RECON: TNO occultation with 523770

Event between (523770) 14XO40 and star GA0780:04661512 with event index number of 1430445

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/04/21 10:03:35 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:57:06.4 -10:11:32
Equinox of date position of star is 14:58:15.1 -10:16:35
Stellar brightness G=15.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 82 degrees from the moon. Moon is 46% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.1

[RECON map]
TNO is 16.3 AU from the Sun and 15.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 216 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3183 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11115.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.0
Diameter=150.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.3 sec chord
Diameter=61.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523770, (2025/04/21 10:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:31.8 -11:17:33  1.0 22.60 102
27Bet Lib      15:18:22.4 -09:28:29  2.6  4.97  77
18 Lib         15:00:16.0 -11:14:39  5.8  1.05  81
PPM 229488     14:56:53.1 -10:22:58  8.3  0.40  82
PPM 229524     14:58:14.5 -10:12:17  9.6  0.11  82
523770         14:58:28.5 -10:17:34 15.5        81
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 4.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 11.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=6.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Dunrhomin 10:03:48 -22.5 Dark Up 31.9 216.9 Up 09:48:48 - 10:18:48 2847
Clarence Fulton 10:05:01 -21.6 Dark Down 27.7 199.4 Low 09:50:01 - 10:20:01 2796
Kelowna 10:05:00 -22.0 Dark Down 28.1 199.3 Low 09:50:00 - 10:20:00 2777
Peachland 10:05:01 -22.2 Dark Down 28.2 199.0 Low 09:50:01 - 10:20:01 2764
Penticton 10:05:00 -22.3 Dark Down 28.4 199.3 Low 09:50:00 - 10:20:00 2762
Summerland 10:05:01 -22.3 Dark Down 28.4 199.1 Low 09:50:01 - 10:20:01 2761
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:04:58 -22.7 Dark Down 28.9 199.6 Low 09:49:58 - 10:19:58 2750
Oliver 10:04:59 -22.6 Dark Down 28.7 199.3 Low 09:49:59 - 10:19:59 2749
Tonasket 10:04:57 -23.0 Dark Down 29.2 199.5 Low 09:49:57 - 10:19:57 2735
Okanogan 10:04:57 -23.3 Dark Down 29.5 199.4 Low 09:49:57 - 10:19:57 2718
Brewster 10:04:57 -23.6 Dark Down 29.8 199.3 Low 09:49:57 - 10:19:57 2701
Manson/Chelan 10:04:57 -23.9 Dark Down 30.1 198.9 Up 09:49:57 - 10:19:57 2680
Wenatchee 10:04:57 -24.4 Dark Down 30.6 198.8 Up 09:49:57 - 10:19:57 2656
Pasco 10:04:50 -24.9 Dark Down 31.4 200.3 Up 09:49:50 - 10:19:50 2649
PNWRO 10:04:49 -25.0 Dark Down 31.6 200.6 Up 09:49:49 - 10:19:49 2647
Ellensburg 10:04:57 -24.8 Dark Down 31.0 198.6 Up 09:49:57 - 10:19:57 2632
Yakima 10:04:56 -25.1 Dark Down 31.4 198.7 Up 09:49:56 - 10:19:56 2614
Toppenish/White Swan 10:04:55 -25.3 Dark Down 31.6 198.9 Up 09:49:55 - 10:19:55 2611
Victoria 10:05:09 -24.5 Dark Down 30.1 195.2 Up 09:50:09 - 10:20:09 2596
Goldendale 10:04:54 -25.9 Dark Down 32.2 198.5 Up 09:49:54 - 10:19:54 2573
The Dalles 10:04:55 -26.2 Dark Down 32.5 198.2 Up 09:49:55 - 10:19:55 2550
Maupin 10:04:54 -26.5 Dark Down 32.9 198.4 Up 09:49:54 - 10:19:54 2535
Redmond 10:04:52 -27.3 Dark Down 33.7 198.4 Up 09:49:52 - 10:19:52 2492
Sisters 10:04:53 -27.5 Dark Down 33.8 198.0 Up 09:49:53 - 10:19:53 2479
Bend 10:04:52 -27.5 Dark Down 34.0 198.3 Up 09:49:52 - 10:19:52 2477
