RECON: TNO occultation with 523800

Event between (523800) 17KZ31 and star GA0800:04118695 with event index number of 352872

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/02/09 14:17:29 UTC

J2000 position of star is 11:34:49.4 -08:10:11
Equinox of date position of star is 11:35:47.7 -08:16:31
Stellar brightness G=12.6, use SENSEUP=16
Star is 159 degrees from the moon. Moon is 19% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.0

TNO is 11.6 AU from the Sun and 10.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 35.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 16.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 23 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 714 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.2
Diameter=55.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Diameter=22.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 0.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523800, (2019/02/09 14:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:12.1 -11:15:38  1.0 27.35 166
4Gam Crv       12:16:47.5 -17:38:53  2.6 13.69 160
PPM 194572     11:33:45.9 -07:56:00  5.8  0.61 159
PPM 194570     11:33:42.9 -09:03:13  8.4  0.93 158
PPM 194594     11:35:10.6 -08:06:57  9.5  0.22 159
523800         11:35:47.8 -08:16:32 12.6       159
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 523800, (2019/02/09 14:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 27.35 166
4Gam Crv       12:15:48.2 -17:32:31  2.6 13.69 160
PPM 194572     11:32:47.5 -07:49:39  5.8  0.61 159
PPM 194570     11:32:44.7 -08:56:52  8.4  0.93 158
PPM 194594     11:34:12.3 -08:00:36  9.5  0.22 159
523800         11:34:49.4 -08:10:11 12.6       159
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/01/31 18:04:01 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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