RECON: TNO occultation with 523741

Event between (523741) 14TY85 and star GA1220:01129729 with event index number of 2324043

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/12/31 07:41:25 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:37:56.3 +32:34:18
Equinox of date position of star is 04:39:29.3 +32:37:05
Stellar brightness G=15.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 124 degrees from the moon. Moon is 45% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

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Object is 33.0 AU from the Sun and 32.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 88 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1362 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23317.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.0 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523741, (2026/12/31 07:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:28.4 +16:33:41  0.8 16.07 125
3Iot Aur       04:58:45.4 +33:12:22  2.7  4.04 120
PPM 069605     04:45:33.3 +32:54:49  6.5  1.27 122
PPM 069521     04:37:15.7 +33:19:33  8.4  0.87 124
PPM 069562     04:40:29.6 +32:43:01  9.6  0.19 123
523741         04:39:41.0 +32:37:25 15.1       123
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 37.7 km RECON observability=1.0 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)
Sleaford 07:39:12 -60.3 Dark Down 55.7 250.8 Up 07:31:22 - 07:47:02 -3956
Kamloops 07:39:50 -62.0 Dark Down 64.3 234.8 Up 07:32:00 - 07:47:40 -4229
Kelowna 07:39:47 -62.9 Dark Down 64.3 237.5 Up 07:31:57 - 07:47:37 -4312
Peachland 07:39:48 -63.0 Dark Down 64.5 237.3 Up 07:31:58 - 07:47:38 -4325
Summerland 07:39:47 -63.1 Dark Down 64.5 237.7 Up 07:31:57 - 07:47:37 -4340
Penticton 07:39:47 -63.2 Dark Down 64.5 237.9 Up 07:31:57 - 07:47:37 -4347
Oliver 07:39:47 -63.6 Dark Down 64.7 238.6 Up 07:31:57 - 07:47:37 -4385
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:39:46 -63.8 Dark Down 64.7 239.2 Up 07:31:56 - 07:47:36 -4402
Victoria 07:39:58 -63.6 Dark Down 67.1 233.8 Up 07:32:08 - 07:47:48 -4469
Okanogan 07:39:47 -64.4 Dark Down 65.1 240.0 Up 07:31:57 - 07:47:37 -4472
Brewster 07:39:46 -64.6 Dark Down 65.4 240.2 Up 07:31:56 - 07:47:36 -4502
Manson/Chelan 07:39:49 -64.8 Dark Down 65.7 240.1 Up 07:31:59 - 07:47:39 -4527
Wenatchee 07:39:48 -65.2 Dark Down 66.0 240.8 Up 07:31:58 - 07:47:38 -4578
Ellensburg 07:39:49 -65.6 Dark Down 66.3 241.3 Up 07:31:59 - 07:47:39 -4624
Yakima 07:39:48 -66.0 Dark Down 66.6 242.1 Up 07:31:58 - 07:47:38 -4668
Toppenish/White Swan 07:39:47 -66.2 Dark Down 66.6 242.7 Up 07:31:57 - 07:47:37 -4691
PNWRO 07:39:42 -66.8 Dark Down 65.8 245.6 Up 07:31:52 - 07:47:32 -4724
The Dalles 07:39:49 -66.8 Dark Down 67.4 243.2 Up 07:31:59 - 07:47:39 -4779
Maupin 07:39:49 -67.2 Dark Down 67.5 244.3 Up 07:31:59 - 07:47:39 -4824
