RECON: TNO occultation with 523790

Event between (523790) 15HP9 and star GA0680:21035997 with event index number of 2603864

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/07/08 04:46:31 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:56:26.3 -20:55:03
Equinox of date position of star is 17:57:54.0 -20:55:09
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 16 degrees from the moon. Moon is 93% 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 20.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 243 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 626 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11711.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.5
Diameter=50.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Diameter=20.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 0.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523790, (2025/07/08 04:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.6 -26:29:11  0.9 20.65   6
35Eta Oph      17:11:50.6 -15:45:17  2.6 12.10  12
PPM 267640     18:01:31.2 -20:20:21  6.0  1.01  17
PPM 267493     17:56:12.6 -21:01:27  8.5  0.42  15
PPM 267547     17:58:20.9 -20:51:45  9.0  0.11  16
523790         17:57:57.8 -20:55:10 16.7        16
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 23.8 km RECON observability=0.3 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 04:47:19 -9.3 NT Up 15.5 163.7 Really Low 04:32:19 - 05:02:19 5323
Kamloops 04:48:05 -4.8 CT Up 13.4 150.3 Really Low 04:33:05 - 05:03:05 5150
Kelowna 04:48:03 -5.8 CT Up 14.3 151.0 Really Low 04:33:03 - 05:03:03 5129
Peachland 04:48:04 -5.8 CT Up 14.3 150.7 Really Low 04:33:04 - 05:03:04 5121
Summerland 04:48:04 -5.9 CT Up 14.5 150.8 Really Low 04:33:04 - 05:03:04 5116
Penticton 04:48:04 -6.0 CT Up 14.6 150.9 Really Low 04:33:04 - 05:03:04 5115
Oliver 04:48:05 -6.3 NT Up 14.9 150.9 Really Low 04:33:05 - 05:03:05 5100
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:48:05 -6.5 NT Up 15.1 151.0 Really Low 04:33:05 - 05:03:05 5096
Okanogan 04:48:07 -6.8 NT Up 15.6 150.7 Really Low 04:33:07 - 05:03:07 5066
Brewster 04:48:08 -6.9 NT Up 15.8 150.5 Really Low 04:33:08 - 05:03:08 5052
Manson/Chelan 04:48:10 -6.9 NT Up 15.8 150.2 Really Low 04:33:10 - 05:03:10 5039
Victoria 04:48:18 -4.9 CT Up 14.2 147.3 Really Low 04:33:18 - 05:03:18 5025
Wenatchee 04:48:11 -7.2 NT Up 16.2 149.9 Really Low 04:33:11 - 05:03:11 5016
Ellensburg 04:48:12 -7.3 NT Up 16.5 149.7 Really Low 04:33:12 - 05:03:12 4995
Yakima 04:48:13 -7.6 NT Up 16.8 149.6 Really Low 04:33:13 - 05:03:13 4976
PNWRO 04:48:09 -8.8 NT Up 17.9 151.0 Really Low 04:33:09 - 05:03:09 4970
Toppenish/White Swan 04:48:13 -7.9 NT Up 17.1 149.7 Really Low 04:33:13 - 05:03:13 4968
The Dalles 04:48:17 -8.0 NT Up 17.5 148.9 Really Low 04:33:17 - 05:03:17 4922
Maupin 04:48:18 -8.4 NT Up 17.9 148.9 Really Low 04:33:18 - 05:03:18 4904
Sisters 04:48:21 -8.7 NT Up 18.4 148.4 Really Low 04:33:21 - 05:03:21 4854
Bend 04:48:21 -9.0 NT Up 18.7 148.5 Really Low 04:33:21 - 05:03:21 4846
Oregon Observatory 04:48:22 -9.1 NT Up 18.8 148.4 Really Low 04:33:22 - 05:03:22 4836
Dunrhomin 04:47:29 -19.5 Dark Up 27.0 163.2 Low 04:32:29 - 05:02:29 4811
Nikitin 04:47:30 -19.7 Dark Up 27.2 163.2 Low 04:32:30 - 05:02:30 4801
CU-SBO 04:47:30 -19.7 Dark Up 27.3 163.1 Low 04:32:30 - 05:02:30 4797
Chiloquin 04:48:26 -9.8 NT Up 19.8 147.8 Really Low 04:33:26 - 05:03:26 4762
Klamath Falls 04:48:26 -10.1 NT Up 20.1 147.8 Low 04:33:26 - 05:03:26 4745
Cedarville 04:48:22 -11.4 NT Up 21.3 149.1 Low 04:33:22 - 05:03:22 4730
Fall River/Burney 04:48:27 -11.1 NT Up 21.3 147.9 Low 04:33:27 - 05:03:27 4687
Gimple 04:48:27 -12.0 NT Up 22.3 148.2 Low 04:33:27 - 05:03:27 4643
Greenville 04:48:27 -11.9 NT Up 22.2 148.1 Low 04:33:27 - 05:03:27 4642
Quincy 04:48:27 -12.1 AT Up 22.4 148.1 Low 04:33:27 - 05:03:27 4631
Portola 04:48:26 -12.4 AT Up 22.7 148.5 Low 04:33:26 - 05:03:26 4631
Reno 04:48:25 -13.0 AT Up 23.2 149.0 Low 04:33:25 - 05:03:25 4624
Carson City 04:48:25 -13.2 AT Up 23.5 149.0 Low 04:33:25 - 05:03:25 4604
Yerington 04:48:23 -13.7 AT Up 23.9 149.5 Low 04:33:23 - 05:03:23 4601
Gardnerville 04:48:25 -13.4 AT Up 23.7 149.0 Low 04:33:25 - 05:03:25 4591
Hawthorne 04:48:22 -14.3 AT Up 24.5 149.9 Low 04:33:22 - 05:03:22 4581
Lee Vining 04:48:25 -14.5 AT Up 24.8 149.3 Low 04:33:25 - 05:03:25 4542
Bishop 04:48:23 -15.3 AT Up 25.6 149.8 Low 04:33:23 - 05:03:23 4515
Beatty 04:48:18 -16.5 AT Up 26.7 151.3 Low 04:33:18 - 05:03:18 4508
Patrick 04:48:09 -19.2 Dark Up 29.1 153.7 Low 04:33:09 - 05:03:09 4450
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:48:12 -19.0 Dark Up 29.0 152.9 Low 04:33:12 - 05:03:12 4426
Lake Havasu City 04:48:12 -19.6 Dark Up 29.7 153.0 Low 04:33:12 - 05:03:12 4386
George/Scottsdale 04:48:03 -21.5 Dark Up 31.3 155.2 Up 04:33:03 - 05:03:03 4364
Idyllwild 04:48:22 -18.8 Dark Up 29.5 150.5 Low 04:33:22 - 05:03:22 4308
Wildwood 04:48:29 -17.5 AT Up 28.4 148.8 Low 04:33:29 - 05:03:29 4306
Calipatria 04:48:18 -20.0 Dark Up 30.5 151.5 Up 04:33:18 - 05:03:18 4282
Yuma 04:48:15 -20.8 Dark Up 31.2 152.2 Up 04:33:15 - 05:03:15 4264

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, (2025/07/08 04:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 20.65   6
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 12.10  12
PPM 267640     18:00:00.1 -20:20:23  6.0  1.01  17
PPM 267493     17:54:41.0 -21:01:17  8.5  0.42  15
PPM 267547     17:56:49.5 -20:51:39  9.0  0.11  16
523790         17:56:26.3 -20:55:03 16.7        16
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:57:58 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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