RECON: TNO occultation with 523724

Event between (523724) 14MA70 and star GA0860:16952805 with event index number of 2329408

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/05/14 21:03:48 UTC

J2000 position of star is 23:18:15.6 -02:03:39
Equinox of date position of star is 23:19:29.3 -01:55:47
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 176 degrees from the moon. Moon is 69% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.6

Object is 41.4 AU from the Sun and 41.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 122 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2004 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.3
Diameter=520.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 29.7 sec chord
Diameter=212.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523724, (2027/05/14 21:03UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:09.3 -29:28:35  1.2 27.99 154
Markab         23:06:07.6 +15:21:11  2.5 17.59 161
96 Aqr         23:20:49.0 -04:58:28  5.4  3.08 175
PPM 181605     23:19:02.3 -01:22:20  8.3  0.56 176
PPM 207403     23:20:03.4 -01:46:33  9.4  0.17 176
523724         23:19:40.0 -01:54:39 16.6       176
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 523724, (2027/05/14 21:03UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 27.99 154
Markab         23:04:45.8 +15:12:18  2.5 17.59 161
96 Aqr         23:19:24.3 -05:07:28  5.4  3.08 175
PPM 181605     23:17:38.0 -01:31:20  8.3  0.56 176
PPM 207403     23:18:39.0 -01:55:33  9.4  0.17 176
523724         23:18:15.6 -02:03:39 16.6       176
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/25 04:16:27 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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