RECON: TNO occultation with 523680

Event between (523680) 13YJ151 and star GA1060:03118475 with event index number of 1473363

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/02/11 07:41:47 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:30:11.0 +16:42:51
Equinox of date position of star is 08:31:21.7 +16:38:35
Stellar brightness G=12.6, use SENSEUP=16
Star is 126 degrees from the moon. Moon is 34% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=26.5

[RECON map]
TNO is 44.4 AU from the Sun and 43.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 163 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4340 km.
The sky-plane scale is 31482.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=442.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Diameter=180.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523680, (2026/02/11 07:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:54.9 +27:57:40  1.1 15.33 139
25 Cnc         08:27:18.5 +16:57:31  6.2  1.09 127
PPM 125386     08:33:47.6 +16:07:22  8.4  0.72 125
PPM 125337     08:31:43.9 +16:34:27 10.0  0.05 126
523680         08:31:39.6 +16:37:30 12.6       125
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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 21.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=7.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Clarence Fulton 07:41:39 -53.2 Dark Down 55.5 197.0 Up 07:27:33 - 07:55:46 5489
Kelowna 07:41:39 -53.6 Dark Down 55.9 196.9 Up 07:27:33 - 07:55:46 5452
Peachland 07:41:41 -53.7 Dark Down 56.1 196.5 Up 07:27:34 - 07:55:47 5438
Summerland 07:41:40 -53.8 Dark Down 56.2 196.7 Up 07:27:34 - 07:55:47 5426
Penticton 07:41:40 -53.9 Dark Down 56.3 196.9 Up 07:27:33 - 07:55:46 5422
Oliver 07:41:40 -54.2 Dark Down 56.6 197.0 Up 07:27:33 - 07:55:46 5390
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:41:38 -54.4 Dark Down 56.7 197.4 Up 07:27:32 - 07:55:45 5377
Tonasket 07:41:38 -54.7 Dark Down 57.0 197.5 Up 07:27:32 - 07:55:45 5348
Okanogan 07:41:38 -55.0 Dark Down 57.4 197.4 Up 07:27:32 - 07:55:45 5315
Brewster 07:41:39 -55.3 Dark Down 57.7 197.1 Up 07:27:32 - 07:55:45 5288
Victoria 07:41:49 -54.2 Dark Down 57.8 190.6 Up 07:27:43 - 07:55:56 5279
Manson/Chelan 07:41:39 -55.4 Dark Down 57.9 196.6 Up 07:27:33 - 07:55:46 5263
Entiat 07:41:40 -55.6 Dark Down 58.2 196.6 Up 07:27:33 - 07:55:46 5242
Wenatchee 07:41:39 -55.8 Dark Down 58.4 196.5 Up 07:27:33 - 07:55:46 5217
Ellensburg 07:41:40 -56.2 Dark Down 58.9 196.3 Up 07:27:33 - 07:55:46 5176
Yakima 07:41:40 -56.6 Dark Down 59.3 196.5 Up 07:27:33 - 07:55:46 5138
Pasco 07:41:35 -57.2 Dark Down 59.3 199.2 Up 07:27:29 - 07:55:42 5127
Toppenish/White Swan 07:41:39 -56.8 Dark Down 59.4 196.9 Up 07:27:32 - 07:55:45 5120
PNWRO 07:41:34 -57.4 Dark Down 59.5 199.8 Up 07:27:27 - 07:55:40 5107
Goldendale 07:41:39 -57.3 Dark Down 60.1 196.3 Up 07:27:33 - 07:55:46 5062
The Dalles 07:41:40 -57.4 Dark Down 60.3 195.8 Up 07:27:34 - 07:55:47 5035
Maupin 07:41:39 -57.8 Dark Down 60.7 196.2 Up 07:27:33 - 07:55:46 4997
Redmond 07:41:39 -58.7 Dark Down 61.6 196.4 Up 07:27:33 - 07:55:46 4910
Sisters 07:41:40 -58.6 Dark Down 61.7 195.7 Up 07:27:34 - 07:55:47 4907
Bend 07:41:39 -58.9 Dark Down 61.8 196.3 Up 07:27:33 - 07:55:46 4888
Oregon Observatory 07:41:39 -59.0 Dark Down 62.0 196.1 Up 07:27:33 - 07:55:46 4869
La Pine/Gilchrist 07:41:39 -59.2 Dark Down 62.2 196.1 Up 07:27:33 - 07:55:46 4849
North Lake 07:41:37 -59.7 Dark Down 62.5 197.5 Up 07:27:31 - 07:55:44 4815
