RECON: TNO occultation with 523790

Event between (523790) 15HP9 and star GA0680:22106202 with event index number of 2603763

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/06/09 05:23:47 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:02:00.4 -20:54:07
Equinox of date position of star is 18:03:28.0 -20:54:01
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 36 degrees from the moon. Moon is 96% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8

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Object is 17.1 AU from the Sun and 16.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 241 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 745 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11675.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.5
Diameter=50.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.2 sec chord
Diameter=20.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 0.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523790, (2025/06/09 05:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.3 -26:29:10  0.9 21.88  14
35Eta Oph      17:11:50.3 -15:45:17  2.6 13.29  25
PPM 267640     18:01:30.9 -20:20:21  6.0  0.73  36
PPM 267726     18:04:08.4 -20:44:08  7.3  0.22  36
523790         18:03:31.6 -20:54:01 16.0        36
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 3.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 11.1 km RECON observability=0.1 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 05:25:36 -12.0 NT Up 10.1 145.0 Really Low 05:10:36 - 05:40:36 8920
Kamloops 05:26:13 -8.9 NT Up 5.3 132.8 Really Low 05:11:13 - 05:41:13 8614
Kelowna 05:26:14 -9.9 NT Up 6.3 133.5 Really Low 05:11:14 - 05:41:14 8594
Peachland 05:26:14 -9.9 NT Up 6.2 133.2 Really Low 05:11:14 - 05:41:14 8583
Summerland 05:26:14 -10.0 NT Up 6.4 133.3 Really Low 05:11:14 - 05:41:14 8577
Penticton 05:26:15 -10.1 NT Up 6.5 133.4 Really Low 05:11:15 - 05:41:15 8576
Oliver 05:26:15 -10.4 NT Up 6.7 133.3 Really Low 05:11:15 - 05:41:15 8559
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:26:15 -10.6 NT Up 6.9 133.5 Really Low 05:11:15 - 05:41:15 8555
Okanogan 05:26:18 -11.1 NT Up 7.3 133.2 Really Low 05:11:18 - 05:41:18 8518
Brewster 05:26:19 -11.2 NT Up 7.4 133.1 Really Low 05:11:19 - 05:41:19 8501
Manson/Chelan 05:26:20 -11.2 NT Up 7.3 132.7 Really Low 05:11:20 - 05:41:20 8483
Wenatchee 05:26:23 -11.6 NT Up 7.6 132.6 Really Low 05:11:23 - 05:41:23 8455
Victoria 05:26:26 -9.4 NT Up 5.3 130.2 Really Low 05:11:26 - 05:41:26 8447
Ellensburg 05:26:24 -11.8 NT Up 7.7 132.4 Really Low 05:11:24 - 05:41:24 8429
PNWRO 05:26:23 -13.3 AT Up 9.3 133.6 Really Low 05:11:23 - 05:41:23 8411
Yakima 05:26:25 -12.1 AT Up 8.0 132.3 Really Low 05:11:25 - 05:41:25 8407
Toppenish/White Swan 05:26:26 -12.4 AT Up 8.2 132.4 Really Low 05:11:26 - 05:41:26 8399
Dunrhomin 05:26:00 -23.1 Dark Up 20.1 143.9 Low 05:11:00 - 05:41:00 8358
Nikitin 05:26:01 -23.3 Dark Up 20.3 143.8 Low 05:11:01 - 05:41:01 8347
CU-SBO 05:26:01 -23.3 Dark Up 20.3 143.8 Low 05:11:01 - 05:41:01 8342
The Dalles 05:26:30 -12.7 AT Up 8.4 131.7 Really Low 05:11:30 - 05:41:30 8340
Maupin 05:26:30 -13.1 AT Up 8.7 131.8 Really Low 05:11:30 - 05:41:30 8319
Sisters 05:26:34 -13.6 AT Up 9.0 131.3 Really Low 05:11:34 - 05:41:34 8259
Bend 05:26:34 -13.9 AT Up 9.3 131.5 Really Low 05:11:34 - 05:41:34 8252
Oregon Observatory 05:26:35 -13.9 AT Up 9.4 131.3 Really Low 05:11:35 - 05:41:35 8239
Chiloquin 05:26:40 -14.8 AT Up 10.0 130.9 Really Low 05:11:40 - 05:41:40 8152
Klamath Falls 05:26:41 -15.1 AT Up 10.3 130.9 Really Low 05:11:41 - 05:41:41 8133
Cedarville 05:26:38 -16.4 AT Up 11.6 132.0 Really Low 05:11:38 - 05:41:38 8128
Fall River/Burney 05:26:43 -16.2 AT Up 11.3 131.0 Really Low 05:11:43 - 05:41:43 8070
Gimple 05:26:44 -17.2 AT Up 12.2 131.3 Really Low 05:11:44 - 05:41:44 8025
Greenville 05:26:44 -17.2 AT Up 12.1 131.2 Really Low 05:11:44 - 05:41:44 8024
Portola 05:26:44 -17.6 AT Up 12.6 131.5 Really Low 05:11:44 - 05:41:44 8014
Reno 05:26:43 -18.2 Dark Up 13.2 132.0 Really Low 05:11:43 - 05:41:43 8013
Quincy 05:26:44 -17.3 AT Up 12.3 131.2 Really Low 05:11:44 - 05:41:44 8011
Yerington 05:26:43 -18.9 Dark Up 13.9 132.4 Really Low 05:11:43 - 05:41:43 7993
Carson City 05:26:44 -18.5 Dark Up 13.4 131.9 Really Low 05:11:44 - 05:41:44 7990
Gardnerville 05:26:44 -18.7 Dark Up 13.6 131.9 Really Low 05:11:44 - 05:41:44 7976
Hawthorne 05:26:43 -19.5 Dark Up 14.6 132.7 Really Low 05:11:43 - 05:41:43 7975
Lee Vining 05:26:45 -19.8 Dark Up 14.7 132.2 Really Low 05:11:45 - 05:41:45 7927
Beatty 05:26:41 -21.7 Dark Up 16.7 133.8 Really Low 05:11:41 - 05:41:41 7912
Bishop 05:26:45 -20.6 Dark Up 15.5 132.6 Really Low 05:11:45 - 05:41:45 7904
Patrick 05:26:36 -24.2 Dark Up 19.4 135.7 Really Low 05:11:36 - 05:41:36 7877
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:26:39 -24.1 Dark Up 19.2 135.1 Really Low 05:11:39 - 05:41:39 7844
George/Scottsdale 05:26:33 -26.5 Dark Up 21.8 136.8 Low 05:11:33 - 05:41:33 7805
Lake Havasu City 05:26:40 -24.8 Dark Up 19.8 135.1 Really Low 05:11:40 - 05:41:40 7804
Idyllwild 05:26:48 -24.3 Dark Up 19.0 133.1 Really Low 05:11:48 - 05:41:48 7695
Calipatria 05:26:46 -25.4 Dark Up 20.1 133.8 Low 05:11:46 - 05:41:46 7679
Wildwood 05:26:53 -23.1 Dark Up 17.6 131.8 Really Low 05:11:53 - 05:41:53 7674
Yuma 05:26:44 -26.2 Dark Up 20.9 134.4 Low 05:11:44 - 05:41:44 7669

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, (2025/06/09 05:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 21.88  14
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 13.29  25
PPM 267640     18:00:00.1 -20:20:23  6.0  0.73  36
PPM 267726     18:02:37.3 -20:44:16  7.3  0.22  36
523790         18:02:00.4 -20:54:07 16.0        36
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:54:41 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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