RECON: TNO occultation with 523713

Event between (523713) 14JX80 and star GA0940:06156588 with event index number of 2377526

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/04/26 09:30:01 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:07:59.3 +04:58:11
Equinox of date position of star is 18:09:09.2 +04:58:29
Stellar brightness G=15.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 114 degrees from the moon. Moon is 74% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0

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Object is 36.8 AU from the Sun and 36.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 106 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1946 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26332.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=340.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 21.6 sec chord
Diameter=139.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE+5:2EII
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523713, (2026/04/26 09:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:49.7 +38:48:33  0.0 34.45 108
60Bet Oph      17:44:46.4 +04:33:29  2.8  6.12 108
73 Oph         18:10:52.5 +04:00:00  6.0  1.05 115
PPM 165293     18:11:03.0 +04:36:36  7.6  0.57 114
PPM 165248     18:09:53.8 +05:16:45  9.5  0.34 114
PPM 165232     18:09:25.8 +05:09:17 10.7  0.18 114
523713         18:09:17.2 +04:58:31 15.0       114
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 14.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=38.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:34:34 -16.5 AT Up 40.1 153.7 Up 09:25:13 - 09:43:55 488
Kamloops 09:35:08 -22.4 Dark Up 36.1 136.2 Up 09:25:47 - 09:44:29 -265
Kelowna 09:35:05 -22.9 Dark Up 37.1 136.7 Up 09:25:44 - 09:44:26 -298
Peachland 09:35:05 -23.1 Dark Up 37.0 136.3 Up 09:25:44 - 09:44:26 -320
Summerland 09:35:05 -23.2 Dark Up 37.2 136.4 Up 09:25:44 - 09:44:26 -329
Penticton 09:35:03 -23.2 Dark Up 37.3 136.4 Up 09:25:42 - 09:44:24 -330
Oliver 09:35:04 -23.5 Dark Up 37.5 136.3 Up 09:25:43 - 09:44:25 -361
Dunrhomin 09:33:59 -25.2 Dark Up 50.7 148.8 Up 09:24:38 - 09:43:20 -365
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:35:03 -23.6 Dark Up 37.8 136.4 Up 09:25:42 - 09:44:24 -367
Nikitin 09:33:59 -25.3 Dark Up 50.8 148.6 Up 09:24:38 - 09:43:20 -381
CU-SBO 09:33:59 -25.4 Dark Up 50.9 148.4 Up 09:24:38 - 09:43:20 -390
Okanogan 09:35:02 -24.3 Dark Up 38.1 135.8 Up 09:25:41 - 09:44:23 -433
Brewster 09:35:03 -24.6 Dark Up 38.2 135.4 Up 09:25:42 - 09:44:24 -466
Manson/Chelan 09:35:03 -24.9 Dark Up 38.2 134.9 Up 09:25:42 - 09:44:24 -500
Wenatchee 09:35:02 -25.4 Dark Up 38.4 134.4 Up 09:25:41 - 09:44:23 -550
Victoria 09:35:13 -25.2 Dark Up 36.2 131.7 Up 09:25:52 - 09:44:34 -583
Ellensburg 09:35:02 -25.8 Dark Up 38.6 133.9 Up 09:25:41 - 09:44:23 -596
PNWRO 09:34:56 -26.2 Dark Up 40.1 135.2 Up 09:25:35 - 09:44:17 -608
