RECON: TNO occultation with 85627

Event between (85627) 98HP151 and star GA0640:19039166 with event index number of 2407467

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/07/12 07:34:36 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:43:34.5 -24:10:55
Equinox of date position of star is 17:45:04.3 -24:11:28
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 42 degrees from the moon. Moon is 98% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.3

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Object is 40.9 AU from the Sun and 40.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 317 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2111 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29008.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.7 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 85627, (2025/07/12 07:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.6 -26:29:11  0.9 16.90  58
35Eta Oph      17:11:50.6 -15:45:17  2.6 11.50  51
PPM 267309     17:49:18.2 -22:29:06  6.1  1.96  41
PPM 267267     17:47:59.1 -24:08:57  8.4  0.65  41
PPM 267169     17:44:04.4 -24:18:05  9.6  0.27  42
85627          17:45:08.3 -24:11:29 16.8        41
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 2.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 18.5 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=8.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 07:33:50 -17.0 AT Up 13.5 196.5 Really Low 07:18:50 - 07:48:50 -1236
Kelowna 07:33:46 -17.9 AT Up 14.1 197.4 Really Low 07:18:46 - 07:48:46 -1267
Peachland 07:33:47 -18.0 Dark Up 14.3 197.1 Really Low 07:18:47 - 07:48:47 -1268
Summerland 07:33:46 -18.2 Dark Up 14.4 197.2 Really Low 07:18:46 - 07:48:46 -1273
Penticton 07:33:46 -18.2 Dark Up 14.5 197.3 Really Low 07:18:46 - 07:48:46 -1276
Victoria 07:33:57 -18.8 Dark Up 16.1 193.9 Really Low 07:18:57 - 07:48:57 -1286
Oliver 07:33:45 -18.6 Dark Up 14.8 197.4 Really Low 07:18:45 - 07:48:45 -1288
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:33:44 -18.8 Dark Up 14.9 197.6 Really Low 07:18:44 - 07:48:44 -1294
Okanogan 07:33:44 -19.4 Dark Up 15.6 197.4 Really Low 07:18:44 - 07:48:44 -1315
Brewster 07:33:45 -19.6 Dark Up 15.9 197.2 Really Low 07:18:45 - 07:48:45 -1323
Manson/Chelan 07:33:46 -19.8 Dark Up 16.2 196.9 Really Low 07:18:46 - 07:48:46 -1328
Sleaford 07:33:10 -15.8 AT Up 8.8 209.2 Really Low 07:18:10 - 07:48:10 -1335
Wenatchee 07:33:46 -20.3 Dark Up 16.7 196.8 Really Low 07:18:46 - 07:48:46 -1343
Ellensburg 07:33:46 -20.7 Dark Up 17.1 196.6 Really Low 07:18:46 - 07:48:46 -1356
Yakima 07:33:45 -21.1 Dark Up 17.5 196.7 Really Low 07:18:45 - 07:48:45 -1371
Toppenish/White Swan 07:33:44 -21.3 Dark Up 17.7 196.8 Really Low 07:18:44 - 07:48:44 -1381
The Dalles 07:33:46 -22.0 Dark Up 18.6 196.2 Really Low 07:18:46 - 07:48:46 -1405
PNWRO 07:33:39 -21.8 Dark Up 17.7 198.2 Really Low 07:18:39 - 07:48:39 -1406
