RECON: TNO occultation with 523717

Event between (523717) 14KY101 and star GA0700:07554925 with event index number of 307328

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/10/05 03:14:59 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:01:15.4 -19:39:20
Equinox of date position of star is 17:02:27.9 -19:41:03
Stellar brightness G=14.1, use SENSEUP=64
Star is 152 degrees from the moon. Moon is 91% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.7

TNO is 35.3 AU from the Sun and 35.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 202 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1619 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=316.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Diameter=129.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523717, (2020/10/05 03:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:41.0 -26:28:35  0.9  9.97 157
35Eta Oph      17:11:34.2 -15:44:57  2.6  4.49 150
29 Oph         17:03:04.3 -18:54:51  5.9  0.78 152
PPM 232457     17:01:32.1 -19:11:52  8.3  0.54 152
PPM 232484     17:02:57.7 -19:36:19  9.4  0.14 152
523717         17:02:28.9 -19:41:04 14.1       151
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, (2020/10/05 03:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  9.97 157
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  4.49 150
29 Oph         17:01:51.2 -18:53:08  5.9  0.78 152
PPM 232457     17:00:18.9 -19:10:06  8.3  0.54 152
PPM 232484     17:01:44.3 -19:34:35  9.4  0.14 152
523717         17:01:15.4 -19:39:20 14.1       152
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/06/21 21:45:39 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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