RECON: TNO occultation with 523790

Event between (523790) 15HP9 and star GA0680:22085994 with event index number of 2603765

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/06/10 09:41:48 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:01:46.9 -20:54:08
Equinox of date position of star is 18:03:14.6 -20:54:02
Stellar brightness G=15.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 22 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% 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 21.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 240 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 693 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11673.4 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, (2025/06/10 09:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.3 -26:29:10  0.9 21.83   0
35Eta Oph      17:11:50.3 -15:45:17  2.6 13.25  15
PPM 267640     18:01:31.0 -20:20:21  6.0  0.70  22
PPM 267671     18:02:36.6 -20:48:06  8.2  0.19  22
523790         18:03:18.1 -20:54:02 15.8        23
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 17.9 km RECON observability=0.8 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 09:41:04 -13.0 AT Up 17.4 193.2 Really Low 09:26:04 - 09:56:04 3422
Kelowna 09:41:01 -13.6 AT Up 18.1 194.1 Really Low 09:26:01 - 09:56:01 3387
Peachland 09:41:02 -13.7 AT Up 18.3 193.8 Really Low 09:26:02 - 09:56:02 3384
Summerland 09:41:02 -13.8 AT Up 18.4 193.9 Really Low 09:26:02 - 09:56:02 3378
Penticton 09:41:01 -13.9 AT Up 18.4 194.0 Really Low 09:26:01 - 09:56:01 3375
Oliver 09:41:01 -14.2 AT Up 18.8 194.1 Really Low 09:26:01 - 09:56:01 3361
Victoria 09:41:13 -15.8 AT Up 20.0 190.4 Really Low 09:26:13 - 09:56:13 3357
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:41:00 -14.3 AT Up 18.9 194.3 Really Low 09:26:00 - 09:56:00 3354
Sleaford 09:40:24 -7.4 NT Down 13.1 206.5 Really Low 09:25:24 - 09:55:24 3346
Okanogan 09:41:00 -14.9 AT Up 19.6 194.1 Really Low 09:26:00 - 09:56:00 3329
Brewster 09:41:01 -15.2 AT Up 19.9 193.9 Really Low 09:26:01 - 09:56:01 3319
Manson/Chelan 09:41:01 -15.5 AT Up 20.1 193.6 Low 09:26:01 - 09:56:01 3313
Wenatchee 09:41:02 -16.0 AT Up 20.6 193.5 Low 09:26:02 - 09:56:02 3295
Ellensburg 09:41:02 -16.5 AT Up 21.1 193.3 Low 09:26:02 - 09:56:02 3279
Yakima 09:41:02 -16.8 AT Up 21.5 193.3 Low 09:26:02 - 09:56:02 3261
Toppenish/White Swan 09:41:01 -17.0 AT Up 21.6 193.5 Low 09:26:01 - 09:56:01 3251
PNWRO 09:40:56 -16.9 AT Up 21.7 195.0 Low 09:25:56 - 09:55:56 3224
The Dalles 09:41:03 -17.9 AT Up 22.5 192.8 Low 09:26:03 - 09:56:03 3221
Maupin 09:41:03 -18.3 Dark Up 22.9 192.9 Low 09:26:03 - 09:56:03 3202
Sisters 09:41:04 -19.2 Dark Up 23.8 192.5 Low 09:26:04 - 09:56:04 3164
Bend 09:41:03 -19.4 Dark Up 24.0 192.8 Low 09:26:03 - 09:56:03 3151
Oregon Observatory 09:41:03 -19.6 Dark Up 24.2 192.7 Low 09:26:03 - 09:56:03 3144
Chiloquin 09:41:04 -20.9 Dark Up 25.6 192.4 Low 09:26:04 - 09:56:04 3082
Klamath Falls 09:41:03 -21.2 Dark Up 25.9 192.5 Low 09:26:03 - 09:56:03 3064
Cedarville 09:40:56 -21.3 Dark Up 26.3 194.2 Low 09:25:56 - 09:55:56 3018
Fall River/Burney 09:41:01 -22.2 Dark Up 27.0 193.0 Low 09:26:01 - 09:56:01 3000
Greenville 09:40:59 -22.8 Dark Up 27.8 193.6 Low 09:25:59 - 09:55:59 2949
Gimple 09:40:58 -22.8 Dark Up 27.8 193.7 Low 09:25:58 - 09:55:58 2948
Quincy 09:40:58 -23.0 Dark Up 28.0 193.6 Low 09:25:58 - 09:55:58 2938
Portola 09:40:56 -23.0 Dark Up 28.0 194.1 Low 09:25:56 - 09:55:56 2928
Reno 09:40:54 -23.0 Dark Up 28.2 194.8 Low 09:25:54 - 09:55:54 2908
Carson City 09:40:53 -23.3 Dark Up 28.5 194.9 Low 09:25:53 - 09:55:53 2888
Gardnerville 09:40:53 -23.5 Dark Up 28.7 195.0 Low 09:25:53 - 09:55:53 2874
Yerington 09:40:51 -23.3 Dark Up 28.6 195.6 Low 09:25:51 - 09:55:51 2872
Hawthorne 09:40:48 -23.5 Dark Up 28.9 196.2 Low 09:25:48 - 09:55:48 2841
Lee Vining 09:40:50 -24.2 Dark Up 29.5 195.8 Low 09:25:50 - 09:55:50 2813
Dunrhomin 09:40:02 -16.6 AT Up 23.4 208.9 Low 09:25:02 - 09:55:02 2786
Nikitin 09:40:01 -16.7 AT Up 23.5 209.0 Low 09:25:01 - 09:55:01 2776
CU-SBO 09:40:01 -16.8 AT Up 23.6 208.9 Low 09:25:01 - 09:55:01 2773
Bishop 09:40:47 -24.5 Dark Up 30.0 196.6 Low 09:25:47 - 09:55:47 2771
Beatty 09:40:40 -24.3 Dark Up 30.0 198.3 Up 09:25:40 - 09:55:40 2729
Patrick 09:40:27 -24.4 Dark Up 30.6 201.6 Up 09:25:27 - 09:55:27 2608
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:40:30 -24.9 Dark Up 31.1 200.9 Up 09:25:30 - 09:55:30 2599
Wildwood 09:40:45 -27.5 Dark Up 33.1 196.9 Up 09:25:45 - 09:55:45 2570
Lake Havasu City 09:40:28 -25.4 Dark Up 31.6 201.3 Up 09:25:28 - 09:55:28 2554
Idyllwild 09:40:37 -27.0 Dark Up 33.0 199.0 Up 09:25:37 - 09:55:37 2530
Calipatria 09:40:32 -27.1 Dark Up 33.3 200.4 Up 09:25:32 - 09:55:32 2477
George/Scottsdale 09:40:18 -25.0 Dark Up 31.6 204.0 Up 09:25:18 - 09:55:18 2475
Yuma 09:40:28 -27.1 Dark Up 33.4 201.4 Up 09:25:28 - 09:55:28 2439

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, (2025/06/10 09:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 21.83   0
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 13.25  15
PPM 267640     18:00:00.1 -20:20:23  6.0  0.70  22
PPM 267671     18:01:05.5 -20:48:10  8.2  0.19  22
523790         18:01:46.9 -20:54:08 15.8        22
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:54:51 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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