RECON: TNO occultation with 523787

Event between (523787) 15DV224 and star GA0760:04806395 with event index number of 2607415

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/03/25 10:59:55 UTC

J2000 position of star is 13:28:46.9 -12:20:04
Equinox of date position of star is 13:30:04.3 -12:27:34
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 115 degrees from the moon. Moon is 46% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.6

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Object is 31.1 AU from the Sun and 30.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 95 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1352 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21890.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=166.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.7 sec chord
Diameter=67.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523787, (2026/03/25 11:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:34.7 -11:17:51  1.0  1.47 114
68 Vir         13:28:06.6 -12:50:36  5.3  0.63 115
PPM 227310     13:28:39.6 -13:26:45  8.0  1.04 115
PPM 227351     13:30:06.6 -12:31:07  9.1  0.05 115
523787         13:30:10.5 -12:28:10 16.3       115
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 9.9 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)
Sleaford 11:00:05 -17.6 AT Down 17.0 220.9 Really Low 10:51:41 - 11:08:30 10058
Kamloops 11:00:38 -25.8 Dark Down 23.2 207.2 Low 10:52:13 - 11:09:02 9739
Kelowna 11:00:34 -25.9 Dark Down 23.6 208.3 Low 10:52:09 - 11:08:58 9736
Peachland 11:00:33 -26.1 Dark Down 23.8 208.0 Low 10:52:09 - 11:08:58 9725
Penticton 11:00:32 -26.1 Dark Down 23.9 208.3 Low 10:52:08 - 11:08:57 9723
Summerland 11:00:34 -26.2 Dark Down 23.9 208.1 Low 10:52:09 - 11:08:58 9723
Oliver 11:00:31 -26.4 Dark Down 24.3 208.3 Low 10:52:06 - 11:08:55 9712
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:00:31 -26.4 Dark Down 24.3 208.6 Low 10:52:06 - 11:08:55 9712
Dunrhomin 10:59:27 -22.4 Dark Down 25.4 224.5 Low 10:51:03 - 11:07:52 9696
Nikitin 10:59:27 -22.4 Dark Down 25.6 224.6 Low 10:51:02 - 11:07:51 9688
Okanogan 11:00:31 -26.9 Dark Down 25.0 208.5 Low 10:52:06 - 11:08:55 9685
CU-SBO 10:59:26 -22.5 Dark Down 25.7 224.5 Low 10:51:02 - 11:07:51 9684
Brewster 11:00:30 -27.2 Dark Down 25.3 208.3 Low 10:52:05 - 11:08:54 9671
Manson/Chelan 11:00:31 -27.5 Dark Down 25.6 208.0 Low 10:52:06 - 11:08:55 9655
Wenatchee 11:00:30 -27.9 Dark Down 26.1 207.9 Low 10:52:05 - 11:08:54 9634
PNWRO 11:00:22 -28.0 Dark Down 26.8 209.7 Low 10:51:57 - 11:08:46 9618
Ellensburg 11:00:30 -28.3 Dark Down 26.5 207.8 Low 10:52:05 - 11:08:54 9614
Yakima 11:00:27 -28.5 Dark Down 26.9 207.9 Low 10:52:03 - 11:08:52 9598
Victoria 11:00:42 -28.7 Dark Down 26.0 204.6 Low 10:52:17 - 11:09:06 9595
Toppenish/White Swan 11:00:28 -28.6 Dark Down 27.0 208.1 Low 10:52:04 - 11:08:53 9594
The Dalles 11:00:28 -29.5 Dark Down 27.9 207.5 Low 10:52:04 - 11:08:53 9544
Maupin 11:00:24 -29.7 Dark Down 28.3 207.7 Low 10:52:00 - 11:08:49 9531
Sisters 11:00:26 -30.5 Dark Down 29.2 207.4 Low 10:52:02 - 11:08:51 9483
Bend 11:00:23 -30.5 Dark Down 29.4 207.7 Low 10:51:58 - 11:08:47 9480
Oregon Observatory 11:00:24 -30.7 Dark Down 29.6 207.6 Low 10:51:59 - 11:08:48 9469
Cedarville 11:00:15 -31.4 Dark Down 31.2 209.6 Up 10:51:50 - 11:08:39 9401
Chiloquin 11:00:23 -31.8 Dark Down 30.9 207.5 Up 10:51:58 - 11:08:47 9401
Klamath Falls 11:00:20 -32.0 Dark Down 31.1 207.7 Up 10:51:56 - 11:08:45 9388
Fall River/Burney 11:00:16 -32.5 Dark Down 32.1 208.4 Up 10:51:52 - 11:08:41 9345
Reno 11:00:07 -32.4 Dark Down 32.8 210.5 Up 10:51:42 - 11:08:31 9318
Gimple 11:00:13 -32.7 Dark Down 32.7 209.3 Up 10:51:48 - 11:08:37 9317
Greenville 11:00:13 -32.7 Dark Down 32.7 209.2 Up 10:51:48 - 11:08:37 9314
Portola 11:00:12 -32.6 Dark Down 32.8 209.8 Up 10:51:48 - 11:08:37 9313
Yerington 11:00:03 -32.3 Dark Down 33.0 211.4 Up 10:51:39 - 11:08:28 9309
Quincy 11:00:12 -32.9 Dark Down 32.9 209.2 Up 10:51:48 - 11:08:37 9305
Carson City 11:00:08 -32.6 Dark Down 33.1 210.7 Up 10:51:43 - 11:08:32 9301
Hawthorne 11:00:03 -32.2 Dark Down 33.2 212.1 Up 10:51:38 - 11:08:27 9301
Gardnerville 11:00:05 -32.7 Dark Down 33.3 210.8 Up 10:51:41 - 11:08:30 9290
Beatty 10:59:51 -31.9 Dark Down 33.7 214.6 Up 10:51:27 - 11:08:16 9270
Patrick 10:59:38 -30.6 Dark Down 33.6 218.1 Up 10:51:13 - 11:08:02 9269
Lee Vining 11:00:02 -32.9 Dark Down 33.9 211.8 Up 10:51:37 - 11:08:26 9260
Bishop 10:59:57 -32.7 Dark Down 34.1 212.8 Up 10:51:33 - 11:08:22 9249
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:59:40 -31.2 Dark Down 34.1 217.5 Up 10:51:16 - 11:08:05 9237
George/Scottsdale 10:59:26 -29.9 Dark Down 33.9 220.8 Up 10:51:02 - 11:07:51 9230
Lake Havasu City 10:59:37 -31.4 Dark Down 34.5 218.0 Up 10:51:13 - 11:08:02 9208
Idyllwild 10:59:43 -33.5 Dark Down 36.3 215.9 Up 10:51:19 - 11:08:08 9101
Yuma 10:59:32 -32.4 Dark Down 36.1 218.5 Up 10:51:07 - 11:07:56 9098
Calipatria 10:59:38 -32.9 Dark Down 36.2 217.4 Up 10:51:13 - 11:08:02 9098
Wildwood 10:59:49 -34.6 Dark Down 36.9 213.8 Up 10:51:25 - 11:08:14 9066

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 523787, (2026/03/25 11:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0  1.47 114
68 Vir         13:26:43.0 -12:42:28  5.3  0.63 115
PPM 227310     13:27:15.8 -13:18:37  8.0  1.04 115
PPM 227351     13:28:43.0 -12:23:01  9.1  0.05 115
523787         13:28:46.9 -12:20:04 16.3       115
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/23 03:24:01 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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