Sisters 07:39:50 -68.0 Dark Down 68.2 245.5 Up 07:32:00 - 07:47:40 -4922
Bend 07:39:49 -68.2 Dark Down 68.1 246.4 Up 07:31:59 - 07:47:39 -4946
Oregon Observatory 07:39:50 -68.4 Dark Down 68.3 246.7 Up 07:32:00 - 07:47:40 -4966
Chiloquin 07:39:50 -69.5 Dark Down 69.1 249.2 Up 07:32:00 - 07:47:40 -5112
Klamath Falls 07:39:50 -69.9 Dark Down 69.1 250.2 Up 07:32:00 - 07:47:40 -5149
Dunrhomin 07:38:52 -71.3 Dark Down 57.3 269.2 Up 07:31:02 - 07:46:42 -5196
Nikitin 07:38:52 -71.5 Dark Down 57.4 269.5 Up 07:31:02 - 07:46:42 -5216
Cedarville 07:39:44 -70.9 Dark Down 68.2 253.8 Up 07:31:54 - 07:47:34 -5219
CU-SBO 07:38:52 -71.5 Dark Down 57.4 269.5 Up 07:31:02 - 07:46:42 -5224
Fall River/Burney 07:39:48 -71.1 Dark Down 69.2 253.6 Up 07:31:58 - 07:47:38 -5277
Gimple 07:39:46 -72.1 Dark Down 69.1 256.5 Up 07:31:56 - 07:47:36 -5375
Greenville 07:39:47 -72.0 Dark Down 69.1 256.4 Up 07:31:57 - 07:47:37 -5375
Quincy 07:39:46 -72.2 Dark Down 69.2 256.9 Up 07:31:56 - 07:47:36 -5398
Portola 07:39:44 -72.5 Dark Down 68.9 257.8 Up 07:31:54 - 07:47:34 -5409
Reno 07:39:42 -72.9 Dark Down 68.4 259.1 Up 07:31:52 - 07:47:32 -5435
Carson City 07:39:41 -73.2 Dark Down 68.5 260.0 Up 07:31:51 - 07:47:31 -5475
Yerington 07:39:39 -73.5 Dark Down 68.0 261.1 Up 07:31:49 - 07:47:29 -5493
Gardnerville 07:39:41 -73.5 Dark Down 68.5 260.6 Up 07:31:51 - 07:47:31 -5502
Hawthorne 07:39:37 -74.1 Dark Down 67.7 262.7 Up 07:31:47 - 07:47:27 -5541
Lee Vining 07:39:39 -74.5 Dark Down 68.1 263.6 Up 07:31:49 - 07:47:29 -5606
Bishop 07:39:35 -75.3 Dark Down 67.6 265.7 Up 07:31:45 - 07:47:25 -5668
Beatty 07:39:29 -76.0 Dark Down 66.4 267.9 Up 07:31:39 - 07:47:19 -5707
Patrick 07:39:18 -77.7 Dark Down 64.1 272.8 Up 07:31:28 - 07:47:08 -5844
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:39:21 -77.9 Dark Down 64.6 272.9 Up 07:31:31 - 07:47:11 -5878
Lake Havasu City 07:39:19 -78.6 Dark Down 64.4 274.5 Up 07:31:29 - 07:47:09 -5950
George/Scottsdale 07:39:10 -79.2 Dark Down 62.3 277.0 Up 07:31:20 - 07:47:00 -6007
Wildwood 07:39:36 -78.3 Dark Down 67.8 273.5 Up 07:31:46 - 07:47:26 -6031
Idyllwild 07:39:28 -79.1 Dark Down 66.3 275.1 Up 07:31:38 - 07:47:18 -6056
Calipatria 07:39:22 -79.9 Dark Down 65.2 276.9 Up 07:31:32 - 07:47:12 -6113
Yuma 07:39:19 -80.4 Dark Down 64.4 278.1 Up 07:31:29 - 07:47:09 -6152

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 523741, (2026/12/31 07:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 16.07 125
3Iot Aur       04:56:59.6 +33:09:58  2.7  4.04 120
PPM 069605     04:43:48.2 +32:51:55  6.5  1.27 122
PPM 069521     04:35:30.5 +33:16:20  8.4  0.87 124
PPM 069562     04:38:44.8 +32:39:55  9.6  0.19 123
523741         04:37:56.3 +32:34:18 15.1       124
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/23 04:23:56 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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