RECON: TNO occultation with 85627

Event between (85627) 98HP151 and star GA0640:21856840 with event index number of 2408676

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/08/09 03:40:29 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:00:44.8 -24:19:45
Equinox of date position of star is 18:02:14.9 -24:19:42
Stellar brightness G=16.6, 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 87% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.4

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Object is 40.8 AU from the Sun and 40.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 15.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 679 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1494 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29061.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.1 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 85627, (2028/08/09 03:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:10.0 -26:29:34  0.9 20.71 109
Nunki          18:57:02.2 -26:15:30  2.0 12.47  77
4 Sgr          18:01:32.4 -23:48:57  4.8  0.56  89
PPM 267646     18:01:56.8 -24:17:02  6.8  0.13  89
85627          18:02:30.0 -24:19:41 16.6        88
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 1.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 8.8 km RECON observability=0.1 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)
Sleaford 03:40:47 -8.6 NT Up 13.5 177.4 Really Low 03:25:47 - 03:55:47 5941
Kamloops 03:41:51 -2.1 CT Down 13.5 164.2 Really Low 03:26:51 - 03:56:51 5818
Kelowna 03:41:49 -2.9 CT Down 14.5 164.9 Really Low 03:26:49 - 03:56:49 5800
Peachland 03:41:50 -2.8 CT Down 14.5 164.7 Really Low 03:26:50 - 03:56:50 5794
Summerland 03:41:50 -3.0 CT Down 14.7 164.7 Really Low 03:26:50 - 03:56:50 5790
Penticton 03:41:50 -3.1 CT Down 14.8 164.8 Really Low 03:26:50 - 03:56:50 5789
Oliver 03:41:49 -3.2 CT Down 15.1 164.8 Really Low 03:26:49 - 03:56:49 5778
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:41:49 -3.4 CT Down 15.3 165.0 Really Low 03:26:49 - 03:56:49 5774
Okanogan 03:41:52 -3.6 CT Down 15.9 164.7 Really Low 03:26:52 - 03:56:52 5749
Brewster 03:41:53 -3.6 CT Down 16.1 164.5 Really Low 03:26:53 - 03:56:53 5738
Manson/Chelan 03:41:55 -3.5 CT Down 16.2 164.2 Really Low 03:26:55 - 03:56:55 5727
Victoria 03:42:08 -1.3 CT Down 15.0 161.3 Really Low 03:27:08 - 03:57:08 5716
Wenatchee 03:41:55 -3.6 CT Down 16.7 164.0 Really Low 03:26:55 - 03:56:55 5708
Ellensburg 03:41:58 -3.7 CT Down 17.0 163.7 Really Low 03:26:58 - 03:56:58 5691
Yakima 03:41:59 -3.9 CT Down 17.4 163.7 Really Low 03:26:59 - 03:56:59 5675
PNWRO 03:41:51 -5.2 CT Down 18.3 165.2 Really Low 03:26:51 - 03:56:51 5669
Toppenish/White Swan 03:41:58 -4.1 CT Down 17.7 163.8 Really Low 03:26:58 - 03:56:58 5669
The Dalles 03:42:02 -4.0 CT Down 18.2 163.0 Really Low 03:27:02 - 03:57:02 5630
Maupin 03:42:03 -4.2 CT Down 18.7 163.1 Really Low 03:27:03 - 03:57:03 5614
Sisters 03:42:07 -4.3 CT Down 19.4 162.6 Really Low 03:27:07 - 03:57:07 5573
Bend 03:42:06 -4.6 CT Down 19.7 162.8 Really Low 03:27:06 - 03:57:06 5566
Oregon Observatory 03:42:07 -4.6 CT Down 19.8 162.6 Really Low 03:27:07 - 03:57:07 5557
Dunrhomin 03:40:46 -16.5 AT Up 25.4 178.0 Low 03:25:46 - 03:55:46 5504
Nikitin 03:40:46 -16.6 AT Up 25.6 178.0 Low 03:25:46 - 03:55:46 5496
Chiloquin 03:42:11 -4.9 CT Down 21.0 162.1 Low 03:27:11 - 03:57:11 5494
CU-SBO 03:40:47 -16.6 AT Up 25.6 177.9 Low 03:25:47 - 03:55:47 5492
Klamath Falls 03:42:11 -5.1 CT Down 21.3 162.2 Low 03:27:11 - 03:57:11 5480
Cedarville 03:42:04 -6.5 NT Down 22.4 163.6 Low 03:27:04 - 03:57:04 5465
Fall River/Burney 03:42:10 -5.9 CT Down 22.5 162.4 Low 03:27:10 - 03:57:10 5428
Gimple 03:42:10 -6.7 NT Down 23.5 162.8 Low 03:27:10 - 03:57:10 5390
Greenville 03:42:09 -6.6 NT Down 23.5 162.7 Low 03:27:09 - 03:57:09 5389
Quincy 03:42:09 -6.7 NT Down 23.7 162.7 Low 03:27:09 - 03:57:09 5379
Portola 03:42:08 -7.1 NT Down 23.9 163.1 Low 03:27:08 - 03:57:08 5379
Reno 03:42:04 -7.7 NT Down 24.3 163.7 Low 03:27:04 - 03:57:04 5373
Carson City 03:42:06 -7.8 NT Down 24.7 163.7 Low 03:27:06 - 03:57:06 5355
Yerington 03:42:02 -8.4 NT Down 25.0 164.2 Low 03:27:02 - 03:57:02 5352
Gardnerville 03:42:04 -8.0 NT Down 24.9 163.7 Low 03:27:04 - 03:57:04 5343
Hawthorne 03:41:59 -8.9 NT Down 25.6 164.7 Low 03:26:59 - 03:56:59 5333
Lee Vining 03:42:03 -8.9 NT Down 26.0 164.1 Low 03:27:03 - 03:57:03 5299
Bishop 03:41:59 -9.7 NT Down 26.7 164.8 Low 03:26:59 - 03:56:59 5274
Beatty 03:41:51 -11.0 NT Down 27.5 166.3 Low 03:26:51 - 03:56:51 5265
Patrick 03:41:37 -13.7 AT Down 29.4 169.0 Low 03:26:37 - 03:56:37 5208
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:41:40 -13.4 AT Down 29.6 168.3 Low 03:26:40 - 03:56:40 5187
Lake Havasu City 03:41:38 -13.9 AT Down 30.3 168.5 Up 03:26:38 - 03:56:38 5151
George/Scottsdale 03:41:26 -16.0 AT Down 31.4 170.9 Up 03:26:26 - 03:56:26 5124
Wildwood 03:42:04 -11.1 NT Down 29.8 164.1 Low 03:27:04 - 03:57:04 5087
Idyllwild 03:41:54 -12.6 AT Down 30.6 166.0 Up 03:26:54 - 03:56:54 5086
Calipatria 03:41:47 -13.7 AT Down 31.4 167.1 Up 03:26:47 - 03:56:47 5059
Yuma 03:41:42 -14.6 AT Down 32.0 167.9 Up 03:26:42 - 03:56:42 5041

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, (2028/08/09 03:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 20.71 109
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 12.47  77
4 Sgr          17:59:47.6 -23:48:59  4.8  0.56  89
PPM 267646     18:00:11.6 -24:17:05  6.8  0.13  89
85627          18:00:44.8 -24:19:45 16.6        89
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:33:42 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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