RECON: TNO occultation with 523717

Event between (523717) 14KY101 and star GA0700:07892247 with event index number of 307289

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/05/31 00:19:58 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:05:50.2 -19:31:47
Equinox of date position of star is 17:07:00.2 -19:33:19
Stellar brightness G=13.9, use SENSEUP=64
Star is 86 degrees from the moon. Moon is 60% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.8

TNO is 35.2 AU from the Sun and 34.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.9 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 150 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1585 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=316.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.2 sec chord
Diameter=129.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523717, (2020/05/31 00:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:39.7 -26:28:32  0.9 10.85  79
35Eta Oph      17:11:33.0 -15:44:56  2.6  3.96  86
PPM 266364     17:05:58.0 -20:31:18  6.5  1.00  85
PPM 232540     17:04:48.4 -19:29:22  8.2  0.53  85
PPM 232593     17:06:59.3 -19:27:46  9.2  0.09  85
523717         17:07:02.4 -19:33:22 13.9        86
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 523717, (2020/05/31 00:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 10.85  79
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  3.96  86
PPM 266364     17:04:45.3 -20:29:41  6.5  1.00  85
PPM 232540     17:03:36.3 -19:27:44  8.2  0.53  85
PPM 232593     17:05:47.1 -19:26:11  9.2  0.09  85
523717         17:05:50.2 -19:31:47 13.9        85
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/10/15 22:22:38 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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