RECON: TNO occultation with 523700

Event between (523700) 14GM54 and star GA1020:18237857 with event index number of 2090137

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/09/24 15:45:06 UTC

J2000 position of star is 20:34:18.5 +12:08:47
Equinox of date position of star is 20:35:23.8 +12:13:34
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 139 degrees from the moon. Moon is 36% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1

TNO is 29.7 AU from the Sun and 29.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 109 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2673 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.1 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523700, (2027/09/24 15:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:22.7 +45:22:50  1.3 33.17 108
Tarazed        19:47:34.7 +10:40:58  2.7 11.87 144
2Eps Del       20:34:32.3 +11:23:57  4.0  0.88 140
PPM 138706     20:38:18.1 +12:08:48  8.1  0.66 139
PPM 138602     20:35:16.2 +12:11:53  9.1  0.10 139
523700         20:35:37.6 +12:14:35 16.5       139
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 523700, (2027/09/24 15:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 33.17 108
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7 11.87 144
2Eps Del       20:33:12.8 +11:18:11  4.0  0.88 140
PPM 138706     20:36:58.9 +12:02:55  8.1  0.66 139
PPM 138602     20:33:57.1 +12:06:06  9.1  0.10 139
523700         20:34:18.5 +12:08:47 16.5       139
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/23 03:13:20 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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