RECON: TNO occultation with 523703

Event between (523703) 14HX199 and star GA0780:05150253 with event index number of 1134215

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/03/27 06:59:14 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:17:11.1 -10:01:43
Equinox of date position of star is 16:18:20.3 -10:04:45
Stellar brightness G=13.9, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 77 degrees from the moon. Moon is 97% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2

TNO is 30.6 AU from the Sun and 30.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 10.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 142 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1289 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=222.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 21.4 sec chord
Diameter=91.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523703, (2021/03/27 06:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:42.8 -26:28:38  0.9 16.66  84
13Zet Oph      16:38:19.8 -10:36:30  2.6  4.94  82
15Psi Sco      16:13:09.8 -10:07:04  4.9  1.28  76
PPM 231471     16:18:52.7 -10:10:31  8.4  0.16  77
PPM 231452     16:17:54.4 -10:05:48  9.4  0.11  77
523703         16:18:20.9 -10:04:47 13.9        77
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 523703, (2021/03/27 06:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 16.66  84
13Zet Oph      16:37:09.6 -10:34:01  2.6  4.94  82
15Psi Sco      16:12:00.0 -10:03:52  4.9  1.28  76
PPM 231471     16:17:42.9 -10:07:29  8.4  0.16  77
PPM 231452     16:16:44.5 -10:02:44  9.4  0.11  77
523703         16:17:11.1 -10:01:43 13.9        77
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/19 21:35:31 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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