 11:15:42 8840
Lee Vining 11:06:14 -33.9 Dark Up 27.9 72.0 Low 10:56:48 - 11:15:39 8819
Bishop 11:06:13 -33.6 Dark Up 28.3 72.0 Low 10:56:47 - 11:15:38 8741
Beatty 11:06:12 -32.5 Dark Up 29.4 72.5 Low 10:56:46 - 11:15:37 8631
Wildwood 11:06:02 -34.9 Dark Up 27.0 70.3 Low 10:56:36 - 11:15:27 8495
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:06:09 -31.4 Dark Up 30.5 72.6 Up 10:56:44 - 11:15:35 8392
Dunrhomin 11:06:39 -22.8 Dark Up 39.0 80.6 Up 10:57:14 - 11:16:05 8390
Patrick 11:06:11 -30.8 Dark Up 31.2 73.0 Up 10:56:45 - 11:15:36 8379
Idyllwild 11:06:01 -33.5 Dark Up 28.4 70.9 Low 10:56:36 - 11:15:27 8377
Nikitin 11:06:38 -22.8 Dark Up 39.0 80.5 Up 10:57:13 - 11:16:04 8376
CU-SBO 11:06:38 -22.9 Dark Up 38.9 80.4 Up 10:57:12 - 11:16:03 8374
Lake Havasu City 11:06:06 -31.4 Dark Up 30.5 72.3 Up 10:56:41 - 11:15:32 8326
Calipatria 11:06:01 -32.8 Dark Up 29.1 71.1 Low 10:56:36 - 11:15:27 8270
Yuma 11:06:00 -32.2 Dark Up 29.7 71.2 Low 10:56:35 - 11:15:26 8192
George/Scottsdale 11:06:07 -29.6 Dark Up 32.2 72.9 Up 10:56:41 - 11:15:32 8146

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 523776, (2025/10/06 11:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 20.21 109
70 Cnc         09:04:10.0 +27:53:53  6.3  3.72 125
PPM 074383     09:17:01.1 +30:22:28  8.2  0.17 127
523776         09:17:26.3 +30:13:39 13.8       127
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/19 03:39:31 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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