RECON: TNO occultation with 534073

Event between (534073) 14QL441 and star GA0940:00289297 with event index number of 2174879

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/10/30 08:11:46 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:21:19.6 +05:06:25
Equinox of date position of star is 03:22:35.5 +05:11:30
Stellar brightness G=15.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 94 degrees from the moon. Moon is 57% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3

[RECON map]
Object is 37.9 AU from the Sun and 36.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.5 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 119 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2458 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26788.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=293.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.1 sec chord
Diameter=119.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 534073, (2025/10/30 08:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:24.3 +16:33:33  0.8 21.55 114
Menkar         03:03:38.0 +04:11:22  2.5  4.85  89
97Kap2Cet      03:22:28.0 +03:46:01  6.2  1.43  93
PPM 146517     03:25:00.7 +04:58:21  6.8  0.62  94
PPM 146498     03:23:15.4 +05:47:26  9.7  0.61  94
PPM 146458     03:21:16.0 +05:08:01 11.4  0.36  93
534073         03:22:41.5 +05:11:54 15.3        94
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 22.3 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)
Kamloops 08:11:29 -52.8 Dark Down 43.8 167.6 Up 08:01:05 - 08:21:52 -3427
Kelowna 08:11:27 -53.5 Dark Down 44.7 168.7 Up 08:01:04 - 08:21:51 -3502
Peachland 08:11:28 -53.7 Dark Down 44.8 168.3 Up 08:01:05 - 08:21:52 -3505
Summerland 08:11:28 -53.8 Dark Down 45.0 168.4 Up 08:01:04 - 08:21:51 -3517
Penticton 08:11:28 -53.9 Dark Down 45.0 168.5 Up 08:01:04 - 08:21:51 -3524
Victoria 08:11:40 -55.3 Dark Down 45.4 162.9 Up 08:01:16 - 08:22:03 -3533
Oliver 08:11:28 -54.2 Dark Down 45.4 168.4 Up 08:01:05 - 08:21:52 -3551
Sleaford 08:10:48 -48.3 Dark Down 42.8 187.3 Up 08:00:25 - 08:21:12 -3551
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:11:28 -54.3 Dark Down 45.6 168.7 Up 08:01:04 - 08:21:51 -3566
Okanogan 08:11:29 -55.0 Dark Down 46.2 168.2 Up 08:01:06 - 08:21:53 -3612
Brewster 08:11:30 -55.3 Dark Down 46.4 167.9 Up 08:01:07 - 08:21:54 -3629
Manson/Chelan 08:11:32 -55.6 Dark Down 46.6 167.3 Up 08:01:08 - 08:21:55 -3639
Wenatchee 08:11:32 -56.0 Dark Down 47.0 167.0 Up 08:01:09 - 08:21:56 -3672
Ellensburg 08:11:34 -56.5 Dark Down 47.4 166.6 Up 08:01:10 - 08:21:57 -3700
Yakima 08:11:34 -56.9 Dark Down 47.8 166.4 Up 08:01:11 - 08:21:58 -3731
Toppenish/White Swan 08:11:34 -57.1 Dark Down 48.0 166.6 Up 08:01:11 - 08:21:58 -3752
The Dalles 08:11:37 -57.9 Dark Down 48.6 165.3 Up 08:01:14 - 08:22:01 -3798
PNWRO 08:11:30 -57.2 Dark Down 48.6 168.7 Up 08:01:06 - 08:21:53 -3808
Maupin 08:11:38 -58.3 Dark Down 49.1 165.3 Up 08:01:14 - 08:22:01 -3834
