RECON: TNO occultation with 523697

Event between (523697) 14GY53 and star GA0860:04610105 with event index number of 2621313

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/06/16 23:01:05 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:46:18.8 -03:01:56
Equinox of date position of star is 15:47:35.4 -03:06:24
Stellar brightness G=14.4, 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 70% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1

Object is 33.6 AU from the Sun and 32.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 72 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1225 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=261.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.1 sec chord
Diameter=106.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523697, (2025/06/16 23:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.4 -26:29:10  0.9 25.58  83
1Del Oph       16:15:40.9 -03:45:28  2.7  7.03  91
PPM 198970     15:50:17.0 -03:53:42  6.0  1.02  97
PPM 198977     15:50:31.9 -03:18:37  8.3  0.75  97
PPM 179643     15:48:35.9 -02:41:40  9.5  0.48  98
PPM 198945     15:48:03.9 -03:29:32 10.1  0.40  98
523697         15:47:38.6 -03:06:35 14.4        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 523697, (2025/06/16 23:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 25.58  83
1Del Oph       16:14:20.7 -03:41:43  2.7  7.03  91
PPM 198970     15:48:56.7 -03:49:07  6.0  1.02  97
PPM 198977     15:49:12.0 -03:14:02  8.3  0.75  97
PPM 179643     15:47:16.3 -02:37:02  9.5  0.48  98
PPM 198945     15:46:43.9 -03:24:53 10.1  0.40  98
523697         15:46:18.8 -03:01:56 14.4        98
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:55:32 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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