RECON: TNO occultation with 523700

Event between (523700) 14GM54 and star GA1100:09179443 with event index number of 361940

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/10/10 01:15:17 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:25:43.4 +20:27:30
Equinox of date position of star is 19:26:36.9 +20:30:01
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 135 degrees from the moon. Moon is 50% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.5

TNO is 27.1 AU from the Sun and 27.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 49 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1505 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523700, (2020/10/10 01:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:38.6 +38:48:14  0.0 21.12 116
Tarazed        19:47:14.8 +10:39:55  2.7 11.01 144
PPM 108971     19:26:16.7 +20:18:50  6.4  0.20 135
PPM 108989     19:26:38.5 +20:36:06 10.2  0.10 135
523700         19:26:37.7 +20:30:03 16.0       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 523700, (2020/10/10 01:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 21.12 116
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7 11.01 144
PPM 108971     19:25:22.3 +20:16:18  6.4  0.20 135
PPM 108989     19:25:44.3 +20:33:33 10.2  0.10 135
523700         19:25:43.4 +20:27:30 16.0       135
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/06/21 21:57:20 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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