Niwot 07:40:44 -63.3 Dark Down 58.8 228.4 Up 07:26:38 - 07:54:51 4794
SwRI 07:40:44 -63.4 Dark Down 58.9 228.4 Up 07:26:38 - 07:54:51 4781
Paisley 07:41:36 -60.3 Dark Down 63.0 198.6 Up 07:27:29 - 07:55:42 4767
Lakeview 07:41:34 -60.9 Dark Down 63.4 199.3 Up 07:27:28 - 07:55:41 4721
Klamath Falls 07:41:39 -60.5 Dark Down 63.7 196.3 Up 07:27:33 - 07:55:46 4703
Cedarville 07:41:33 -61.5 Dark Down 64.0 200.1 Up 07:27:26 - 07:55:39 4659
Fall River/Burney 07:41:37 -61.7 Dark Down 64.7 197.8 Up 07:27:30 - 07:55:43 4593
Susanville 07:41:34 -62.5 Dark Down 65.2 199.9 Up 07:27:27 - 07:55:40 4542
Gimple 07:41:34 -62.7 Dark Down 65.5 199.6 Up 07:27:27 - 07:55:40 4512
Greenville 07:41:34 -62.7 Dark Down 65.5 199.4 Up 07:27:28 - 07:55:41 4510
Quincy 07:41:34 -62.8 Dark Down 65.7 199.6 Up 07:27:28 - 07:55:41 4490
Portola 07:41:32 -63.1 Dark Down 65.7 200.7 Up 07:27:26 - 07:55:39 4485
Reno 07:41:30 -63.5 Dark Down 65.7 202.4 Up 07:27:24 - 07:55:37 4469
Carson City 07:41:29 -63.8 Dark Down 66.1 202.7 Up 07:27:23 - 07:55:36 4434
Yerington 07:41:27 -64.2 Dark Down 66.1 204.3 Up 07:27:21 - 07:55:34 4425
Gardnerville 07:41:29 -64.1 Dark Down 66.3 203.1 Up 07:27:23 - 07:55:36 4410
Hawthorne 07:41:25 -64.7 Dark Down 66.3 205.9 Up 07:27:19 - 07:55:32 4387
Tonopah 07:41:20 -65.5 Dark Down 66.2 209.5 Up 07:27:13 - 07:55:26 4364
Lee Vining 07:41:26 -65.2 Dark Down 67.0 205.4 Up 07:27:20 - 07:55:33 4322
Bishop 07:41:23 -65.9 Dark Down 67.3 207.6 Up 07:27:16 - 07:55:29 4274
Beatty 07:41:17 -66.7 Dark Down 67.0 211.8 Up 07:27:10 - 07:55:23 4256
Indian Springs 07:41:13 -67.1 Dark Down 66.8 214.5 Up 07:27:06 - 07:55:19 4242
Henderson 07:41:09 -67.8 Dark Down 66.9 216.7 Up 07:27:03 - 07:55:16 4201
Patrick 07:41:05 -68.5 Dark Down 66.9 219.9 Up 07:26:58 - 07:55:11 4158
Searchlight/Boulder City 07:41:10 -68.3 Dark Down 67.4 217.7 Up 07:27:03 - 07:55:16 4144
DCO 07:41:02 -68.8 Dark Down 66.7 221.8 Up 07:26:56 - 07:55:09 4141
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:41:05 -68.7 Dark Down 67.2 219.9 Up 07:26:59 - 07:55:12 4132
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:41:07 -68.7 Dark Down 67.4 218.8 Up 07:27:01 - 07:55:14 4120
Mohave Valley 07:41:07 -68.9 Dark Down 67.6 219.3 Up 07:27:00 - 07:55:13 4092
Lake Havasu City 07:41:05 -69.4 Dark Down 67.8 220.4 Up 07:26:59 - 07:55:12 4056
CPSLO 07:41:29 -67.2 Dark Down 69.9 204.5 Up 07:27:23 - 07:55:36 4027
George/Scottsdale 07:40:56 -70.3 Dark Down 67.0 226.6 Up 07:26:50 - 07:55:03 4026
Parker 07:41:05 -69.7 Dark Down 68.1 221.0 Up 07:26:59 - 07:55:12 4021
Blythe 07:41:05 -70.2 Dark Down 68.6 221.3 Up 07:26:58 - 07:55:11 3962
Wildwood 07:41:20 -69.0 Dark Down 70.2 211.3 Up 07:27:14 - 07:55:27 3937
Idyllwild 07:41:13 -69.7 Dark Down 69.6 216.4 Up 07:27:07 - 07:55:20 3934
Calipatria 07:41:08 -70.6 Dark Down 69.5 220.1 Up 07:27:02 - 07:55:15 3893
Yuma 07:41:04 -71.1 Dark Down 69.4 222.8 Up 07:26:58 - 07:55:11 3866

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 523680, (2026/02/11 07:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:18.0 +28:01:33  1.1 15.33 139
25 Cnc         08:25:49.6 +17:02:44  6.2  1.09 127
PPM 125386     08:32:19.3 +16:12:46  8.4  0.72 125
PPM 125337     08:30:15.4 +16:39:48 10.0  0.05 126
523680         08:30:11.0 +16:42:51 12.6       126
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/10/29 23:18:17 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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