RECON: TNO occultation with 85627

Event between (85627) 98HP151 and star GA0640:18738138 with event index number of 2407508

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/07/25 06:34:30 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:42:36.7 -24:10:27
Equinox of date position of star is 17:44:06.6 -24:11:03
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 137 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.4

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Object is 40.9 AU from the Sun and 40.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 360 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1740 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29086.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.4 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 85627, (2025/07/25 06:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.7 -26:29:11  0.9 16.68 121
35Eta Oph      17:11:50.8 -15:45:17  2.6 11.34 128
PPM 267309     17:49:18.3 -22:29:06  6.1  2.07 138
PPM 267136     17:42:23.6 -23:50:51  8.2  0.53 137
PPM 267169     17:44:04.5 -24:18:05  9.6  0.12 137
85627          17:44:10.6 -24:11:04 16.8       138
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 2.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 18.0 km RECON observability=0.6 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 06:33:46 -16.7 AT Down 13.9 194.7 Really Low 06:18:46 - 06:48:46 11883
Kelowna 06:33:41 -17.7 AT Down 14.5 195.6 Really Low 06:18:41 - 06:48:41 11854
Peachland 06:33:41 -17.7 AT Down 14.7 195.3 Really Low 06:18:41 - 06:48:41 11852
Summerland 06:33:42 -17.9 AT Down 14.8 195.4 Really Low 06:18:42 - 06:48:42 11847
Penticton 06:33:41 -18.0 AT Down 14.9 195.5 Really Low 06:18:41 - 06:48:41 11844
Oliver 06:33:41 -18.3 Dark Down 15.2 195.5 Really Low 06:18:41 - 06:48:41 11833
Victoria 06:33:56 -17.9 AT Down 16.4 192.0 Really Low 06:18:56 - 06:48:56 11830
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:33:41 -18.5 Dark Down 15.3 195.7 Really Low 06:18:41 - 06:48:41 11827
Okanogan 06:33:40 -19.1 Dark Down 16.0 195.5 Really Low 06:18:40 - 06:48:40 11806
Sleaford 06:33:00 -17.9 AT Down 9.4 207.4 Really Low 06:18:00 - 06:48:00 11802
Brewster 06:33:41 -19.3 Dark Down 16.3 195.4 Really Low 06:18:41 - 06:48:41 11798
Manson/Chelan 06:33:41 -19.4 Dark Down 16.5 195.1 Really Low 06:18:41 - 06:48:41 11793
Wenatchee 06:33:42 -19.7 Dark Down 17.0 194.9 Really Low 06:18:42 - 06:48:42 11777
Ellensburg 06:33:43 -20.1 Dark Down 17.5 194.8 Really Low 06:18:43 - 06:48:43 11764
Yakima 06:33:41 -20.4 Dark Down 17.9 194.8 Really Low 06:18:41 - 06:48:41 11749
Toppenish/White Swan 06:33:40 -20.7 Dark Down 18.0 194.9 Really Low 06:18:40 - 06:48:40 11740
PNWRO 06:33:34 -21.4 Dark Down 18.1 196.4 Really Low 06:18:34 - 06:48:34 11717
The Dalles 06:33:42 -21.2 Dark Down 18.9 194.3 Really Low 06:18:42 - 06:48:42 11714
Maupin 06:33:42 -21.6 Dark Down 19.3 194.4 Really Low 06:18:42 - 06:48:42 11697
Sisters 06:33:41 -22.2 Dark Down 20.3 194.0 Low 06:18:41 - 06:48:41 11665
Bend 06:33:41 -22.5 Dark Down 20.5 194.3 Low 06:18:41 - 06:48:41 11654
Oregon Observatory 06:33:42 -22.6 Dark Down 20.6 194.2 Low 06:18:42 - 06:48:42 11648
Chiloquin 06:33:42 -23.7 Dark Down 22.0 193.9 Low 06:18:42 - 06:48:42 11593
Klamath Falls 06:33:41 -24.0 Dark Down 22.3 194.0 Low 06:18:41 - 06:48:41 11578
Cedarville 06:33:34 -25.2 Dark Down 22.7 195.6 Low 06:18:34 - 06:48:34 11537
Fall River/Burney 06:33:39 -25.2 Dark Down 23.4 194.5 Low 06:18:39 - 06:48:39 11522
Greenville 06:33:34 -26.2 Dark Down 24.2 195.0 Low 06:18:34 - 06:48:34 11476
Gimple 06:33:34 -26.2 Dark Down 24.2 195.1 Low 06:18:34 - 06:48:34 11475
Quincy 06:33:36 -26.3 Dark Down 24.4 195.0 Low 06:18:36 - 06:48:36 11466
Portola 06:33:34 -26.6 Dark Down 24.4 195.5 Low 06:18:34 - 06:48:34 11457
Reno 06:33:30 -27.1 Dark Down 24.5 196.2 Low 06:18:30 - 06:48:30 11440
Carson City 06:33:30 -27.4 Dark Down 24.9 196.2 Low 06:18:30 - 06:48:30 11422
Gardnerville 06:33:30 -27.6 Dark Down 25.1 196.3 Low 06:18:30 - 06:48:30 11410
Yerington 06:33:27 -27.8 Dark Down 24.9 196.9 Low 06:18:27 - 06:48:27 11408
Hawthorne 06:33:24 -28.4 Dark Down 25.2 197.4 Low 06:18:24 - 06:48:24 11380
Lee Vining 06:33:26 -28.7 Dark Down 25.9 197.1 Low 06:18:26 - 06:48:26 11355
Dunrhomin 06:32:32 -29.6 Dark Down 19.6 209.5 Really Low 06:17:32 - 06:47:32 11319
Bishop 06:33:22 -29.5 Dark Down 26.3 197.8 Low 06:18:22 - 06:48:22 11318
Nikitin 06:32:32 -29.8 Dark Down 19.7 209.5 Really Low 06:17:32 - 06:47:32 11310
CU-SBO 06:32:33 -29.9 Dark Down 19.8 209.4 Really Low 06:17:33 - 06:47:33 11307
Beatty 06:33:15 -30.4 Dark Down 26.3 199.5 Low 06:18:15 - 06:48:15 11279
Patrick 06:32:59 -32.6 Dark Down 26.9 202.5 Low 06:17:59 - 06:47:59 11168
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:33:03 -32.7 Dark Down 27.3 201.9 Low 06:18:03 - 06:48:03 11161
Wildwood 06:33:19 -32.4 Dark Down 29.5 198.2 Low 06:18:19 - 06:48:19 11135
Lake Havasu City 06:33:00 -33.4 Dark Down 27.9 202.2 Low 06:18:00 - 06:48:00 11120
Idyllwild 06:33:11 -33.4 Dark Down 29.3 200.1 Low 06:18:11 - 06:48:11 11099
Calipatria 06:33:04 -34.3 Dark Down 29.5 201.3 Low 06:18:04 - 06:48:04 11050
George/Scottsdale 06:32:48 -34.7 Dark Down 27.8 204.7 Low 06:17:48 - 06:47:48 11046
Yuma 06:33:00 -35.0 Dark Down 29.6 202.3 Low 06:18:00 - 06:48:00 11015

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, (2025/07/25 06:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 16.68 121
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 11.34 128
PPM 267309     17:47:45.6 -22:28:40  6.1  2.07 138
PPM 267136     17:40:49.9 -23:50:10  8.2  0.53 137
PPM 267169     17:42:30.5 -24:17:27  9.6  0.12 137
85627          17:42:36.7 -24:10:27 16.8       137
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 02:51:30 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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