Maupin 07:33:46 -22.4 Dark Up 18.9 196.3 Really Low 07:18:46 - 07:48:46 -1422
Sisters 07:33:46 -23.2 Dark Up 19.9 195.9 Really Low 07:18:46 - 07:48:46 -1454
Bend 07:33:45 -23.5 Dark Up 20.1 196.2 Low 07:18:45 - 07:48:45 -1466
Oregon Observatory 07:33:45 -23.6 Dark Up 20.3 196.1 Low 07:18:45 - 07:48:45 -1472
Chiloquin 07:33:46 -24.9 Dark Up 21.6 195.8 Low 07:18:46 - 07:48:46 -1526
Klamath Falls 07:33:45 -25.2 Dark Up 21.9 195.9 Low 07:18:45 - 07:48:45 -1542
Cedarville 07:33:39 -26.1 Dark Up 22.3 197.5 Low 07:18:39 - 07:48:39 -1585
Fall River/Burney 07:33:43 -26.4 Dark Up 23.0 196.4 Low 07:18:43 - 07:48:43 -1599
Greenville 07:33:40 -27.4 Dark Up 23.8 197.0 Low 07:18:40 - 07:48:40 -1646
Gimple 07:33:39 -27.4 Dark Up 23.7 197.0 Low 07:18:39 - 07:48:39 -1646
Quincy 07:33:40 -27.6 Dark Up 23.9 197.0 Low 07:18:40 - 07:48:40 -1656
Portola 07:33:38 -27.8 Dark Up 24.0 197.5 Low 07:18:38 - 07:48:38 -1665
Reno 07:33:35 -28.1 Dark Up 24.1 198.1 Low 07:18:35 - 07:48:35 -1684
Carson City 07:33:35 -28.5 Dark Up 24.4 198.2 Low 07:18:35 - 07:48:35 -1702
Gardnerville 07:33:34 -28.7 Dark Up 24.6 198.3 Low 07:18:34 - 07:48:34 -1715
Yerington 07:33:32 -28.7 Dark Up 24.4 198.8 Low 07:18:32 - 07:48:32 -1717
Hawthorne 07:33:30 -29.2 Dark Up 24.7 199.4 Low 07:18:30 - 07:48:30 -1746
Lee Vining 07:33:31 -29.7 Dark Up 25.4 199.0 Low 07:18:31 - 07:48:31 -1770
Bishop 07:33:28 -30.4 Dark Up 25.8 199.8 Low 07:18:28 - 07:48:28 -1809
Dunrhomin 07:32:45 -27.5 Dark Up 18.8 211.3 Really Low 07:17:45 - 07:47:45 -1829
Nikitin 07:32:45 -27.7 Dark Up 18.9 211.3 Really Low 07:17:45 - 07:47:45 -1838
CU-SBO 07:32:45 -27.8 Dark Up 19.0 211.2 Really Low 07:17:45 - 07:47:45 -1840
Beatty 07:33:21 -31.0 Dark Up 25.8 201.4 Low 07:18:21 - 07:48:21 -1851
Patrick 07:33:08 -32.6 Dark Up 26.2 204.4 Low 07:18:08 - 07:48:08 -1967
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:33:11 -32.9 Dark Up 26.7 203.8 Low 07:18:11 - 07:48:11 -1974
Wildwood 07:33:25 -33.6 Dark Up 28.9 200.2 Low 07:18:25 - 07:48:25 -1992
Lake Havasu City 07:33:09 -33.5 Dark Up 27.2 204.2 Low 07:18:09 - 07:48:09 -2016
Idyllwild 07:33:17 -34.2 Dark Up 28.7 202.1 Low 07:18:17 - 07:48:17 -2032
Calipatria 07:33:12 -34.8 Dark Up 28.9 203.3 Low 07:18:12 - 07:48:12 -2084
George/Scottsdale 07:32:59 -34.4 Dark Up 27.1 206.6 Low 07:17:59 - 07:47:59 -2094
Yuma 07:33:08 -35.3 Dark Up 29.0 204.3 Low 07:18:08 - 07:48:08 -2121

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, (2025/07/12 07:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 16.90  58
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 11.50  51
PPM 267309     17:47:45.6 -22:28:40  6.1  1.96  41
PPM 267267     17:46:25.3 -24:08:29  8.4  0.65  41
PPM 267169     17:42:30.5 -24:17:27  9.6  0.27  42
85627          17:43:34.5 -24:10:55 16.8        42
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:58:31 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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