RECON: TNO occultation with 85627

Event between (85627) 98HP151 and star GA0640:20716287 with event index number of 2407256

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/03/13 11:45:21 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:50:05.9 -24:11:08
Equinox of date position of star is 17:51:35.8 -24:11:27
Stellar brightness G=17.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 104 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.5

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Object is 40.9 AU from the Sun and 41.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 7.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1200 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2430 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29751.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 27.2 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 85627, (2025/03/13 11:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:57.4 -26:29:08  0.9 18.36  86
35Eta Oph      17:11:49.5 -15:45:16  2.6 12.59  94
PPM 267497     17:56:27.2 -24:53:23  6.4  1.30 105
PPM 267369     17:51:30.0 -24:12:47  7.2  0.04 103
85627          17:51:38.5 -24:11:28 17.0       104
Positions are for equinox of date

This table contains the target star visibility for the RECON network. The observing range has been set to a maximum of 0.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 20.0 km RECON observability=0.2 and success probability=0.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 11:40:22 -16.2 AT Up 10.2 155.1 Really Low 11:25:22 - 11:55:22 7495
Kamloops 11:38:26 -25.3 Dark Up 6.5 142.2 Really Low 11:23:26 - 11:53:27 7132
Kelowna 11:38:26 -25.2 Dark Up 7.5 142.8 Really Low 11:23:26 - 11:53:26 7119
Peachland 11:38:22 -25.4 Dark Up 7.5 142.6 Really Low 11:23:22 - 11:53:22 7106
Summerland 11:38:23 -25.4 Dark Up 7.6 142.6 Really Low 11:23:23 - 11:53:23 7102
Penticton 11:38:23 -25.4 Dark Up 7.7 142.7 Really Low 11:23:23 - 11:53:23 7102
Oliver 11:38:20 -25.6 Dark Up 8.0 142.7 Really Low 11:23:20 - 11:53:20 7086
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:38:20 -25.5 Dark Up 8.2 142.8 Really Low 11:23:20 - 11:53:20 7083
Okanogan 11:38:15 -26.0 Dark Up 8.6 142.6 Really Low 11:23:15 - 11:53:15 7047
Brewster 11:38:11 -26.2 Dark Up 8.7 142.4 Really Low 11:23:11 - 11:53:11 7029
Manson/Chelan 11:38:09 -26.6 Dark Up 8.8 142.0 Really Low 11:23:09 - 11:53:09 7010
Dunrhomin 11:39:35 -18.9 Dark Up 21.0 154.2 Low 11:24:35 - 11:54:35 6991
Wenatchee 11:38:02 -26.9 Dark Up 9.0 141.8 Really Low 11:23:02 - 11:53:02 6983
Nikitin 11:39:33 -19.0 Dark Up 21.2 154.2 Low 11:24:33 - 11:54:33 6981
CU-SBO 11:39:33 -19.0 Dark Up 21.2 154.1 Low 11:24:33 - 11:54:33 6975
Ellensburg 11:37:56 -27.3 Dark Up 9.3 141.6 Really Low 11:22:56 - 11:52:56 6957
Victoria 11:37:49 -28.2 Dark Up 6.9 139.4 Really Low 11:22:49 - 11:52:49 6956
PNWRO 11:38:03 -26.7 Dark Up 10.8 142.9 Really Low 11:23:03 - 11:53:03 6951
Yakima 11:37:56 -27.5 Dark Up 9.6 141.5 Really Low 11:22:56 - 11:52:56 6936
