RECON: TNO occultation with 523700

Event between (523700) 14GM54 and star GA1080:13006988 with event index number of 1061186

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/03/16 16:46:35 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:46:57.4 +19:39:27
Equinox of date position of star is 19:47:53.1 +19:42:38
Stellar brightness G=15.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 92 degrees from the moon. Moon is 10% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.7

TNO is 27.3 AU from the Sun and 27.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 72 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1553 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.9 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523700, (2021/03/16 16:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:39.4 +38:48:16  0.0 24.38 101
Tarazed        19:47:16.1 +10:39:59  2.7  9.05  93
8Zet Sge       19:49:55.1 +19:11:47  5.0  0.70  91
PPM 137021     19:49:40.5 +19:42:55  7.6  0.42  91
PPM 136954     19:47:46.4 +19:47:03  9.2  0.08  92
523700         19:47:53.5 +19:42:39 15.1        91
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, (2021/03/16 16:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 24.38 101
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7  9.05  93
8Zet Sge       19:48:58.7 +19:08:32  5.0  0.70  91
PPM 137021     19:48:44.3 +19:39:40  7.6  0.42  91
PPM 136954     19:46:50.2 +19:43:52  9.2  0.08  92
523700         19:46:57.4 +19:39:27 15.1        92
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/19 21:12:55 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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