RECON: TNO occultation with 523711

Event between (523711) 14JH80 and star GA0960:16995494 with event index number of 2619911

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/12/21 07:14:55 UTC

J2000 position of star is 21:25:21.9 +07:40:56
Equinox of date position of star is 21:26:29.7 +07:46:55
Stellar brightness G=15.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 134 degrees from the moon. Moon is 40% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.4

TNO is 34.0 AU from the Sun and 34.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 96 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3352 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=244.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.8 sec chord
Diameter=99.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523711, (2027/12/21 07:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:53.1 +38:48:39  0.0 48.94  96
Tarazed        19:47:35.3 +10:41:00  2.7 24.63 110
PPM 171790     21:29:47.6 +08:19:07  6.4  0.91 135
PPM 171799     21:30:15.7 +07:52:50  8.5  0.87 135
PPM 171710     21:25:49.2 +07:46:59  9.6  0.23 133
PPM 171736     21:27:13.9 +07:52:33 10.8  0.14 134
523711         21:26:44.7 +07:48:15 15.1       134
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 523711, (2027/12/21 07:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 48.94  96
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7 24.63 110
PPM 171790     21:28:24.9 +08:11:44  6.4  0.91 135
PPM 171799     21:28:52.8 +07:45:25  8.5  0.87 135
PPM 171710     21:24:26.3 +07:39:42  9.6  0.23 133
PPM 171736     21:25:51.1 +07:45:13 10.8  0.14 134
523711         21:25:21.9 +07:40:56 15.1       134
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/26 02:45:36 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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