RECON: TNO occultation with 523721

Event between (523721) 14LR28 and star GA0780:21964985 with event index number of 2329458

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/06/30 00:02:46 UTC

J2000 position of star is 22:05:24.9 -11:46:59
Equinox of date position of star is 22:06:38.1 -11:40:17
Stellar brightness G=14.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 98 degrees from the moon. Moon is 84% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.0

TNO is 46.3 AU from the Sun and 45.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 162 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1742 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.3
Diameter=512.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 37.6 sec chord
Diameter=209.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 15.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523721, (2023/06/30 00:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:56.6 -29:29:50  1.2 21.58 101
33Iot Aqr      22:07:42.2 -13:45:17  4.3  2.10  97
PPM 239851     22:09:49.4 -11:29:52  7.6  0.79  99
PPM 239762     22:06:09.4 -11:41:36  9.6  0.13  98
523721         22:06:40.3 -11:40:05 14.7        98
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 523721, (2023/06/30 00:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 21.58 101
33Iot Aqr      22:06:26.3 -13:52:12  4.3  2.10  97
PPM 239851     22:08:34.2 -11:36:49  7.6  0.79  99
PPM 239762     22:04:54.1 -11:48:29  9.6  0.13  98
523721         22:05:24.9 -11:46:59 14.7        98
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/10/24 03:55:43 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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