RECON: TNO occultation with 523744

Event between (523744) 14TC86 and star GA1080:03167812 with event index number of 2323494

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/03/16 18:14:18 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:59:36.2 +18:19:15
Equinox of date position of star is 09:00:57.7 +18:13:34
Stellar brightness G=12.1, use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 120 degrees from the moon. Moon is 62% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1

Object is 42.0 AU from the Sun and 41.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.1 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 150 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1821 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.8
Diameter=415.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 24.3 sec chord
Diameter=169.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523744, (2028/03/16 18:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:52.4 +11:49:42  1.3 17.75 103
PPM 125810     08:52:21.2 +18:43:30  6.2  2.16 123
PPM 125970     08:59:53.8 +18:11:51  6.6  0.31 121
PPM 125982     09:00:46.1 +17:56:57  9.4  0.28 120
PPM 125994     09:01:29.8 +18:24:12 10.7  0.21 120
523744         09:01:11.7 +18:12:35 12.1       120
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 523744, (2028/03/16 18:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3 17.75 103
PPM 125810     08:50:45.0 +18:49:55  6.2  2.16 123
PPM 125970     08:58:18.3 +18:18:29  6.6  0.31 121
PPM 125982     08:59:10.7 +18:03:36  9.4  0.28 120
PPM 125994     08:59:54.2 +18:30:53 10.7  0.21 120
523744         08:59:36.2 +18:19:15 12.1       120
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/31 03:00:37 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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