RECON: TNO occultation with 87555

Event between (87555) 00QB243 and star GA1020:00103472 with event index number of 1487548

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/09/15 05:26:49 UTC

J2000 position of star is 01:05:26.3 +12:39:15
Equinox of date position of star is 01:06:43.6 +12:47:05
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 73 degrees from the moon. Moon is 41% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.1

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Object is 35.1 AU from the Sun and 34.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 240 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3062 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24813.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.6
Diameter=138.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.1 sec chord
Diameter=56.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 87555, (2025/09/15 05:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Algenib        00:14:33.8 +15:19:35  2.8 12.91  83
75 Psc         01:07:55.0 +13:05:35  6.1  0.41  72
PPM 117031     01:06:55.4 +12:36:21  8.6  0.19  73
PPM 117025     01:06:33.7 +12:58:09 10.2  0.19  73
87555          01:06:47.5 +12:47:29 16.9        72
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 3.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 21.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=12.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 05:28:17 -27.7 Dark Down 28.5 105.6 Low 05:13:17 - 05:43:17 -938
Victoria 05:28:20 -27.9 Dark Down 27.1 101.9 Low 05:13:20 - 05:43:20 -1000
Peachland 05:28:20 -28.7 Dark Down 29.1 105.6 Low 05:13:20 - 05:43:20 -1000
Kelowna 05:28:19 -28.7 Dark Down 29.2 105.9 Low 05:13:19 - 05:43:19 -1002
Summerland 05:28:20 -28.8 Dark Down 29.2 105.6 Low 05:13:20 - 05:43:20 -1010
Penticton 05:28:20 -28.9 Dark Down 29.3 105.7 Low 05:13:20 - 05:43:20 -1017
Oliver 05:28:20 -29.2 Dark Down 29.4 105.5 Low 05:13:20 - 05:43:20 -1036
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:28:20 -29.4 Dark Down 29.5 105.6 Low 05:13:20 - 05:43:20 -1050
Okanogan 05:28:20 -29.8 Dark Down 29.6 105.0 Low 05:13:20 - 05:43:20 -1086
Brewster 05:28:20 -29.9 Dark Down 29.5 104.7 Low 05:13:20 - 05:43:20 -1099
Manson/Chelan 05:28:20 -29.9 Dark Down 29.3 104.3 Low 05:13:20 - 05:43:20 -1106
Wenatchee 05:28:20 -30.1 Dark Down 29.3 103.9 Low 05:13:20 - 05:43:20 -1137
Ellensburg 05:28:20 -30.3 Dark Down 29.3 103.5 Low 05:13:20 - 05:43:20 -1164
Yakima 05:28:20 -30.6 Dark Down 29.4 103.2 Low 05:13:20 - 05:43:20 -1196
Toppenish/White Swan 05:28:20 -30.8 Dark Down 29.5 103.3 Low 05:13:20 - 05:43:20 -1216
Sleaford 05:27:48 -31.7 Dark Up 36.2 119.8 Up 05:12:48 - 05:42:48 -1220
The Dalles 05:28:20 -31.0 Dark Down 29.2 102.2 Low 05:13:20 - 05:43:20 -1269
PNWRO 05:28:20 -31.8 Dark Down 30.6 104.3 Up 05:13:20 - 05:43:20 -1271
