RECON: TNO occultation with 523718

Event between (523718) 14KZ101 and star GA0840:07759024 with event index number of 2329953

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/07/05 09:19:09 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:16:16.2 -05:40:23
Equinox of date position of star is 18:17:33.5 -05:39:48
Stellar brightness G=15.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 56 degrees from the moon. Moon is 74% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0

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Object is 35.7 AU from the Sun and 34.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 328 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1485 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25195.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=316.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.3 sec chord
Diameter=129.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523718, (2025/07/05 09:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.5 -26:29:11  0.9 32.86  28
60Bet Oph      17:44:44.0 +04:33:30  2.8 13.11  53
PPM 201730     18:26:05.0 -07:03:37  6.5  2.52  58
PPM 201549     18:16:56.0 -05:27:55  7.4  0.26  56
PPM 201563     18:17:46.6 -05:42:45  9.7  0.06  56
523718         18:17:38.0 -05:39:46 15.3        56
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 27.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=45.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 09:17:16 -14.9 AT Down 28.5 212.7 Low 09:02:16 - 09:32:16 385
Sleaford 09:16:44 -10.1 NT Down 21.7 226.7 Low 09:01:44 - 09:31:44 320
Kelowna 09:17:13 -15.5 AT Down 28.9 213.9 Low 09:02:13 - 09:32:13 319
Peachland 09:17:14 -15.7 AT Down 29.1 213.6 Low 09:02:14 - 09:32:14 315
Summerland 09:17:13 -15.8 AT Down 29.2 213.8 Low 09:02:13 - 09:32:13 304
Penticton 09:17:13 -15.9 AT Down 29.2 213.9 Low 09:02:13 - 09:32:13 298
Oliver 09:17:12 -16.2 AT Down 29.5 214.0 Low 09:02:12 - 09:32:12 273
Victoria 09:17:22 -17.5 AT Down 31.4 210.1 Up 09:02:22 - 09:32:22 272
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:17:11 -16.3 AT Down 29.6 214.3 Low 09:02:11 - 09:32:11 260
Okanogan 09:17:11 -17.0 AT Down 30.2 214.3 Up 09:02:11 - 09:32:11 216
Brewster 09:17:11 -17.3 AT Down 30.5 214.1 Up 09:02:11 - 09:32:11 199
Manson/Chelan 09:17:12 -17.5 AT Down 30.8 213.8 Up 09:02:12 - 09:32:12 189
Wenatchee 09:17:12 -18.0 Dark Down 31.3 213.8 Up 09:02:12 - 09:32:12 157
Ellensburg 09:17:12 -18.5 Dark Down 31.7 213.7 Up 09:02:12 - 09:32:12 130
Yakima 09:17:11 -18.9 Dark Down 32.0 213.8 Up 09:02:11 - 09:32:11 100
Toppenish/White Swan 09:17:11 -19.0 Dark Down 32.1 214.1 Up 09:02:11 - 09:32:11 82
PNWRO 09:17:06 -19.1 Dark Down 31.9 215.8 Up 09:02:06 - 09:32:06 37
The Dalles 09:17:12 -19.9 Dark Down 33.1 213.5 Up 09:02:12 - 09:32:12 34
Maupin 09:17:11 -20.3 Dark Down 33.4 213.7 Up 09:02:11 - 09:32:11 2
Sisters 09:17:12 -21.3 Dark Down 34.3 213.5 Up 09:02:12 - 09:32:12 -58
Bend 09:17:11 -21.4 Dark Down 34.4 213.9 Up 09:02:11 - 09:32:11 -80
Oregon Observatory 09:17:11 -21.6 Dark Down 34.6 213.8 Up 09:02:11 - 09:32:11 -91
Chiloquin 09:17:11 -23.0 Dark Down 35.9 213.9 Up 09:02:11 - 09:32:11 -188
Klamath Falls 09:17:10 -23.3 Dark Down 36.1 214.1 Up 09:02:10 - 09:32:10 -216
Cedarville 09:17:04 -23.6 Dark Down 36.0 216.2 Up 09:02:04 - 09:32:04 -292
Fall River/Burney 09:17:08 -24.3 Dark Down 37.0 215.0 Up 09:02:08 - 09:32:08 -315
Greenville 09:17:05 -25.1 Dark Down 37.5 215.9 Up 09:02:05 - 09:32:05 -395
Gimple 09:17:05 -25.1 Dark Down 37.5 216.0 Up 09:02:05 - 09:32:05 -396
Quincy 09:17:05 -25.3 Dark Down 37.7 216.0 Up 09:02:05 - 09:32:05 -412
Portola 09:17:04 -25.3 Dark Down 37.5 216.6 Up 09:02:04 - 09:32:04 -428
Reno 09:17:01 -25.4 Dark Down 37.5 217.4 Up 09:02:01 - 09:32:01 -459
Carson City 09:17:01 -25.8 Dark Down 37.7 217.6 Up 09:02:01 - 09:32:01 -489
Gardnerville 09:17:00 -26.0 Dark Down 37.9 217.8 Up 09:02:00 - 09:32:00 -510
Yerington 09:16:58 -25.8 Dark Down 37.6 218.4 Up 09:01:58 - 09:31:58 -514
Hawthorne 09:16:56 -26.1 Dark Down 37.7 219.2 Up 09:01:56 - 09:31:56 -560
Dunrhomin 09:16:19 -20.0 Dark Down 29.2 231.6 Low 09:01:19 - 09:31:19 -600
Lee Vining 09:16:57 -26.7 Dark Down 38.4 218.9 Up 09:01:57 - 09:31:57 -601
Nikitin 09:16:19 -20.2 Dark Down 29.3 231.7 Low 09:01:19 - 09:31:19 -615
CU-SBO 09:16:19 -20.3 Dark Down 29.4 231.6 Low 09:01:19 - 09:31:19 -619
Bishop 09:16:54 -27.1 Dark Down 38.5 220.0 Up 09:01:54 - 09:31:54 -662
Beatty 09:16:48 -27.1 Dark Down 38.0 222.0 Up 09:01:48 - 09:31:48 -725
Patrick 09:16:38 -27.5 Dark Down 37.5 225.8 Up 09:01:38 - 09:31:38 -897
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:16:40 -28.0 Dark Down 38.0 225.2 Up 09:01:40 - 09:31:40 -909
Wildwood 09:16:52 -30.2 Dark Down 41.1 221.6 Up 09:01:52 - 09:31:52 -946
Lake Havasu City 09:16:38 -28.5 Dark Down 38.4 225.8 Up 09:01:38 - 09:31:38 -973
Idyllwild 09:16:45 -30.0 Dark Down 40.3 223.8 Up 09:01:45 - 09:31:45 -1005
Calipatria 09:16:41 -30.2 Dark Down 40.0 225.4 Up 09:01:41 - 09:31:41 -1079
George/Scottsdale 09:16:29 -28.3 Dark Down 37.4 228.7 Up 09:01:29 - 09:31:29 -1079
Yuma 09:16:37 -30.2 Dark Down 39.8 226.5 Up 09:01:37 - 09:31:37 -1132

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 523718, (2025/07/05 09:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 32.86  28
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8 13.11  53
PPM 201730     18:24:42.3 -07:04:34  6.5  2.52  58
PPM 201549     18:15:34.3 -05:28:31  7.4  0.26  56
PPM 201563     18:16:24.8 -05:43:23  9.7  0.06  56
523718         18:16:16.2 -05:40:23 15.3        56
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/16 06:06:23 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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