RECON: TNO occultation with 85627

Event between (85627) 98HP151 and star GA0640:18945579 with event index number of 2407477

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/07/16 08:44:44 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:43:15.5 -24:10:46
Equinox of date position of star is 17:44:45.3 -24:11:20
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 96 degrees from the moon. Moon is 69% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.4

[RECON map]
Object is 40.9 AU from the Sun and 40.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 333 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1519 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29029.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.1 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 85627, (2025/07/16 08:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.7 -26:29:11  0.9 16.83 113
35Eta Oph      17:11:50.7 -15:45:17  2.6 11.45 104
PPM 267309     17:49:18.3 -22:29:06  6.1  1.99  95
PPM 267136     17:42:23.5 -23:50:51  8.2  0.65  97
PPM 267169     17:44:04.4 -24:18:05  9.6  0.20  96
85627          17:44:49.3 -24:11:21 16.5        96
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 2.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 0.0 km RECON observability=0.0 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 08:42:54 -17.6 AT Up 7.6 215.4 Really Low 08:27:54 - 08:57:54 8345
Victoria 08:42:57 -20.0 Dark Up 10.5 213.0 Really Low 08:27:57 - 08:57:57 8315
Peachland 08:42:50 -18.5 Dark Up 8.1 216.0 Really Low 08:27:50 - 08:57:50 8302
Kelowna 08:42:50 -18.3 Dark Up 7.9 216.2 Really Low 08:27:50 - 08:57:50 8301
Summerland 08:42:50 -18.6 Dark Up 8.2 216.0 Really Low 08:27:50 - 08:57:50 8295
Penticton 08:42:49 -18.7 Dark Up 8.2 216.1 Really Low 08:27:49 - 08:57:49 8290
Oliver 08:42:48 -19.0 Dark Up 8.5 216.2 Really Low 08:27:48 - 08:57:48 8277
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:42:48 -19.2 Dark Up 8.6 216.3 Really Low 08:27:48 - 08:57:48 8268
Okanogan 08:42:47 -19.8 Dark Up 9.2 216.2 Really Low 08:27:47 - 08:57:47 8246
Brewster 08:42:47 -20.1 Dark Up 9.5 216.1 Really Low 08:27:47 - 08:57:47 8239
Manson/Chelan 08:42:46 -20.4 Dark Up 9.8 215.8 Really Low 08:27:46 - 08:57:46 8237
Wenatchee 08:42:45 -20.8 Dark Up 10.3 215.7 Really Low 08:27:45 - 08:57:45 8220
Ellensburg 08:42:46 -21.3 Dark Up 10.7 215.5 Really Low 08:27:46 - 08:57:46 8208
Yakima 08:42:45 -21.7 Dark Up 11.0 215.6 Really Low 08:27:45 - 08:57:45 8191
Toppenish/White Swan 08:42:44 -21.9 Dark Up 11.1 215.7 Really Low 08:27:44 - 08:57:44 8179
The Dalles 08:42:44 -22.7 Dark Up 12.1 215.2 Really Low 08:27:44 - 08:57:44 8159
Maupin 08:42:43 -23.1 Dark Up 12.4 215.3 Really Low 08:27:43 - 08:57:43 8139
PNWRO 08:42:38 -22.1 Dark Up 10.8 217.0 Really Low 08:27:38 - 08:57:38 8136
Sleaford 08:42:26 -13.9 AT Up 0.7 227.0 Really Low 08:27:26 - 08:57:26 8126
Sisters 08:42:42 -24.0 Dark Up 13.3 215.0 Really Low 08:27:42 - 08:57:42 8109
