RECON: TNO occultation with 523790

Event between (523790) 15HP9 and star GA0680:22429830 with event index number of 2603741

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/05/19 10:42:22 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:05:36.9 -20:54:26
Equinox of date position of star is 18:07:04.5 -20:54:12
Stellar brightness G=17.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 45 degrees from the moon. Moon is 61% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.9

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Object is 17.1 AU from the Sun and 16.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 303 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 625 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11756.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.5
Diameter=50.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Diameter=20.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523790, (2025/05/19 10:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.1 -26:29:10  0.9 22.67  66
Nunki          18:56:50.2 -26:15:46  2.0 12.58  33
PPM 267640     18:01:30.7 -20:20:21  6.0  1.43  46
PPM 267885     18:08:51.4 -21:11:48  8.1  0.50  44
PPM 267849     18:07:36.1 -20:56:44  9.3  0.12  45
523790         18:07:07.9 -20:54:12 17.0        44
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 3.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 0.0 km RECON observability=0.6 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 10:42:04 -10.8 NT Up 18.2 186.0 Really Low 10:27:04 - 10:57:04 5701
Sleaford 10:41:11 -3.5 CT Up 14.9 199.6 Really Low 10:26:11 - 10:56:11 5685
Kelowna 10:42:00 -11.0 NT Up 19.0 186.9 Really Low 10:27:00 - 10:57:00 5670
Peachland 10:42:02 -11.2 NT Up 19.1 186.6 Really Low 10:27:02 - 10:57:02 5666
Summerland 10:42:02 -11.3 NT Up 19.2 186.7 Really Low 10:27:02 - 10:57:02 5661
Penticton 10:42:01 -11.3 NT Up 19.3 186.8 Really Low 10:27:01 - 10:57:01 5658
Oliver 10:42:00 -11.6 NT Up 19.6 186.8 Really Low 10:27:00 - 10:57:00 5645
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:41:59 -11.6 NT Up 19.8 187.0 Really Low 10:26:59 - 10:56:59 5638
Victoria 10:42:16 -13.7 AT Up 20.5 183.1 Low 10:27:16 - 10:57:16 5623
Okanogan 10:42:00 -12.2 AT Up 20.5 186.9 Low 10:27:00 - 10:57:00 5613
Brewster 10:42:00 -12.5 AT Up 20.7 186.7 Low 10:27:00 - 10:57:00 5603
Manson/Chelan 10:42:02 -12.8 AT Up 21.0 186.3 Low 10:27:02 - 10:57:02 5595
Wenatchee 10:42:03 -13.3 AT Up 21.5 186.2 Low 10:27:03 - 10:57:03 5576
Ellensburg 10:42:03 -13.7 AT Up 21.9 186.0 Low 10:27:03 - 10:57:03 5559
Yakima 10:42:03 -14.0 AT Up 22.3 186.0 Low 10:27:03 - 10:57:03 5542
Toppenish/White Swan 10:42:02 -14.1 AT Up 22.5 186.1 Low 10:27:02 - 10:57:02 5532
PNWRO 10:41:56 -13.7 AT Up 22.7 187.6 Low 10:26:56 - 10:56:56 5514
The Dalles 10:42:05 -15.1 AT Up 23.3 185.4 Low 10:27:05 - 10:57:05 5499
Maupin 10:42:05 -15.3 AT Up 23.7 185.5 Low 10:27:05 - 10:57:05 5481
Sisters 10:42:07 -16.2 AT Up 24.6 185.0 Low 10:27:07 - 10:57:07 5442
Bend 10:42:05 -16.3 AT Up 24.9 185.3 Low 10:27:05 - 10:57:05 5430
Oregon Observatory 10:42:06 -16.5 AT Up 25.0 185.2 Low 10:27:06 - 10:57:06 5422
Chiloquin 10:42:07 -17.7 AT Up 26.4 184.8 Low 10:27:07 - 10:57:07 5359
Klamath Falls 10:42:07 -17.9 AT Up 26.7 184.9 Low 10:27:07 - 10:57:07 5342
Cedarville 10:41:59 -17.7 AT Up 27.3 186.6 Low 10:26:59 - 10:56:59 5304
Fall River/Burney 10:42:05 -18.7 Dark Up 27.9 185.4 Low 10:27:05 - 10:57:05 5281
Greenville 10:42:02 -19.2 Dark Up 28.7 185.9 Low 10:27:02 - 10:57:02 5232
Gimple 10:42:02 -19.1 Dark Up 28.7 186.0 Low 10:27:02 - 10:57:02 5232
Quincy 10:42:02 -19.3 Dark Up 28.9 185.9 Low 10:27:02 - 10:57:02 5221
Portola 10:42:00 -19.2 Dark Up 29.0 186.4 Low 10:27:00 - 10:57:00 5214
Reno 10:41:57 -19.0 Dark Up 29.2 187.1 Low 10:26:57 - 10:56:57 5198
Carson City 10:41:56 -19.3 Dark Up 29.6 187.1 Low 10:26:56 - 10:56:56 5178
Yerington 10:41:53 -19.1 Dark Up 29.7 187.8 Low 10:26:53 - 10:56:53 5166
Gardnerville 10:41:56 -19.5 Dark Up 29.8 187.2 Low 10:26:56 - 10:56:56 5165
Dunrhomin 10:40:49 -10.5 NT Up 25.8 201.8 Low 10:25:49 - 10:55:49 5153
Nikitin 10:40:49 -10.6 NT Up 26.0 201.8 Low 10:25:49 - 10:55:49 5143
CU-SBO 10:40:49 -10.7 NT Up 26.0 201.8 Low 10:25:49 - 10:55:49 5140
Hawthorne 10:41:50 -19.2 Dark Up 30.1 188.4 Up 10:26:50 - 10:56:50 5139
Lee Vining 10:41:52 -19.9 Dark Up 30.7 187.9 Up 10:26:52 - 10:56:52 5108
Bishop 10:41:49 -19.9 Dark Up 31.2 188.8 Up 10:26:49 - 10:56:49 5071
Beatty 10:41:40 -19.4 Dark Up 31.5 190.5 Up 10:26:40 - 10:56:40 5038
Patrick 10:41:25 -18.8 Dark Up 32.5 193.8 Up 10:26:25 - 10:56:25 4935
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:41:28 -19.4 Dark Up 32.8 193.1 Up 10:26:28 - 10:56:28 4923
Lake Havasu City 10:41:26 -19.7 Dark Up 33.4 193.5 Up 10:26:26 - 10:56:26 4879
Wildwood 10:41:48 -22.4 Dark Up 34.5 188.9 Up 10:26:48 - 10:56:48 4871
Idyllwild 10:41:38 -21.6 Dark Up 34.6 191.0 Up 10:26:38 - 10:56:38 4843
George/Scottsdale 10:41:13 -18.7 Dark Up 33.7 196.2 Up 10:26:13 - 10:56:13 4815
Calipatria 10:41:32 -21.3 Dark Up 35.0 192.4 Up 10:26:32 - 10:56:32 4797
Yuma 10:41:27 -21.1 Dark Up 35.2 193.4 Up 10:26:27 - 10:56:27 4764

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 523790, (2025/05/19 10:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 22.67  66
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 12.58  33
PPM 267640     18:00:00.1 -20:20:23  6.0  1.43  46
PPM 267885     18:07:20.2 -21:12:06  8.1  0.50  44
PPM 267849     18:06:05.1 -20:56:59  9.3  0.12  45
523790         18:05:36.9 -20:54:26 17.0        45
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:50:14 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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