RECON: TNO occultation with 523642

Event between (523642) 10SS43 and star GA1220:00137302 with event index number of 322381

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/11/03 15:28:57 UTC

J2000 position of star is 00:46:37.9 +33:23:24
Equinox of date position of star is 00:47:39.1 +33:29:33
Stellar brightness G=12.4, use SENSEUP=16
Star is 135 degrees from the moon. Moon is 19% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.9

TNO is 39.2 AU from the Sun and 38.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 76 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1881 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.9
Diameter=398.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.4 sec chord
Diameter=162.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523642, (2018/11/03 15:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:04.5 +45:20:54  1.3 47.69 115
57Gam1And      02:05:03.8 +42:25:09  2.3 17.62 119
PPM 065488     00:38:22.0 +35:30:12  6.4  2.78 134
PPM 065648     00:49:56.1 +33:01:37  8.0  0.67 135
PPM 065608     00:47:07.5 +33:38:23 10.0  0.18 135
523642         00:47:39.2 +33:29:34 12.4       135
Positions are for equinox of date

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.

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Star training set for 523642, (2018/11/03 15:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 47.69 115
57Gam1And      02:03:54.0 +42:19:46  2.3 17.62 119
PPM 065488     00:37:21.2 +35:23:59  6.4  2.78 134
PPM 065648     00:48:54.6 +32:55:28  8.0  0.67 135
PPM 065608     00:46:06.2 +33:32:14 10.0  0.18 135
523642         00:46:37.9 +33:23:24 12.4       135
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/23 20:42:25 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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