Yakima 09:35:01 -26.2 Dark Up 38.9 133.7 Up 09:25:40 - 09:44:22 -633
Toppenish/White Swan 09:35:00 -26.3 Dark Up 39.1 133.7 Up 09:25:39 - 09:44:21 -644
The Dalles 09:35:02 -27.2 Dark Up 39.3 132.4 Up 09:25:41 - 09:44:23 -749
Maupin 09:35:01 -27.6 Dark Up 39.6 132.3 Up 09:25:40 - 09:44:22 -782
Sisters 09:35:00 -28.5 Dark Up 39.9 131.2 Up 09:25:39 - 09:44:21 -884
Bend 09:34:58 -28.7 Dark Up 40.2 131.3 Up 09:25:37 - 09:44:19 -893
Oregon Observatory 09:34:59 -28.9 Dark Up 40.2 131.0 Up 09:25:38 - 09:44:20 -915
Chiloquin 09:34:57 -30.2 Dark Up 40.9 129.7 Up 09:25:36 - 09:44:18 -1053
Cedarville 09:34:50 -30.6 Dark Up 42.5 130.8 Up 09:25:29 - 09:44:11 -1066
Klamath Falls 09:34:56 -30.5 Dark Up 41.1 129.6 Up 09:25:35 - 09:44:17 -1080
Fall River/Burney 09:34:53 -31.4 Dark Up 42.1 129.2 Up 09:25:32 - 09:44:14 -1169
Gimple 09:34:49 -32.1 Dark Up 43.0 129.1 Up 09:25:28 - 09:44:10 -1225
Reno 09:34:45 -32.2 Dark Up 44.0 129.8 Up 09:25:24 - 09:44:06 -1226
Greenville 09:34:49 -32.1 Dark Up 42.9 129.0 Up 09:25:28 - 09:44:10 -1229
Portola 09:34:47 -32.2 Dark Up 43.4 129.3 Up 09:25:26 - 09:44:08 -1235
Yerington 09:34:40 -32.5 Dark Up 44.7 130.1 Up 09:25:19 - 09:44:01 -1242
Quincy 09:34:49 -32.3 Dark Up 43.0 128.9 Up 09:25:28 - 09:44:10 -1247
Hawthorne 09:34:38 -32.7 Dark Up 45.3 130.3 Up 09:25:17 - 09:43:59 -1256
Carson City 09:34:44 -32.5 Dark Up 44.2 129.5 Up 09:25:23 - 09:44:05 -1257
Patrick 09:34:14 -33.3 Dark Up 50.2 133.3 Up 09:24:53 - 09:43:35 -1267
Gardnerville 09:34:42 -32.7 Dark Up 44.4 129.4 Up 09:25:21 - 09:44:03 -1276
George/Scottsdale 09:34:01 -33.6 Dark Up 52.5 134.3 Up 09:24:40 - 09:43:22 -1294
Beatty 09:34:28 -33.3 Dark Up 47.5 131.1 Up 09:25:07 - 09:43:49 -1300
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:34:15 -33.8 Dark Up 49.9 132.2 Up 09:24:54 - 09:43:36 -1329
Lee Vining 09:34:39 -33.3 Dark Up 45.4 129.3 Up 09:25:18 - 09:44:00 -1332
Bishop 09:34:33 -33.6 Dark Up 46.2 129.7 Up 09:25:12 - 09:43:54 -1347
Lake Havasu City 09:34:13 -34.2 Dark Up 50.5 131.9 Up 09:24:52 - 09:43:34 -1372
Yuma 09:34:08 -35.8 Dark Up 51.5 129.8 Up 09:24:47 - 09:43:29 -1546
Calipatria 09:34:12 -35.9 Dark Up 50.6 129.2 Up 09:24:51 - 09:43:33 -1561
Idyllwild 09:34:19 -36.0 Dark Up 49.5 128.4 Up 09:24:58 - 09:43:40 -1575
Wildwood 09:34:26 -36.5 Dark Up 48.0 126.6 Up 09:25:05 - 09:43:47 -1649

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 523713, (2026/04/26 09:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 34.45 108
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8  6.12 108
73 Oph         18:09:34.0 +03:59:36  6.0  1.05 115
PPM 165293     18:09:44.9 +04:36:12  7.6  0.57 114
PPM 165248     18:08:36.1 +05:16:24  9.5  0.34 114
PPM 165232     18:08:08.1 +05:08:57 10.7  0.18 114
523713         18:07:59.3 +04:58:11 15.0       114
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/08/21 03:04:11 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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