RECON: TNO occultation with 85627

Event between (85627) 98HP151 and star GA0640:21960631 with event index number of 2408662

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/07/26 06:41:54 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:01:37.8 -24:19:51
Equinox of date position of star is 18:03:07.8 -24:19:46
Stellar brightness G=17.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 89 degrees from the moon. Moon is 23% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.4

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Object is 40.8 AU from the Sun and 39.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 541 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1606 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28953.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.9 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 85627, (2028/07/26 06:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.8 -26:29:34  0.9 20.91  68
Nunki          18:57:02.1 -26:15:31  2.0 12.27 101
4 Sgr          18:01:32.3 -23:48:57  4.8  0.66  89
PPM 267704     18:03:35.4 -24:09:19  8.5  0.18  89
PPM 267684     18:03:08.7 -24:19:10  9.5  0.05  89
85627          18:03:22.9 -24:19:45 17.0        89
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 1.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.2 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=0.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:41:06 -17.5 AT Down 14.0 193.1 Really Low 06:26:06 - 06:56:06 4086
Kelowna 06:41:03 -18.4 Dark Down 14.6 194.0 Really Low 06:26:03 - 06:56:03 4055
Peachland 06:41:03 -18.5 Dark Down 14.8 193.7 Really Low 06:26:03 - 06:56:03 4054
Summerland 06:41:03 -18.6 Dark Down 14.9 193.8 Really Low 06:26:03 - 06:56:03 4049
Penticton 06:41:03 -18.7 Dark Down 15.0 193.9 Really Low 06:26:03 - 06:56:03 4046
Victoria 06:41:15 -18.7 Dark Down 16.5 190.4 Really Low 06:26:15 - 06:56:15 4037
Oliver 06:41:02 -19.0 Dark Down 15.3 193.9 Really Low 06:26:02 - 06:56:02 4034
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:41:02 -19.2 Dark Down 15.5 194.1 Really Low 06:26:02 - 06:56:02 4028
Okanogan 06:41:01 -19.8 Dark Down 16.1 194.0 Really Low 06:26:01 - 06:56:01 4007
Brewster 06:41:02 -20.0 Dark Down 16.4 193.8 Really Low 06:26:02 - 06:56:02 3999
Manson/Chelan 06:41:03 -20.1 Dark Down 16.7 193.5 Really Low 06:26:03 - 06:56:03 3995
Sleaford 06:40:22 -18.3 Dark Down 9.7 205.9 Really Low 06:25:22 - 06:55:22 3986
Wenatchee 06:41:03 -20.5 Dark Down 17.2 193.4 Really Low 06:26:03 - 06:56:03 3979
Ellensburg 06:41:04 -20.8 Dark Down 17.6 193.2 Really Low 06:26:04 - 06:56:04 3966
Yakima 06:41:03 -21.2 Dark Down 18.0 193.2 Really Low 06:26:03 - 06:56:03 3951
Toppenish/White Swan 06:41:02 -21.4 Dark Down 18.2 193.4 Really Low 06:26:02 - 06:56:02 3942
The Dalles 06:41:04 -21.9 Dark Down 19.1 192.7 Really Low 06:26:04 - 06:56:04 3917
PNWRO 06:40:57 -22.2 Dark Down 18.3 194.8 Really Low 06:25:57 - 06:55:57 3916
Maupin 06:41:04 -22.4 Dark Down 19.4 192.8 Really Low 06:26:04 - 06:56:04 3900
Sisters 06:41:05 -23.0 Dark Down 20.4 192.4 Low 06:26:05 - 06:56:05 3869
Bend 06:41:04 -23.3 Dark Down 20.6 192.7 Low 06:26:04 - 06:56:04 3857
Oregon Observatory 06:41:04 -23.4 Dark Down 20.8 192.6 Low 06:26:04 - 06:56:04 3851
Chiloquin 06:41:05 -24.5 Dark Down 22.1 192.3 Low 06:26:05 - 06:56:05 3797
Klamath Falls 06:41:04 -24.9 Dark Down 22.4 192.4 Low 06:26:04 - 06:56:04 3781
Cedarville 06:40:57 -26.0 Dark Down 22.8 194.0 Low 06:25:57 - 06:55:57 3738
Fall River/Burney 06:41:02 -26.1 Dark Down 23.5 192.9 Low 06:26:02 - 06:56:02 3724
Greenville 06:40:59 -27.0 Dark Down 24.3 193.4 Low 06:25:59 - 06:55:59 3678
Gimple 06:40:59 -27.0 Dark Down 24.3 193.5 Low 06:25:59 - 06:55:59 3677
Quincy 06:40:59 -27.2 Dark Down 24.5 193.4 Low 06:25:59 - 06:55:59 3668
Portola 06:40:57 -27.5 Dark Down 24.6 193.9 Low 06:25:57 - 06:55:57 3658
Reno 06:40:54 -27.9 Dark Down 24.7 194.5 Low 06:25:54 - 06:55:54 3640
Carson City 06:40:54 -28.2 Dark Down 25.1 194.6 Low 06:25:54 - 06:55:54 3622
Gardnerville 06:40:53 -28.5 Dark Down 25.3 194.7 Low 06:25:53 - 06:55:53 3609
Yerington 06:40:51 -28.6 Dark Down 25.1 195.2 Low 06:25:51 - 06:55:51 3606
Hawthorne 06:40:48 -29.2 Dark Down 25.5 195.8 Low 06:25:48 - 06:55:48 3578
Lee Vining 06:40:50 -29.6 Dark Down 26.1 195.4 Low 06:25:50 - 06:55:50 3553
Bishop 06:40:46 -30.3 Dark Down 26.5 196.2 Low 06:25:46 - 06:55:46 3514
Dunrhomin 06:39:57 -30.1 Dark Down 20.0 208.0 Low 06:24:57 - 06:54:57 3494
Nikitin 06:39:57 -30.3 Dark Down 20.2 208.0 Low 06:24:57 - 06:54:57 3485
CU-SBO 06:39:56 -30.3 Dark Down 20.3 207.9 Low 06:24:56 - 06:54:56 3483
Beatty 06:40:39 -31.2 Dark Down 26.6 197.8 Low 06:25:39 - 06:55:39 3473
Patrick 06:40:25 -33.4 Dark Down 27.2 200.8 Low 06:25:25 - 06:55:25 3356
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:40:28 -33.4 Dark Down 27.7 200.2 Low 06:25:28 - 06:55:28 3350
Wildwood 06:40:44 -33.3 Dark Down 29.7 196.5 Low 06:25:44 - 06:55:44 3332
Lake Havasu City 06:40:26 -34.1 Dark Down 28.2 200.6 Low 06:25:26 - 06:55:26 3308
Idyllwild 06:40:35 -34.2 Dark Down 29.6 198.4 Low 06:25:35 - 06:55:35 3292
Calipatria 06:40:30 -35.1 Dark Down 29.9 199.7 Low 06:25:30 - 06:55:30 3240
George/Scottsdale 06:40:14 -35.5 Dark Down 28.2 203.1 Low 06:25:14 - 06:55:14 3230
Yuma 06:40:25 -35.8 Dark Down 30.0 200.6 Up 06:25:25 - 06:55:25 3203

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, (2028/07/26 06:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 20.91  68
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 12.27 101
4 Sgr          17:59:47.6 -23:48:59  4.8  0.66  89
PPM 267704     18:01:50.5 -24:09:26  8.5  0.18  89
PPM 267684     18:01:23.6 -24:19:16  9.5  0.05  89
85627          18:01:37.8 -24:19:51 17.0        89
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:33:27 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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