Bend 08:42:41 -24.3 Dark Up 13.4 215.3 Really Low 08:27:41 - 08:57:41 8093
Oregon Observatory 08:42:41 -24.4 Dark Up 13.6 215.2 Really Low 08:27:41 - 08:57:41 8088
Chiloquin 08:42:39 -25.8 Dark Up 14.9 215.0 Really Low 08:27:39 - 08:57:39 8033
Klamath Falls 08:42:38 -26.1 Dark Up 15.1 215.1 Really Low 08:27:38 - 08:57:38 8014
Cedarville 08:42:32 -26.6 Dark Up 15.0 216.5 Really Low 08:27:32 - 08:57:32 7950
Fall River/Burney 08:42:34 -27.2 Dark Up 15.9 215.6 Really Low 08:27:34 - 08:57:34 7948
Greenville 08:42:31 -28.1 Dark Up 16.5 216.1 Really Low 08:27:31 - 08:57:31 7892
Gimple 08:42:31 -28.1 Dark Up 16.4 216.2 Really Low 08:27:31 - 08:57:31 7891
Quincy 08:42:31 -28.3 Dark Up 16.6 216.2 Really Low 08:27:31 - 08:57:31 7882
Portola 08:42:29 -28.4 Dark Up 16.5 216.6 Really Low 08:27:29 - 08:57:29 7866
Reno 08:42:26 -28.5 Dark Up 16.4 217.2 Really Low 08:27:26 - 08:57:26 7839
Carson City 08:42:26 -28.9 Dark Up 16.7 217.2 Really Low 08:27:26 - 08:57:26 7819
Gardnerville 08:42:25 -29.1 Dark Up 16.9 217.3 Really Low 08:27:25 - 08:57:25 7805
Yerington 08:42:23 -29.0 Dark Up 16.6 217.8 Really Low 08:27:23 - 08:57:23 7795
Hawthorne 08:42:20 -29.4 Dark Up 16.7 218.3 Really Low 08:27:20 - 08:57:20 7759
Lee Vining 08:42:20 -30.0 Dark Up 17.4 218.0 Really Low 08:27:20 - 08:57:20 7737
Bishop 08:42:17 -30.5 Dark Up 17.5 218.7 Really Low 08:27:17 - 08:57:17 7687
Beatty 08:42:10 -30.7 Dark Up 17.0 220.1 Really Low 08:27:10 - 08:57:10 7625
Dunrhomin 08:41:48 -24.6 Dark Up 8.4 228.2 Really Low 08:26:48 - 08:56:48 7539
Nikitin 08:41:47 -24.8 Dark Up 8.5 228.2 Really Low 08:26:47 - 08:56:47 7528
CU-SBO 08:41:47 -24.9 Dark Up 8.6 228.1 Really Low 08:26:47 - 08:56:47 7527
Wildwood 08:42:11 -33.7 Dark Up 20.1 219.2 Low 08:27:11 - 08:57:11 7494
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:42:01 -31.9 Dark Up 17.2 222.1 Really Low 08:27:01 - 08:57:01 7468
Patrick 08:41:59 -31.5 Dark Up 16.6 222.6 Really Low 08:26:59 - 08:56:59 7467
Idyllwild 08:42:04 -33.7 Dark Up 19.4 220.7 Really Low 08:27:04 - 08:57:04 7429
Lake Havasu City 08:41:59 -32.5 Dark Up 17.5 222.4 Really Low 08:26:59 - 08:56:59 7420
Calipatria 08:41:59 -34.1 Dark Up 19.2 221.8 Really Low 08:26:59 - 08:56:59 7361
Yuma 08:41:56 -34.3 Dark Up 19.1 222.6 Really Low 08:26:56 - 08:56:56 7311
George/Scottsdale 08:41:49 -32.6 Dark Up 16.7 224.4 Really Low 08:26:49 - 08:56:49 7309

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, (2025/07/16 08:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 16.83 113
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 11.45 104
PPM 267309     17:47:45.6 -22:28:40  6.1  1.99  95
PPM 267136     17:40:49.9 -23:50:10  8.2  0.65  97
PPM 267169     17:42:30.5 -24:17:27  9.6  0.20  96
85627          17:43:15.5 -24:10:46 16.5        96
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:59:11 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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