RECON: TNO occultation with 523790

Event between (523790) 15HP9 and star GA0680:26990659 with event index number of 2604697

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/03/09 12:53:50 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:28:10.3 -21:03:18
Equinox of date position of star is 18:29:38.0 -21:02:17
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 39 degrees from the moon. Moon is 67% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.2

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Object is 17.4 AU from the Sun and 17.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 379 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 713 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12822.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.5
Diameter=50.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Diameter=20.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523790, (2026/03/09 12:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:01.0 -26:29:16  0.9 27.64  11
Nunki          18:56:53.2 -26:15:42  2.0  8.12  44
21 Sgr         18:26:54.6 -20:31:31  4.1  0.84  38
PPM 268487     18:31:25.1 -20:56:00  8.3  0.41  39
PPM 268451     18:29:44.2 -21:13:13  8.6  0.18  39
523790         18:29:44.2 -21:02:12 16.4        39
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 2.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 0.0 km RECON observability=0.2 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 12:52:54 -6.7 NT Up 14.3 158.4 Really Low 12:37:54 - 13:07:54 7575
Kamloops 12:51:56 -16.0 AT Up 11.1 144.9 Really Low 12:36:56 - 13:06:56 7433
Kelowna 12:51:55 -15.6 AT Up 12.1 145.6 Really Low 12:36:55 - 13:06:55 7412
Peachland 12:51:55 -15.8 AT Up 12.1 145.3 Really Low 12:36:55 - 13:06:55 7405
Summerland 12:51:54 -15.8 AT Up 12.3 145.4 Really Low 12:36:54 - 13:06:54 7401
Penticton 12:51:55 -15.7 AT Up 12.4 145.5 Really Low 12:36:55 - 13:06:55 7399
Oliver 12:51:53 -15.8 AT Up 12.7 145.4 Really Low 12:36:53 - 13:06:53 7386
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:51:53 -15.7 AT Up 12.9 145.6 Really Low 12:36:53 - 13:06:53 7382
Okanogan 12:51:51 -16.0 AT Up 13.3 145.3 Really Low 12:36:51 - 13:06:51 7353
Brewster 12:51:49 -16.2 AT Up 13.5 145.1 Really Low 12:36:49 - 13:06:49 7340
Manson/Chelan 12:51:47 -16.5 AT Up 13.5 144.7 Really Low 12:36:47 - 13:06:47 7328
Victoria 12:51:37 -18.5 Dark Up 11.7 141.9 Really Low 12:36:37 - 13:06:37 7318
Wenatchee 12:51:45 -16.7 AT Up 13.8 144.5 Really Low 12:36:45 - 13:06:45 7307
Ellensburg 12:51:42 -16.9 AT Up 14.0 144.2 Really Low 12:36:42 - 13:06:42 7287
Yakima 12:51:40 -17.0 AT Up 14.4 144.1 Really Low 12:36:40 - 13:06:40 7269
Toppenish/White Swan 12:51:40 -16.9 AT Up 14.6 144.2 Really Low 12:36:40 - 13:06:40 7262
PNWRO 12:51:45 -16.0 AT Up 15.5 145.5 Really Low 12:36:45 - 13:06:45 7261
The Dalles 12:51:35 -17.7 AT Up 14.9 143.4 Really Low 12:36:35 - 13:06:35 7218
Maupin 12:51:34 -17.7 AT Up 15.3 143.4 Really Low 12:36:34 - 13:06:34 7201
Sisters 12:51:29 -18.2 Dark Up 15.8 142.8 Really Low 12:36:29 - 13:06:29 7154
Bend 12:51:29 -18.1 Dark Up 16.1 143.0 Really Low 12:36:29 - 13:06:29 7146
Oregon Observatory 12:51:28 -18.2 Dark Up 16.1 142.9 Really Low 12:36:28 - 13:06:28 7136
Dunrhomin 12:52:32 -6.4 NT Up 25.4 157.4 Low 12:37:32 - 13:07:32 7083
Nikitin 12:52:32 -6.4 NT Up 25.6 157.3 Low 12:37:32 - 13:07:32 7073
CU-SBO 12:52:31 -6.4 NT Up 25.6 157.2 Low 12:37:31 - 13:07:31 7069
Chiloquin 12:51:22 -18.8 Dark Up 17.0 142.3 Really Low 12:36:22 - 13:06:22 7066
Klamath Falls 12:51:21 -18.8 Dark Up 17.3 142.3 Really Low 12:36:21 - 13:06:21 7050
Cedarville 12:51:26 -17.8 AT Up 18.6 143.5 Really Low 12:36:26 - 13:06:26 7033
Fall River/Burney 12:51:19 -18.8 Dark Up 18.4 142.4 Really Low 12:36:19 - 13:06:19 6993
Gimple 12:51:19 -18.5 Dark Up 19.4 142.6 Really Low 12:36:19 - 13:06:19 6951
Greenville 12:51:19 -18.6 Dark Up 19.3 142.6 Really Low 12:36:19 - 13:06:19 6950
Quincy 12:51:18 -18.6 Dark Up 19.5 142.5 Really Low 12:36:18 - 13:06:18 6939
Portola 12:51:19 -18.3 Dark Up 19.8 142.9 Really Low 12:36:19 - 13:06:19 6938
Reno 12:51:21 -17.8 AT Up 20.3 143.4 Low 12:36:21 - 13:06:21 6931
Carson City 12:51:20 -17.9 AT Up 20.6 143.3 Low 12:36:20 - 13:06:20 6912
Yerington 12:51:23 -17.4 AT Up 21.1 143.9 Low 12:36:23 - 13:06:23 6908
Gardnerville 12:51:20 -17.9 AT Up 20.9 143.3 Low 12:36:20 - 13:06:20 6899
Hawthorne 12:51:23 -17.1 AT Up 21.7 144.2 Low 12:36:23 - 13:06:23 6888
Lee Vining 12:51:20 -17.6 AT Up 21.9 143.6 Low 12:36:20 - 13:06:20 6851
Bishop 12:51:21 -17.1 AT Up 22.8 144.1 Low 12:36:21 - 13:06:21 6824
Beatty 12:51:28 -15.8 AT Up 23.9 145.5 Low 12:36:28 - 13:06:28 6814
Patrick 12:51:38 -13.6 AT Up 26.4 147.8 Low 12:36:38 - 13:06:38 6753
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:51:34 -14.2 AT Up 26.3 147.0 Low 12:36:34 - 13:06:34 6731
Lake Havasu City 12:51:33 -14.0 AT Up 27.0 147.1 Low 12:36:33 - 13:06:33 6692
George/Scottsdale 12:51:44 -12.0 AT Up 28.8 149.2 Low 12:36:44 - 13:06:44 6665
Wildwood 12:51:12 -17.7 AT Up 25.3 143.1 Low 12:36:12 - 13:06:12 6621
Idyllwild 12:51:20 -16.1 AT Up 26.5 144.7 Low 12:36:20 - 13:06:20 6620
Calipatria 12:51:24 -15.2 AT Up 27.6 145.6 Low 12:36:24 - 13:06:24 6592
Yuma 12:51:27 -14.5 AT Up 28.4 146.3 Low 12:36:27 - 13:06:27 6573

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, (2026/03/09 12:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 27.64  11
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  8.12  44
21 Sgr         18:25:21.1 -20:32:31  4.1  0.84  38
PPM 268487     18:29:51.3 -20:57:10  8.3  0.41  39
PPM 268451     18:28:10.2 -21:14:20  8.6  0.18  39
523790         18:28:10.3 -21:03:18 16.4        39
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:25:43 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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