Oregon Observatory 10:04:52 -27.7 Dark Down 34.2 198.2 Up 09:49:52 - 10:19:52 2464
North Lake 10:04:48 -28.1 Dark Down 34.7 199.0 Up 09:49:48 - 10:19:48 2454
La Pine/Gilchrist 10:04:51 -27.9 Dark Down 34.4 198.2 Up 09:49:51 - 10:19:51 2453
Paisley 10:04:46 -28.4 Dark Down 35.1 199.5 Up 09:49:46 - 10:19:46 2441
Lakeview 10:04:44 -28.7 Dark Down 35.5 199.8 Up 09:49:44 - 10:19:44 2424
Cedarville 10:04:42 -29.2 Dark Down 36.1 200.2 Up 09:49:42 - 10:19:42 2398
Chiloquin 10:04:50 -29.0 Dark Down 35.5 198.0 Up 09:49:50 - 10:19:50 2387
Klamath Falls 10:04:50 -29.3 Dark Down 35.8 198.2 Up 09:49:50 - 10:19:50 2373
Tonopah 10:04:22 -30.6 Dark Up 38.5 204.6 Up 09:49:22 - 10:19:22 2331
Fall River/Burney 10:04:45 -30.1 Dark Down 36.9 198.9 Up 09:49:45 - 10:19:45 2328
Susanville 10:04:41 -30.3 Dark Up 37.3 199.9 Up 09:49:41 - 10:19:41 2324
Patrick 10:04:03 -30.8 Dark Up 39.6 209.4 Up 09:49:03 - 10:19:03 2313
Reno 10:04:36 -30.6 Dark Up 37.9 201.1 Up 09:49:36 - 10:19:36 2311
Indian Springs 10:04:13 -30.9 Dark Up 39.3 206.9 Up 09:49:13 - 10:19:13 2309
Yerington 10:04:31 -30.8 Dark Up 38.2 202.0 Up 09:49:31 - 10:19:31 2307
Henderson 10:04:09 -30.9 Dark Up 39.5 207.9 Up 09:49:09 - 10:19:09 2305
Hawthorne 10:04:29 -30.9 Dark Up 38.5 202.8 Up 09:49:29 - 10:19:29 2302
Gimple 10:04:41 -30.6 Dark Up 37.6 199.7 Up 09:49:41 - 10:19:41 2302
Portola 10:04:39 -30.7 Dark Up 37.8 200.3 Up 09:49:39 - 10:19:39 2300
Greenville 10:04:41 -30.6 Dark Down 37.6 199.6 Up 09:49:41 - 10:19:41 2298
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:04:04 -31.1 Dark Up 39.9 209.3 Up 09:49:04 - 10:19:04 2294
Carson City 10:04:34 -30.9 Dark Up 38.2 201.2 Up 09:49:34 - 10:19:34 2293
George/Scottsdale 10:03:51 -30.8 Dark Up 40.3 212.4 Up 09:48:51 - 10:18:51 2292
Quincy 10:04:41 -30.8 Dark Up 37.8 199.7 Up 09:49:41 - 10:19:41 2288
Beatty 10:04:18 -31.2 Dark Up 39.4 205.5 Up 09:49:18 - 10:19:18 2286
Gardnerville 10:04:34 -31.1 Dark Up 38.4 201.4 Up 09:49:34 - 10:19:34 2282
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:04:05 -31.4 Dark Up 40.1 208.7 Up 09:49:05 - 10:19:05 2272
Mohave Valley 10:04:04 -31.6 Dark Up 40.4 208.8 Up 09:49:04 - 10:19:04 2257
Lee Vining 10:04:29 -31.6 Dark Up 39.2 202.4 Up 09:49:29 - 10:19:29 2254
Bishop 10:04:25 -31.7 Dark Up 39.5 203.4 Up 09:49:25 - 10:19:25 2249
Lake Havasu City 10:04:02 -31.7 Dark Up 40.6 209.3 Up 09:49:02 - 10:19:02 2244
Parker 10:04:00 -32.0 Dark Up 40.9 209.4 Up 09:49:00 - 10:19:00 2225
Blythe 10:04:01 -32.5 Dark Up 41.5 209.3 Up 09:49:01 - 10:19:01 2183
Yuma 10:03:59 -33.2 Dark Up 42.3 209.7 Up 09:48:59 - 10:18:59 2127
Calipatria 10:04:03 -33.4 Dark Up 42.3 208.4 Up 09:49:03 - 10:19:03 2118
Idyllwild 10:04:09 -33.6 Dark Up 42.2 206.7 Up 09:49:09 - 10:19:09 2108
Wildwood 10:04:17 -34.3 Dark Up 42.6 204.3 Up 09:49:17 - 10:19:17 2054
CPSLO 10:04:28 -34.4 Dark Up 42.1 201.3 Up 09:49:28 - 10:19:28 2042

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 523770, (2025/04/21 10:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 22.60 102
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  4.97  77
18 Lib         14:58:53.4 -11:08:40  5.8  1.05  81
PPM 229488     14:55:31.0 -10:16:54  8.3  0.40  82
PPM 229524     14:56:52.5 -10:06:15  9.6  0.11  82
523770         14:57:06.4 -10:11:32 15.5        81
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/03/05 01:30:46 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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