RECON: TNO occultation with 523790

Event between (523790) 15HP9 and star GA0680:24575682 with event index number of 2605026

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/07/01 08:15:05 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:20:10.2 -21:01:05
Equinox of date position of star is 18:21:38.0 -21:00:20
Stellar brightness G=15.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 20 degrees from the moon. Moon is 98% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8

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Object is 17.5 AU from the Sun and 16.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.2 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 279 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 612 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11976.9 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, (2026/07/01 08:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:02.2 -26:29:18  0.9 25.87  44
Nunki          18:56:54.4 -26:15:41  2.0  9.61  12
15 Sgr         18:16:47.8 -20:43:05  5.6  1.19  22
PPM 268268     18:22:07.0 -20:12:10  8.5  0.81  20
PPM 268259     18:21:47.0 -21:16:24  9.8  0.27  20
523790         18:21:45.2 -21:00:16 15.5        20
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 3.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 21.6 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 08:14:28 -16.2 AT Up 18.0 187.5 Really Low 07:59:28 - 08:29:28 3159
Kelowna 08:14:25 -17.0 AT Up 18.7 188.4 Really Low 07:59:25 - 08:29:25 3123
Peachland 08:14:26 -17.1 AT Up 18.9 188.1 Really Low 07:59:26 - 08:29:26 3121
Summerland 08:14:26 -17.3 AT Up 19.0 188.2 Really Low 07:59:26 - 08:29:26 3114
Penticton 08:14:25 -17.3 AT Up 19.1 188.3 Really Low 07:59:25 - 08:29:25 3111
Oliver 08:14:25 -17.7 AT Up 19.4 188.3 Really Low 07:59:25 - 08:29:25 3097
Victoria 08:14:37 -18.4 Dark Up 20.3 184.6 Low 07:59:37 - 08:29:37 3097
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:14:24 -17.8 AT Up 19.6 188.5 Really Low 07:59:24 - 08:29:24 3090
Sleaford 08:13:47 -13.4 AT Up 14.4 201.1 Really Low 07:58:47 - 08:28:47 3070
Okanogan 08:14:25 -18.5 Dark Up 20.2 188.3 Low 07:59:25 - 08:29:25 3065
Brewster 08:14:25 -18.8 Dark Up 20.5 188.1 Low 07:59:25 - 08:29:25 3056
Manson/Chelan 08:14:26 -19.0 Dark Up 20.7 187.8 Low 07:59:26 - 08:29:26 3050
Wenatchee 08:14:27 -19.5 Dark Up 21.2 187.7 Low 07:59:27 - 08:29:27 3032
Ellensburg 08:14:27 -19.9 Dark Up 21.7 187.5 Low 07:59:27 - 08:29:27 3016
Yakima 08:14:27 -20.3 Dark Up 22.1 187.5 Low 07:59:27 - 08:29:27 2999
Toppenish/White Swan 08:14:27 -20.5 Dark Up 22.3 187.6 Low 07:59:27 - 08:29:27 2988
PNWRO 08:14:21 -20.8 Dark Up 22.5 189.1 Low 07:59:21 - 08:29:21 2961
The Dalles 08:14:29 -21.3 Dark Up 23.1 186.9 Low 07:59:29 - 08:29:29 2960
Maupin 08:14:29 -21.7 Dark Up 23.5 187.0 Low 07:59:29 - 08:29:29 2940
Sisters 08:14:30 -22.6 Dark Up 24.4 186.6 Low 07:59:30 - 08:29:30 2904
Bend 08:14:29 -22.8 Dark Up 24.6 186.8 Low 07:59:29 - 08:29:29 2891
Oregon Observatory 08:14:29 -23.0 Dark Up 24.8 186.7 Low 07:59:29 - 08:29:29 2884
Chiloquin 08:14:31 -24.3 Dark Up 26.2 186.4 Low 07:59:31 - 08:29:31 2822
Klamath Falls 08:14:30 -24.7 Dark Up 26.5 186.5 Low 07:59:30 - 08:29:30 2805
Cedarville 08:14:24 -25.3 Dark Up 27.0 188.2 Low 07:59:24 - 08:29:24 2757
Fall River/Burney 08:14:29 -25.8 Dark Up 27.6 186.9 Low 07:59:29 - 08:29:29 2741
Greenville 08:14:27 -26.7 Dark Up 28.5 187.5 Low 07:59:27 - 08:29:27 2689
Gimple 08:14:26 -26.7 Dark Up 28.5 187.5 Low 07:59:26 - 08:29:26 2688
Quincy 08:14:27 -26.9 Dark Up 28.7 187.5 Low 07:59:27 - 08:29:27 2678
Portola 08:14:25 -27.1 Dark Up 28.8 188.0 Low 07:59:25 - 08:29:25 2668
Reno 08:14:22 -27.3 Dark Up 29.0 188.7 Low 07:59:22 - 08:29:22 2647
Carson City 08:14:22 -27.7 Dark Up 29.3 188.7 Low 07:59:22 - 08:29:22 2627
Gardnerville 08:14:22 -27.9 Dark Up 29.6 188.8 Low 07:59:22 - 08:29:22 2613
Yerington 08:14:20 -27.8 Dark Up 29.4 189.4 Low 07:59:20 - 08:29:20 2611
Hawthorne 08:14:17 -28.3 Dark Up 29.8 190.0 Low 07:59:17 - 08:29:17 2580
Lee Vining 08:14:19 -28.9 Dark Up 30.4 189.6 Up 07:59:19 - 08:29:19 2552
Bishop 08:14:16 -29.4 Dark Up 30.9 190.4 Up 07:59:16 - 08:29:16 2510
Dunrhomin 08:13:30 -24.6 Dark Up 25.2 203.3 Low 07:58:30 - 08:28:30 2510
Nikitin 08:13:30 -24.8 Dark Up 25.4 203.3 Low 07:58:30 - 08:28:30 2500
CU-SBO 08:13:30 -24.9 Dark Up 25.5 203.3 Low 07:58:30 - 08:28:30 2497
Beatty 08:14:10 -29.8 Dark Up 31.1 192.2 Up 07:59:10 - 08:29:10 2466
Patrick 08:13:58 -30.9 Dark Up 32.0 195.4 Up 07:58:58 - 08:28:58 2342
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:14:01 -31.2 Dark Up 32.4 194.7 Up 07:59:01 - 08:29:01 2334
Wildwood 08:14:16 -32.7 Dark Up 34.2 190.5 Up 07:59:16 - 08:29:16 2310
Lake Havasu City 08:13:59 -31.9 Dark Up 33.0 195.1 Up 07:58:59 - 08:28:59 2288
Idyllwild 08:14:09 -32.9 Dark Up 34.2 192.6 Up 07:59:09 - 08:29:09 2268
Calipatria 08:14:03 -33.4 Dark Up 34.6 194.0 Up 07:59:03 - 08:29:03 2213
George/Scottsdale 08:13:49 -32.3 Dark Up 33.2 197.9 Up 07:58:49 - 08:28:49 2207
Yuma 08:14:00 -33.7 Dark Up 34.8 195.1 Up 07:59:00 - 08:29:00 2174

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, (2026/07/01 08:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 25.87  44
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  9.61  12
15 Sgr         18:15:12.9 -20:43:42  5.6  1.19  22
PPM 268268     18:20:32.5 -20:12:59  8.5  0.81  20
PPM 268259     18:20:11.8 -21:17:12  9.8  0.27  20
523790         18:20:10.2 -21:01:05 15.5        20
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/19 21:29:54 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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