Maupin 05:28:20 -31.3 Dark Down 29.3 102.0 Low 05:13:20 - 05:43:20 -1306
Chiloquin 05:28:53 -32.8 Dark Down 29.4 100.1 Low 05:13:53 - 05:43:53 -1358
Sisters 05:28:20 -31.7 Dark Down 29.2 101.2 Low 05:13:20 - 05:43:20 -1379
Klamath Falls 05:28:54 -33.1 Dark Down 29.5 100.0 Low 05:13:54 - 05:43:54 -1382
Bend 05:28:20 -32.0 Dark Down 29.4 101.2 Low 05:13:20 - 05:43:20 -1404
Oregon Observatory 05:28:20 -32.0 Dark Down 29.3 101.0 Low 05:13:20 - 05:43:20 -1418
Fall River/Burney 05:28:58 -34.1 Dark Down 30.0 99.6 Low 05:13:58 - 05:43:58 -1468
Cedarville 05:28:54 -34.4 Dark Down 30.8 100.8 Up 05:13:54 - 05:43:54 -1471
Greenville 05:29:01 -34.9 Dark Down 30.5 99.4 Up 05:14:01 - 05:44:01 -1540
Gimple 05:29:00 -35.0 Dark Down 30.5 99.5 Up 05:14:00 - 05:44:00 -1542
Quincy 05:29:01 -35.1 Dark Down 30.5 99.3 Up 05:14:01 - 05:44:01 -1553
Portola 05:29:01 -35.4 Dark Down 30.9 99.6 Up 05:14:01 - 05:44:01 -1575
Reno 05:29:01 -36.0 Dark Down 31.4 99.9 Up 05:14:01 - 05:44:01 -1612
Carson City 05:29:02 -36.3 Dark Down 31.5 99.7 Up 05:14:02 - 05:44:02 -1637
Gardnerville 05:29:03 -36.4 Dark Down 31.6 99.6 Up 05:14:03 - 05:44:03 -1655
Yerington 05:29:02 -36.7 Dark Down 32.0 100.0 Up 05:14:02 - 05:44:02 -1669
Hawthorne 05:29:03 -37.4 Dark Down 32.5 100.1 Up 05:14:03 - 05:44:03 -1717
Lee Vining 05:29:06 -37.5 Dark Down 32.2 99.4 Up 05:14:06 - 05:44:06 -1741
Bishop 05:29:07 -38.3 Dark Down 32.9 99.6 Up 05:14:07 - 05:44:07 -1806
Beatty 05:29:06 -39.6 Dark Down 34.3 100.4 Up 05:14:06 - 05:44:06 -1890
Dunrhomin 05:28:20 -42.4 Dark Down 41.9 112.0 Up 05:13:20 - 05:43:20 -2021
Nikitin 05:28:20 -42.6 Dark Down 42.0 111.8 Up 05:13:20 - 05:43:20 -2035
CU-SBO 05:28:20 -42.6 Dark Down 41.9 111.7 Up 05:13:20 - 05:43:20 -2038
Wildwood 05:29:19 -40.4 Dark Down 33.3 97.3 Up 05:14:19 - 05:44:19 -2040
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:29:08 -42.0 Dark Down 36.3 100.7 Up 05:14:08 - 05:44:08 -2088
Patrick 05:29:05 -42.3 Dark Down 36.9 101.4 Up 05:14:05 - 05:44:05 -2091
Idyllwild 05:29:17 -41.8 Dark Down 34.9 98.3 Up 05:14:17 - 05:44:17 -2127
Lake Havasu City 05:29:10 -42.7 Dark Down 36.7 100.4 Up 05:14:10 - 05:44:10 -2147
Calipatria 05:29:16 -43.0 Dark Down 35.9 98.6 Up 05:14:16 - 05:44:16 -2213
Yuma 05:29:17 -43.8 Dark Down 36.7 98.9 Up 05:14:17 - 05:44:17 -2276
George/Scottsdale 05:29:07 -44.6 Dark Down 38.8 101.5 Up 05:14:07 - 05:44:07 -2288

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 87555, (2025/09/15 05:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Algenib        00:13:14.2 +15:11:01  2.8 12.91  83
75 Psc         01:06:33.7 +12:57:22  6.1  0.41  72
PPM 117031     01:05:34.2 +12:28:07  8.6  0.19  73
PPM 117025     01:05:12.4 +12:49:55 10.2  0.19  73
87555          01:05:26.3 +12:39:15 16.9        73
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 02:54:02 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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