RECON: TNO occultation with 85627

Event between (85627) 98HP151 and star GA0640:21405538 with event index number of 2407971

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/05/06 09:56:35 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:55:24.6 -24:15:14
Equinox of date position of star is 17:56:54.5 -24:15:22
Stellar brightness G=13.3, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 9 degrees from the moon. Moon is 81% 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 16.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 613 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3095 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29117.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.1 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 85627, (2026/05/06 09:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:01.6 -26:29:17  0.9 19.53  27
35Eta Oph      17:11:53.5 -15:45:20  2.6 13.58  22
PPM 267552     17:58:44.1 -23:56:26  6.5  0.50   9
PPM 267503     17:56:40.4 -24:12:07  9.2  0.10   9
85627          17:57:01.4 -24:15:22 13.3         9
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 1.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 14.4 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=4.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:56:34 -11.4 NT Up 13.7 178.7 Really Low 09:41:34 - 10:11:34 -2391
Kamloops 09:57:35 -17.8 AT Up 13.8 165.4 Really Low 09:42:35 - 10:12:35 -2474
Kelowna 09:57:33 -18.2 Dark Up 14.8 166.2 Really Low 09:42:33 - 10:12:33 -2494
Peachland 09:57:34 -18.4 Dark Up 14.8 165.9 Really Low 09:42:34 - 10:12:34 -2499
Summerland 09:57:34 -18.5 Dark Up 15.0 166.0 Really Low 09:42:34 - 10:12:34 -2503
Penticton 09:57:34 -18.5 Dark Up 15.1 166.1 Really Low 09:42:34 - 10:12:34 -2504
Oliver 09:57:34 -18.8 Dark Up 15.4 166.1 Really Low 09:42:34 - 10:12:34 -2516
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:57:33 -18.9 Dark Up 15.6 166.2 Really Low 09:42:33 - 10:12:33 -2519
Okanogan 09:57:36 -19.5 Dark Up 16.2 166.0 Really Low 09:42:36 - 10:12:36 -2543
Brewster 09:57:37 -19.8 Dark Up 16.4 165.8 Really Low 09:42:37 - 10:12:37 -2554
Manson/Chelan 09:57:39 -20.1 Dark Up 16.6 165.4 Really Low 09:42:39 - 10:12:39 -2563
Victoria 09:57:44 -20.6 Dark Up 15.4 162.5 Really Low 09:42:44 - 10:12:44 -2570
Wenatchee 09:57:40 -20.6 Dark Up 17.0 165.3 Really Low 09:42:40 - 10:12:40 -2581
Ellensburg 09:57:42 -21.0 Dark Up 17.4 165.0 Really Low 09:42:42 - 10:12:42 -2598
Yakima 09:57:42 -21.4 Dark Up 17.7 165.0 Really Low 09:42:42 - 10:12:42 -2613
Toppenish/White Swan 09:57:42 -21.5 Dark Up 18.0 165.1 Really Low 09:42:42 - 10:12:42 -2620
PNWRO 09:57:35 -21.3 Dark Up 18.6 166.5 Really Low 09:42:35 - 10:12:35 -2624
The Dalles 09:57:44 -22.5 Dark Up 18.6 164.3 Really Low 09:42:44 - 10:12:44 -2656
Maupin 09:57:44 -22.8 Dark Up 19.0 164.4 Really Low 09:42:44 - 10:12:44 -2672
Sisters 09:57:44 -23.7 Dark Up 19.8 163.8 Really Low 09:42:44 - 10:12:44 -2713
Bend 09:57:44 -23.8 Dark Up 20.0 164.0 Low 09:42:44 - 10:12:44 -2720
Oregon Observatory 09:57:44 -24.0 Dark Up 20.2 163.9 Low 09:42:44 - 10:12:44 -2729
Chiloquin 09:57:44 -25.3 Dark Up 21.4 163.4 Low 09:42:44 - 10:12:44 -2792
Klamath Falls 09:57:44 -25.6 Dark Up 21.7 163.4 Low 09:42:44 - 10:12:44 -2807
Cedarville 09:57:44 -25.5 Dark Up 22.7 164.9 Low 09:42:44 - 10:12:44 -2821
Dunrhomin 09:56:33 -19.5 Dark Up 25.5 179.4 Low 09:41:33 - 10:11:33 -2830
Nikitin 09:56:33 -19.7 Dark Up 25.7 179.4 Low 09:41:33 - 10:11:33 -2839
CU-SBO 09:56:33 -19.8 Dark Up 25.7 179.3 Low 09:41:33 - 10:11:33 -2842
Fall River/Burney 09:57:44 -26.4 Dark Up 22.9 163.6 Low 09:42:44 - 10:12:44 -2858
Gimple 09:57:44 -27.0 Dark Up 23.9 164.0 Low 09:42:44 - 10:12:44 -2896
Greenville 09:57:44 -27.0 Dark Up 23.9 164.0 Low 09:42:44 - 10:12:44 -2897
Quincy 09:57:44 -27.2 Dark Up 24.1 163.9 Low 09:42:44 - 10:12:44 -2907
Portola 09:57:44 -27.1 Dark Up 24.3 164.4 Low 09:42:44 - 10:12:44 -2907
Reno 09:57:44 -27.1 Dark Up 24.7 165.0 Low 09:42:44 - 10:12:44 -2914
Carson City 09:57:44 -27.4 Dark Up 25.0 165.0 Low 09:42:44 - 10:12:44 -2932
Yerington 09:57:44 -27.3 Dark Up 25.4 165.6 Low 09:42:44 - 10:12:44 -2936
Gardnerville 09:57:44 -27.6 Dark Up 25.3 165.0 Low 09:42:44 - 10:12:44 -2944
Hawthorne 09:57:43 -27.4 Dark Up 25.9 166.0 Low 09:42:43 - 10:12:43 -2956
Lee Vining 09:57:44 -28.1 Dark Up 26.4 165.5 Low 09:42:44 - 10:12:44 -2988
Bishop 09:57:43 -28.3 Dark Up 27.1 166.1 Low 09:42:43 - 10:12:43 -3015
Beatty 09:57:35 -27.9 Dark Up 27.8 167.7 Low 09:42:35 - 10:12:35 -3029
Patrick 09:57:21 -27.6 Dark Up 29.7 170.4 Low 09:42:21 - 10:12:21 -3096
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:57:25 -28.2 Dark Up 29.9 169.7 Low 09:42:25 - 10:12:25 -3114
Lake Havasu City 09:57:24 -28.6 Dark Up 30.6 169.9 Up 09:42:24 - 10:12:24 -3151
George/Scottsdale 09:57:11 -27.8 Dark Up 31.6 172.4 Up 09:42:11 - 10:12:11 -3187
Wildwood 09:57:44 -31.0 Dark Up 30.2 165.5 Up 09:42:44 - 10:12:44 -3201
Idyllwild 09:57:38 -30.4 Dark Up 30.9 167.4 Up 09:42:38 - 10:12:38 -3208
Calipatria 09:57:32 -30.2 Dark Up 31.7 168.5 Up 09:42:32 - 10:12:32 -3238
Yuma 09:57:27 -30.1 Dark Up 32.3 169.4 Up 09:42:27 - 10:12:27 -3260

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, (2026/05/06 09:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 19.53  27
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 13.58  22
PPM 267552     17:57:07.5 -23:56:22  6.5  0.50   9
PPM 267503     17:55:03.6 -24:11:58  9.2  0.10   9
85627          17:55:24.6 -24:15:14 13.3         9
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:26:31 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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