RECON: TNO occultation with 523790

Event between (523790) 15HP9 and star GA0680:25293386 with event index number of 2604985

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/06/15 09:51:56 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:23:12.3 -20:59:07
Equinox of date position of star is 18:24:40.0 -20:58:16
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 170 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.9

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Object is 17.5 AU from the Sun and 16.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 288 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 610 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11976.3 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, (2026/06/15 09:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:02.0 -26:29:18  0.9 26.55 161
Nunki          18:56:54.2 -26:15:41  2.0  9.06 166
21 Sgr         18:26:55.6 -20:31:30  4.1  0.67 170
PPM 268348     18:25:10.2 -21:38:55  8.2  0.68 171
PPM 268367     18:25:49.0 -21:07:06 10.0  0.28 170
523790         18:24:47.1 -20:58:12 14.9       170
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 3.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 0.0 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 09:50:57 -12.2 AT Down 17.1 194.9 Really Low 09:35:57 - 10:05:57 5054
Kelowna 09:50:53 -12.7 AT Down 17.7 195.8 Really Low 09:35:53 - 10:05:53 5014
Peachland 09:50:55 -12.9 AT Down 17.9 195.6 Really Low 09:35:55 - 10:05:55 5013
Summerland 09:50:54 -13.0 AT Down 18.0 195.7 Really Low 09:35:54 - 10:05:54 5006
Penticton 09:50:53 -13.0 AT Down 18.0 195.8 Really Low 09:35:53 - 10:05:53 5002
Victoria 09:51:05 -15.0 AT Down 19.6 192.1 Really Low 09:36:05 - 10:06:05 4997
Oliver 09:50:53 -13.3 AT Down 18.4 195.8 Really Low 09:35:53 - 10:05:53 4988
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:50:52 -13.4 AT Down 18.5 196.0 Really Low 09:35:52 - 10:05:52 4980
Okanogan 09:50:52 -14.1 AT Down 19.2 195.8 Really Low 09:35:52 - 10:05:52 4955
Brewster 09:50:52 -14.4 AT Down 19.5 195.7 Really Low 09:35:52 - 10:05:52 4946
Manson/Chelan 09:50:54 -14.7 AT Down 19.7 195.3 Really Low 09:35:54 - 10:05:54 4941
Sleaford 09:50:17 -6.3 NT Down 12.5 208.1 Really Low 09:35:17 - 10:05:17 4933
Wenatchee 09:50:54 -15.1 AT Down 20.2 195.2 Low 09:35:54 - 10:05:54 4923
Ellensburg 09:50:54 -15.6 AT Down 20.7 195.0 Low 09:35:54 - 10:05:54 4907
Yakima 09:50:54 -15.9 AT Down 21.1 195.1 Low 09:35:54 - 10:05:54 4890
Toppenish/White Swan 09:50:53 -16.1 AT Down 21.2 195.3 Low 09:35:53 - 10:05:53 4878
The Dalles 09:50:55 -17.0 AT Down 22.1 194.6 Low 09:35:55 - 10:05:55 4851
PNWRO 09:50:48 -16.0 AT Down 21.3 196.7 Low 09:35:48 - 10:05:48 4846
Maupin 09:50:55 -17.4 AT Down 22.5 194.7 Low 09:35:55 - 10:05:55 4831
Sisters 09:50:56 -18.3 Dark Down 23.5 194.3 Low 09:35:56 - 10:05:56 4795
Bend 09:50:55 -18.4 Dark Down 23.6 194.6 Low 09:35:55 - 10:05:55 4781
Oregon Observatory 09:50:55 -18.6 Dark Down 23.8 194.5 Low 09:35:55 - 10:05:55 4774
Chiloquin 09:50:56 -20.0 Dark Down 25.2 194.2 Low 09:35:56 - 10:05:56 4712
Klamath Falls 09:50:55 -20.2 Dark Down 25.5 194.3 Low 09:35:55 - 10:05:55 4694
Cedarville 09:50:49 -20.4 Dark Down 25.9 196.0 Low 09:35:49 - 10:05:49 4640
Fall River/Burney 09:50:53 -21.2 Dark Down 26.6 194.9 Low 09:35:53 - 10:05:53 4628
Greenville 09:50:50 -21.9 Dark Down 27.4 195.4 Low 09:35:50 - 10:05:50 4574
Gimple 09:50:50 -21.8 Dark Down 27.4 195.5 Low 09:35:50 - 10:05:50 4573
Quincy 09:50:50 -22.0 Dark Down 27.6 195.5 Low 09:35:50 - 10:05:50 4562
Portola 09:50:48 -22.0 Dark Down 27.6 196.0 Low 09:35:48 - 10:05:48 4550
Reno 09:50:46 -22.0 Dark Down 27.7 196.7 Low 09:35:46 - 10:05:46 4528
Carson City 09:50:45 -22.3 Dark Down 28.0 196.7 Low 09:35:45 - 10:05:45 4507
Gardnerville 09:50:45 -22.5 Dark Down 28.3 196.8 Low 09:35:45 - 10:05:45 4493
Yerington 09:50:43 -22.3 Dark Down 28.1 197.4 Low 09:35:43 - 10:05:43 4489
Hawthorne 09:50:41 -22.5 Dark Down 28.4 198.0 Low 09:35:41 - 10:05:41 4455
Lee Vining 09:50:42 -23.2 Dark Down 29.1 197.6 Low 09:35:42 - 10:05:42 4429
Bishop 09:50:39 -23.4 Dark Down 29.5 198.4 Low 09:35:39 - 10:05:39 4384
Dunrhomin 09:49:55 -15.3 AT Down 22.6 210.6 Low 09:34:55 - 10:04:55 4349
Nikitin 09:49:55 -15.4 AT Down 22.8 210.6 Low 09:34:55 - 10:04:55 4339
CU-SBO 09:49:55 -15.5 AT Down 22.9 210.6 Low 09:34:55 - 10:04:55 4337
Beatty 09:50:32 -23.2 Dark Down 29.5 200.2 Low 09:35:32 - 10:05:32 4334
Patrick 09:50:20 -23.2 Dark Down 30.0 203.4 Low 09:35:20 - 10:05:20 4199
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:50:23 -23.7 Dark Down 30.4 202.7 Up 09:35:23 - 10:05:23 4194
Wildwood 09:50:37 -26.3 Dark Down 32.6 198.9 Up 09:35:37 - 10:05:37 4181
Lake Havasu City 09:50:21 -24.2 Dark Down 31.0 203.2 Up 09:35:21 - 10:05:21 4146
Idyllwild 09:50:29 -25.9 Dark Down 32.4 200.9 Up 09:35:29 - 10:05:29 4133
Calipatria 09:50:25 -25.9 Dark Down 32.6 202.3 Up 09:35:25 - 10:05:25 4074
George/Scottsdale 09:50:11 -23.7 Dark Down 30.9 205.8 Up 09:35:11 - 10:05:11 4056
Yuma 09:50:21 -25.8 Dark Down 32.7 203.3 Up 09:35:21 - 10:05:21 4031

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, (2026/06/15 09:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 26.55 161
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  9.06 166
21 Sgr         18:25:21.1 -20:32:31  4.1  0.67 170
PPM 268348     18:23:34.9 -21:39:51  8.2  0.68 171
PPM 268367     18:24:14.1 -21:08:04 10.0  0.28 170
523790         18:23:12.3 -20:59:07 14.9       170
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/19 21:27:08 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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