Toppenish/White Swan 11:37:55 -27.5 Dark Up 9.8 141.7 Really Low 11:22:55 - 11:52:55 6930
The Dalles 11:37:44 -28.3 Dark Up 10.1 140.9 Really Low 11:22:44 - 11:52:44 6868
Maupin 11:37:41 -28.5 Dark Up 10.4 140.9 Really Low 11:22:41 - 11:52:41 6849
Sisters 11:37:33 -29.2 Dark Up 10.9 140.4 Really Low 11:22:33 - 11:52:33 6789
Bend 11:37:34 -29.2 Dark Up 11.2 140.6 Really Low 11:22:34 - 11:52:34 6783
Oregon Observatory 11:37:30 -29.3 Dark Up 11.2 140.4 Really Low 11:22:30 - 11:52:30 6770
Chiloquin 11:37:18 -30.3 Dark Up 12.0 139.9 Really Low 11:22:18 - 11:52:18 6685
Cedarville 11:37:26 -29.6 Dark Up 13.7 141.1 Really Low 11:22:26 - 11:52:26 6674
Klamath Falls 11:37:16 -30.4 Dark Up 12.3 139.9 Really Low 11:22:16 - 11:52:16 6667
Fall River/Burney 11:37:11 -30.7 Dark Up 13.4 140.0 Really Low 11:22:11 - 11:52:11 6609
Gimple 11:37:11 -30.7 Dark Up 14.4 140.3 Really Low 11:22:11 - 11:52:11 6571
Greenville 11:37:12 -30.7 Dark Up 14.3 140.2 Really Low 11:22:12 - 11:52:12 6568
Reno 11:37:16 -30.2 Dark Up 15.3 141.0 Really Low 11:22:16 - 11:52:16 6566
Portola 11:37:13 -30.5 Dark Up 14.8 140.5 Really Low 11:22:13 - 11:52:13 6563
Quincy 11:37:09 -30.8 Dark Up 14.5 140.2 Really Low 11:22:09 - 11:52:09 6556
Yerington 11:37:18 -29.9 Dark Up 16.1 141.5 Really Low 11:22:18 - 11:52:18 6552
Carson City 11:37:14 -30.3 Dark Up 15.6 141.0 Really Low 11:22:14 - 11:52:14 6545
Hawthorne 11:37:21 -29.7 Dark Up 16.7 141.8 Really Low 11:22:21 - 11:52:21 6539
Gardnerville 11:37:14 -30.4 Dark Up 15.8 141.0 Really Low 11:22:14 - 11:52:14 6531
Beatty 11:37:28 -28.9 Dark Up 18.9 143.1 Really Low 11:22:28 - 11:52:28 6492
Lee Vining 11:37:13 -30.3 Dark Up 16.9 141.3 Really Low 11:22:13 - 11:52:13 6489
Patrick 11:37:48 -27.1 Dark Up 21.5 145.2 Low 11:22:48 - 11:52:48 6481
Bishop 11:37:16 -30.0 Dark Up 17.7 141.8 Really Low 11:22:16 - 11:52:16 6473
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:37:41 -27.8 Dark Up 21.4 144.5 Low 11:22:41 - 11:52:41 6444
George/Scottsdale 11:38:02 -26.0 Dark Up 23.9 146.6 Low 11:23:02 - 11:53:02 6427
Lake Havasu City 11:37:42 -27.8 Dark Up 22.1 144.6 Low 11:22:42 - 11:52:42 6407
Idyllwild 11:37:14 -30.0 Dark Up 21.4 142.3 Low 11:22:14 - 11:52:14 6286
Calipatria 11:37:24 -29.2 Dark Up 22.6 143.2 Low 11:22:24 - 11:52:24 6279
Yuma 11:37:30 -28.6 Dark Up 23.4 143.8 Low 11:22:30 - 11:52:30 6277
Wildwood 11:36:58 -31.4 Dark Up 20.2 140.8 Low 11:21:58 - 11:51:58 6251

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.

Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.

Star training set for 85627, (2025/03/13 11:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 18.36  86
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 12.59  94
PPM 267497     17:54:54.1 -24:53:13  6.4  1.30 105
PPM 267369     17:49:57.4 -24:12:26  7.2  0.04 103
85627          17:50:05.9 -24:11:08 17.0       104
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:43:44 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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