RECON: TNO occultation with 523757

Event between (523757) 14WH509 and star GA1220:03379835 with event index number of 1009142

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/12/05 19:54:03 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:02:48.5 +32:02:29
Equinox of date position of star is 09:04:05.0 +31:57:28
Stellar brightness G=15.9, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 13 degrees from the moon. Moon is 73% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.6

TNO is 42.9 AU from the Sun and 42.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.9 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 129 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1839 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.2
Diameter=539.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 36.2 sec chord
Diameter=220.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 14.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523757, (2020/12/05 19:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:35.6 +27:58:26  1.1 17.22  24
66 Cnc         09:02:40.8 +32:10:10  5.9  0.36  13
PPM 074224     09:06:11.6 +32:17:33  6.6  0.56  13
PPM 074188     09:03:15.4 +32:03:56  9.8  0.21  13
523757         09:04:05.0 +31:57:28 15.9        13
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.

Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.

Star training set for 523757, (2020/12/05 19:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:18.0 +28:01:33  1.1 17.22  24
66 Cnc         09:01:24.1 +32:15:09  5.9  0.36  13
PPM 074224     09:04:55.0 +32:22:36  6.6  0.56  13
PPM 074188     09:01:58.8 +32:08:56  9.8  0.21  13
523757         09:02:48.5 +32:02:29 15.9        13
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/12/04 01:11:12 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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