RECON: TNO occultation with 523704

Event between (523704) 14HB200 and star GA0680:06300048 with event index number of 2263534

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/01/16 06:40:11 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:30:21.5 -21:14:59
Equinox of date position of star is 15:31:37.5 -21:19:24
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 16 degrees from the moon. Moon is 38% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5

TNO is 30.0 AU from the Sun and 30.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.3 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 108 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1468 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.5
Diameter=187.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.8 sec chord
Diameter=76.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523704, (2023/01/16 06:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:49.4 -26:28:52  0.9 14.45  30
7Del Sco       16:01:42.0 -22:41:08  2.3  7.08  23
PPM 264334     15:31:56.4 -20:48:22  6.5  0.52  15
PPM 264284     15:29:39.0 -21:17:17  7.4  0.48  15
PPM 264341     15:32:08.9 -21:06:59  9.8  0.24  16
523704         15:31:41.9 -21:19:39 16.3        16
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 523704, (2023/01/16 06:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 14.45  30
7Del Sco       16:00:20.0 -22:37:19  2.3  7.08  23
PPM 264334     15:30:36.3 -20:43:43  6.5  0.52  15
PPM 264284     15:28:18.7 -21:12:34  7.4  0.48  15
PPM 264341     15:30:48.6 -21:02:21  9.8  0.24  16
523704         15:30:21.5 -21:14:59 16.3        15
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/16 01:13:02 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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