RECON: TNO occultation with 523790

Event between (523790) 15HP9 and star GA0680:23645918 with event index number of 2605082

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/07/26 06:52:49 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:15:44.0 -21:04:49
Equinox of date position of star is 18:17:11.8 -21:04:14
Stellar brightness G=13.2, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 10 degrees from the moon. Moon is 90% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.0

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Object is 17.6 AU from the Sun and 16.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 327 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 814 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12084.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.5
Diameter=50.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Diameter=20.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523790, (2026/07/26 06:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:02.4 -26:29:19  0.9 24.86  17
Nunki          18:56:54.6 -26:15:40  2.0 10.44  16
15 Sgr         18:16:48.0 -20:43:05  5.6  0.37  10
PPM 268119     18:16:37.4 -20:51:40  8.3  0.26  10
PPM 268137     18:17:07.8 -20:53:42  9.5  0.18  10
523790         18:17:19.4 -21:04:11 13.2        10
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 2.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.6 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 06:51:40 -17.9 AT Up 17.4 192.3 Really Low 06:36:40 - 07:06:40 6472
Kelowna 06:51:36 -18.9 Dark Up 18.1 193.2 Really Low 06:36:36 - 07:06:36 6432
Peachland 06:51:37 -18.9 Dark Up 18.2 193.0 Really Low 06:36:37 - 07:06:37 6431
Summerland 06:51:36 -19.1 Dark Up 18.3 193.1 Really Low 06:36:36 - 07:06:36 6424
Penticton 06:51:36 -19.2 Dark Up 18.4 193.2 Really Low 06:36:36 - 07:06:36 6421
Victoria 06:51:49 -19.3 Dark Up 19.9 189.5 Really Low 06:36:49 - 07:06:49 6420
Oliver 06:51:36 -19.5 Dark Up 18.7 193.2 Really Low 06:36:36 - 07:06:36 6407
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:51:35 -19.7 Dark Up 18.9 193.4 Really Low 06:36:35 - 07:06:35 6398
Okanogan 06:51:35 -20.3 Dark Up 19.5 193.2 Really Low 06:36:35 - 07:06:35 6374
Brewster 06:51:36 -20.5 Dark Up 19.8 193.1 Really Low 06:36:36 - 07:06:36 6365
Manson/Chelan 06:51:36 -20.6 Dark Up 20.1 192.7 Low 06:36:36 - 07:06:36 6361
Wenatchee 06:51:37 -21.0 Dark Up 20.6 192.6 Low 06:36:37 - 07:06:37 6342
Sleaford 06:50:52 -18.4 Dark Up 13.2 205.6 Really Low 06:35:52 - 07:05:52 6338
Ellensburg 06:51:38 -21.4 Dark Up 21.0 192.4 Low 06:36:38 - 07:06:38 6327
Yakima 06:51:37 -21.7 Dark Up 21.4 192.4 Low 06:36:37 - 07:06:37 6310
Toppenish/White Swan 06:51:37 -22.0 Dark Up 21.6 192.6 Low 06:36:37 - 07:06:37 6298
The Dalles 06:51:39 -22.5 Dark Up 22.5 191.9 Low 06:36:39 - 07:06:39 6272
PNWRO 06:51:30 -22.7 Dark Up 21.7 194.1 Low 06:36:30 - 07:06:30 6264
Maupin 06:51:38 -22.9 Dark Up 22.9 192.0 Low 06:36:38 - 07:06:38 6251
Sisters 06:51:39 -23.6 Dark Up 23.8 191.6 Low 06:36:39 - 07:06:39 6216
Bend 06:51:39 -23.9 Dark Up 24.0 191.9 Low 06:36:39 - 07:06:39 6202
Oregon Observatory 06:51:39 -24.1 Dark Up 24.2 191.8 Low 06:36:39 - 07:06:39 6195
Chiloquin 06:51:40 -25.2 Dark Up 25.5 191.5 Low 06:36:40 - 07:06:40 6134
Klamath Falls 06:51:40 -25.5 Dark Up 25.9 191.6 Low 06:36:40 - 07:06:40 6116
Cedarville 06:51:32 -26.6 Dark Up 26.3 193.3 Low 06:36:32 - 07:06:32 6061
Fall River/Burney 06:51:37 -26.7 Dark Up 27.0 192.1 Low 06:36:37 - 07:06:37 6050
Greenville 06:51:34 -27.7 Dark Up 27.8 192.7 Low 06:36:34 - 07:06:34 5995
Gimple 06:51:35 -27.7 Dark Up 27.8 192.7 Low 06:36:35 - 07:06:35 5994
Quincy 06:51:35 -27.9 Dark Up 28.0 192.7 Low 06:36:35 - 07:06:35 5984
Portola 06:51:32 -28.1 Dark Up 28.0 193.2 Low 06:36:32 - 07:06:32 5972
Reno 06:51:29 -28.5 Dark Up 28.1 193.9 Low 06:36:29 - 07:06:29 5948
Carson City 06:51:29 -28.9 Dark Up 28.5 194.0 Low 06:36:29 - 07:06:29 5928
Gardnerville 06:51:29 -29.1 Dark Up 28.7 194.0 Low 06:36:29 - 07:06:29 5913
Yerington 06:51:26 -29.2 Dark Up 28.6 194.6 Low 06:36:26 - 07:06:26 5908
Hawthorne 06:51:24 -29.8 Dark Up 28.9 195.2 Low 06:36:24 - 07:06:24 5875
Lee Vining 06:51:26 -30.2 Dark Up 29.6 194.8 Low 06:36:26 - 07:06:26 5849
Bishop 06:51:21 -31.0 Dark Up 30.0 195.6 Low 06:36:21 - 07:06:21 5803
Dunrhomin 06:50:29 -30.2 Dark Up 23.5 208.0 Low 06:35:29 - 07:05:29 5752
Beatty 06:51:14 -31.8 Dark Up 30.1 197.4 Up 06:36:14 - 07:06:14 5751
Nikitin 06:50:29 -30.4 Dark Up 23.7 208.1 Low 06:35:29 - 07:05:29 5742
CU-SBO 06:50:29 -30.5 Dark Up 23.8 208.0 Low 06:35:29 - 07:05:29 5739
Patrick 06:51:01 -33.9 Dark Up 30.7 200.6 Up 06:36:01 - 07:06:01 5613
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:51:03 -33.9 Dark Up 31.1 200.0 Up 06:36:03 - 07:06:03 5608
Wildwood 06:51:21 -34.0 Dark Up 33.2 196.0 Up 06:36:21 - 07:06:21 5601
Lake Havasu City 06:51:01 -34.7 Dark Up 31.7 200.4 Up 06:36:01 - 07:06:01 5561
Idyllwild 06:51:12 -34.8 Dark Up 33.1 198.0 Up 06:36:12 - 07:06:12 5550
Calipatria 06:51:06 -35.7 Dark Up 33.3 199.4 Up 06:36:06 - 07:06:06 5490
George/Scottsdale 06:50:50 -35.9 Dark Up 31.7 203.0 Up 06:35:50 - 07:05:50 5467
Yuma 06:51:01 -36.3 Dark Up 33.5 200.4 Up 06:36:01 - 07:06:01 5446

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, (2026/07/26 06:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 24.86  17
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 10.44  16
15 Sgr         18:15:12.9 -20:43:42  5.6  0.37  10
PPM 268119     18:15:02.2 -20:52:16  8.3  0.26  10
PPM 268137     18:15:32.6 -20:54:20  9.5  0.18  10
523790         18:15:44.0 -21:04:49 13.2        10
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/19 21:32:08 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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