RECON: TNO occultation with 523674

Event between (523674) 13MA12 and star UC4-326-205101 with event index number of 308929

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/10/01 15:10:43 UTC

J2000 position of star is 21:22:33.4 -24:53:51
Equinox of date position of star is 21:23:38.6 -24:48:59
Stellar brightness R=15.2, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 88 degrees from the moon. Moon is 12% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.0

TNO is 42.5 AU from the Sun and 41.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 152 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1546 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=457.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 33.5 sec chord
Diameter=186.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 13.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523674, (2019/10/01 15:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:44.3 -29:31:02  1.2 21.61 106
PPM 272410     21:24:08.2 -22:35:01  5.4  2.23  89
PPM 272425     21:25:04.5 -25:07:01  6.6  0.44  88
PPM 272396     21:23:32.7 -25:04:45  9.4  0.27  88
523674         21:23:41.9 -24:48:45 15.2        88
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 523674, (2019/10/01 15:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.5 -29:37:23  1.2 21.61 106
PPM 272410     21:23:00.6 -22:40:08  5.4  2.23  89
PPM 272425     21:23:56.0 -25:12:09  6.6  0.44  88
PPM 272396     21:22:24.2 -25:09:52  9.4  0.27  88
523674         21:22:33.4 -24:53:51 15.2        88
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/24 21:57:56 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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