Sisters 08:11:40 -59.3 Dark Down 49.8 164.3 Up 08:01:17 - 08:22:04 -3895
Bend 08:11:40 -59.5 Dark Down 50.1 164.6 Up 08:01:16 - 08:22:03 -3919
Oregon Observatory 08:11:41 -59.6 Dark Down 50.2 164.4 Up 08:01:17 - 08:22:04 -3930
Chiloquin 08:11:44 -61.0 Dark Down 51.4 163.3 Up 08:01:20 - 08:22:07 -4030
Klamath Falls 08:11:44 -61.3 Dark Down 51.8 163.3 Up 08:01:20 - 08:22:07 -4060
Cedarville 08:11:40 -61.7 Dark Down 52.8 165.6 Up 08:01:16 - 08:22:03 -4150
Fall River/Burney 08:11:44 -62.4 Dark Down 53.0 163.5 Up 08:01:21 - 08:22:08 -4167
Greenville 08:11:44 -63.2 Dark Down 53.9 163.9 Up 08:01:20 - 08:22:07 -4253
Gimple 08:11:43 -63.2 Dark Down 54.0 164.0 Up 08:01:20 - 08:22:07 -4255
Quincy 08:11:44 -63.4 Dark Down 54.1 163.8 Up 08:01:20 - 08:22:07 -4271
Portola 08:11:43 -63.5 Dark Down 54.4 164.5 Up 08:01:19 - 08:22:06 -4291
Reno 08:11:41 -63.6 Dark Down 54.7 165.5 Up 08:01:17 - 08:22:04 -4327
Carson City 08:11:41 -63.9 Dark Down 55.1 165.4 Up 08:01:18 - 08:22:05 -4359
Gardnerville 08:11:41 -64.2 Dark Down 55.3 165.4 Up 08:01:18 - 08:22:05 -4381
Yerington 08:11:39 -64.0 Dark Down 55.4 166.4 Up 08:01:16 - 08:22:03 -4389
Hawthorne 08:11:38 -64.3 Dark Down 56.0 167.2 Up 08:01:15 - 08:22:02 -4441
Lee Vining 08:11:40 -64.9 Dark Down 56.4 166.2 Up 08:01:17 - 08:22:04 -4480
Dunrhomin 08:10:51 -57.6 Dark Down 54.4 190.5 Up 08:00:28 - 08:21:15 -4549
Bishop 08:11:39 -65.3 Dark Down 57.1 167.2 Up 08:01:15 - 08:22:02 -4549
Nikitin 08:10:51 -57.7 Dark Down 54.6 190.5 Up 08:00:28 - 08:21:15 -4565
CU-SBO 08:10:52 -57.8 Dark Down 54.7 190.4 Up 08:00:28 - 08:21:15 -4570
Beatty 08:11:34 -65.3 Dark Down 57.8 170.1 Up 08:01:10 - 08:21:57 -4625
Patrick 08:11:25 -65.5 Dark Down 59.6 175.2 Up 08:01:02 - 08:21:49 -4821
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:11:28 -66.0 Dark Down 59.8 173.8 Up 08:01:04 - 08:21:51 -4830
Wildwood 08:11:43 -68.4 Dark Down 60.3 165.6 Up 08:01:20 - 08:22:07 -4843
Lake Havasu City 08:11:28 -66.5 Dark Down 60.5 174.2 Up 08:01:04 - 08:21:51 -4898
Idyllwild 08:11:37 -68.1 Dark Down 61.0 169.2 Up 08:01:13 - 08:22:00 -4917
Calipatria 08:11:33 -68.1 Dark Down 61.7 171.4 Up 08:01:10 - 08:21:57 -5001
George/Scottsdale 08:11:19 -65.9 Dark Down 61.4 179.1 Up 08:00:56 - 08:21:43 -5023
Yuma 08:11:30 -68.1 Dark Down 62.3 173.2 Up 08:01:07 - 08:21:54 -5061

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 534073, (2025/10/30 08:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 21.55 114
Menkar         03:02:16.8 +04:05:21  2.5  4.85  89
97Kap2Cet      03:21:06.9 +03:40:32  6.2  1.43  93
PPM 146517     03:23:39.0 +04:52:56  6.8  0.62  94
PPM 146498     03:21:53.3 +05:41:58  9.7  0.61  94
PPM 146458     03:19:54.2 +05:02:29 11.4  0.36  93
534073         03:21:19.6 +05:06:25 15.3        94
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/13 05:47:56 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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