RECON: TNO occultation with 95626

Event between (95626) 02GZ32 and star GA0660:37791710 with event index number of 2133674

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/09/09 04:14:04 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:31:45.6 -23:30:45
Equinox of date position of star is 19:33:12.9 -23:27:35
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 75 degrees from the moon. Moon is 97% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.1

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Object is 18.5 AU from the Sun and 17.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 9.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 219 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1080 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12972.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=251.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 24.1 sec chord
Diameter=102.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 95626, (2025/09/09 04:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:59.2 -26:29:12  0.9 41.22 116
Nunki          18:56:51.4 -26:15:45  2.0  8.73  84
PPM 269982     19:36:06.8 -23:48:04  6.4  0.73  74
PPM 269914     19:33:13.9 -23:02:30  8.5  0.42  75
PPM 269918     19:33:31.2 -23:31:11  8.7  0.08  75
95626          19:33:18.4 -23:27:23 15.4        75
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 4.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.2 km RECON observability=0.7 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 04:11:19 -15.9 AT Up 15.8 178.1 Really Low 03:56:19 - 04:26:19 8001
Victoria 04:11:46 -15.3 AT Up 17.8 175.2 Really Low 03:56:46 - 04:26:46 7993
Peachland 04:11:16 -16.7 AT Up 16.7 178.6 Really Low 03:56:16 - 04:26:16 7963
Kelowna 04:11:13 -16.8 AT Up 16.6 178.9 Really Low 03:56:13 - 04:26:13 7960
Summerland 04:11:16 -16.8 AT Up 16.9 178.7 Really Low 03:56:16 - 04:26:16 7957
Penticton 04:11:13 -16.9 AT Up 16.9 178.8 Really Low 03:56:13 - 04:26:13 7952
Oliver 04:11:13 -17.1 AT Up 17.3 178.8 Really Low 03:56:13 - 04:26:13 7941
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:11:14 -17.3 AT Up 17.5 179.0 Really Low 03:56:14 - 04:26:14 7933
Okanogan 04:11:16 -17.5 AT Up 18.1 178.8 Really Low 03:56:16 - 04:26:16 7916
Manson/Chelan 04:11:20 -17.4 AT Up 18.6 178.3 Really Low 03:56:20 - 04:26:20 7911
Brewster 04:11:17 -17.5 AT Up 18.4 178.6 Really Low 03:56:17 - 04:26:17 7911
Wenatchee 04:11:23 -17.6 AT Up 19.1 178.1 Really Low 03:56:23 - 04:26:23 7899
Ellensburg 04:11:25 -17.6 AT Up 19.5 177.9 Really Low 03:56:25 - 04:26:25 7889
Yakima 04:11:27 -17.8 AT Up 19.9 177.9 Really Low 03:56:27 - 04:26:27 7875
Toppenish/White Swan 04:11:24 -18.0 Dark Up 20.1 178.0 Low 03:56:24 - 04:26:24 7864
The Dalles 04:11:34 -17.9 AT Up 20.8 177.3 Low 03:56:34 - 04:26:34 7851
Maupin 04:11:30 -18.2 Dark Up 21.3 177.4 Low 03:56:30 - 04:26:30 7834
PNWRO 04:11:13 -19.1 Dark Up 20.5 179.5 Low 03:56:13 - 04:26:13 7820
Sisters 04:11:37 -18.3 Dark Up 22.1 176.9 Low 03:56:37 - 04:26:37 7810
Bend 04:11:36 -18.6 Dark Up 22.4 177.1 Low 03:56:36 - 04:26:36 7796
Oregon Observatory 04:11:36 -18.6 Dark Up 22.5 177.0 Low 03:56:36 - 04:26:36 7792
Chiloquin 04:11:42 -18.9 Dark Up 23.8 176.6 Low 03:56:42 - 04:26:42 7746
Sleaford 04:09:39 -22.1 Dark Up 13.7 191.3 Really Low 03:54:39 - 04:24:39 7736
Klamath Falls 04:11:43 -19.1 Dark Up 24.2 176.7 Low 03:56:43 - 04:26:43 7730
Fall River/Burney 04:11:41 -19.9 Dark Up 25.4 177.0 Low 03:56:41 - 04:26:41 7670
Cedarville 04:11:31 -20.5 Dark Up 24.9 178.2 Low 03:56:31 - 04:26:31 7665
Greenville 04:11:39 -20.6 Dark Up 26.3 177.4 Low 03:56:39 - 04:26:39 7619
Gimple 04:11:40 -20.6 Dark Up 26.3 177.5 Low 03:56:40 - 04:26:40 7617
Quincy 04:11:40 -20.7 Dark Up 26.5 177.4 Low 03:56:40 - 04:26:40 7610
Portola 04:11:37 -21.1 Dark Up 26.6 177.9 Low 03:56:37 - 04:26:37 7593
Reno 04:11:32 -21.6 Dark Up 26.9 178.6 Low 03:56:32 - 04:26:32 7566
Carson City 04:11:30 -21.8 Dark Up 27.3 178.6 Low 03:56:30 - 04:26:30 7548
Gardnerville 04:11:32 -21.9 Dark Up 27.5 178.6 Low 03:56:32 - 04:26:32 7535
Yerington 04:11:27 -22.3 Dark Up 27.5 179.2 Low 03:56:27 - 04:26:27 7524
Hawthorne 04:11:22 -22.9 Dark Up 28.0 179.7 Low 03:56:22 - 04:26:22 7489
Lee Vining 04:11:29 -22.8 Dark Up 28.5 179.2 Low 03:56:29 - 04:26:29 7472
Bishop 04:11:22 -23.6 Dark Up 29.1 180.0 Low 03:56:22 - 04:26:22 7424
Beatty 04:11:08 -24.9 Dark Up 29.6 181.6 Low 03:56:08 - 04:26:08 7359
Wildwood 04:11:29 -24.9 Dark Up 32.4 179.8 Up 03:56:29 - 04:26:29 7250
Dunrhomin 04:09:30 -30.3 Dark Up 25.1 192.9 Low 03:54:30 - 04:24:30 7215
Nikitin 04:09:27 -30.4 Dark Up 25.3 192.9 Low 03:54:27 - 04:24:27 7206
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:10:53 -27.2 Dark Up 31.2 183.9 Up 03:55:53 - 04:25:53 7206
CU-SBO 04:09:31 -30.4 Dark Up 25.4 192.8 Low 03:54:31 - 04:24:31 7205
Patrick 04:10:47 -27.6 Dark Up 30.9 184.7 Up 03:55:47 - 04:25:47 7201
Idyllwild 04:11:13 -26.4 Dark Up 32.7 181.8 Up 03:56:13 - 04:26:13 7182
Lake Havasu City 04:10:50 -27.7 Dark Up 31.9 184.2 Up 03:55:50 - 04:25:50 7160
Calipatria 04:11:04 -27.5 Dark Up 33.3 183.0 Up 03:56:04 - 04:26:04 7113
Yuma 04:10:56 -28.4 Dark Up 33.7 184.0 Up 03:55:56 - 04:25:56 7062
George/Scottsdale 04:10:30 -29.8 Dark Up 32.5 186.9 Up 03:55:30 - 04:25:30 7046

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 95626, (2025/09/09 04:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 41.22 116
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  8.73  84
PPM 269982     19:34:34.0 -23:51:32  6.4  0.73  74
PPM 269914     19:31:41.4 -23:05:52  8.5  0.42  75
PPM 269918     19:31:58.5 -23:34:34  8.7  0.08  75
95626          19:31:45.6 -23:30:45 15.4        75
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/03 05:54:42 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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