RECON: TNO occultation with 523746

Event between (523746) 14UT114 and star UC4-631-018503 with event index number of 305131

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/02/16 19:42:37 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:34:23.8 +36:04:54
Equinox of date position of star is 04:35:41.2 +36:07:16
Stellar brightness R=14.7, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 163 degrees from the moon. Moon is 40% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.3

TNO is 15.9 AU from the Sun and 15.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 8.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 116 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1501 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.0
Diameter=95.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.0 sec chord
Diameter=39.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523746, (2020/02/16 19:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:04.7 +16:32:53  0.8 19.58 177
3Iot Aur       04:58:18.5 +33:11:46  2.7  5.49 165
PPM 069587     04:43:12.6 +38:19:00  6.2  2.65 161
PPM 069536     04:37:58.7 +36:59:31  7.6  0.98 162
PPM 069496     04:34:22.2 +35:52:24  9.7  0.37 163
523746         04:35:44.0 +36:07:21 14.7       163
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 523746, (2020/02/16 19:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 19.58 177
3Iot Aur       04:56:59.6 +33:09:58  2.7  5.49 165
PPM 069587     04:41:50.7 +38:16:47  6.2  2.65 161
PPM 069536     04:36:37.9 +36:57:08  7.6  0.98 162
PPM 069496     04:33:02.2 +35:49:55  9.7  0.37 163
523746         04:34:23.8 +36:04:54 14.7       163
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:16:50 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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