RECON: TNO occultation with 523620

Event between (523620) 07RH283 and star GA1240:01160643 with event index number of 326178

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/10/11 22:56:20 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:26:30.0 +35:49:47
Equinox of date position of star is 04:27:51.1 +35:52:29
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 62 degrees from the moon. Moon is 30% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4

TNO is 21.2 AU from the Sun and 20.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.5 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 892 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=114.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Diameter=46.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523620, (2020/10/11 22:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:06.9 +16:32:58  0.8 19.44  63
3Iot Aur       04:58:21.0 +33:11:49  2.7  6.82  56
55 Per         04:25:50.3 +34:10:39  5.5  1.75  62
PPM 069374     04:24:57.5 +35:57:00  8.2  0.59  62
PPM 069411     04:27:34.7 +35:47:06  9.5  0.11  62
523620         04:27:52.4 +35:52:32 15.7        62
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 523620, (2020/10/11 22:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 19.44  63
3Iot Aur       04:56:59.6 +33:09:58  2.7  6.82  56
55 Per         04:24:29.2 +34:07:51  5.5  1.75  62
PPM 069374     04:23:35.3 +35:54:11  8.2  0.59  62
PPM 069411     04:26:12.4 +35:44:21  9.5  0.11  62
523620         04:26:30.0 +35:49:47 15.7        62
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/06/21 21:59:17 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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