RECON: TNO occultation with 85627

Event between (85627) 98HP151 and star GA0660:10422205 with event index number of 181748

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/02/26 13:07:19 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:12:48.3 -23:33:36
Equinox of date position of star is 17:13:58.0 -23:34:53
Stellar brightness G=15.1, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 12 degrees from the moon. Moon is 49% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.7

[RECON map]
TNO is 41.3 AU from the Sun and 41.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 11.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1547 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3448 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30105.8 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.6 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 85627, (2019/02/26 13:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:35.1 -26:28:22  0.9 10.24   9
35Eta Oph      17:11:28.7 -15:44:50  2.6  7.86  10
PPM 266746     17:22:52.2 -24:55:26  6.5  2.43  14
PPM 266547     17:13:33.0 -22:56:49  8.2  0.64  11
PPM 266568     17:14:20.1 -23:30:58  9.3  0.11  12
85627          17:13:58.2 -23:34:54 15.1        12
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 0.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 7.2 km RECON observability=0.3 and success probability=3.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 13:03:43 -17.4 AT Up 13.1 156.0 Really Low 12:48:43 - 13:18:43 363
Summerland 13:03:40 -17.6 AT Up 13.1 155.7 Really Low 12:48:40 - 13:18:40 354
Penticton 13:03:41 -17.5 AT Up 13.4 155.8 Really Low 12:48:41 - 13:18:41 345
Okanagan Falls 13:03:40 -17.6 AT Up 13.6 155.8 Really Low 12:48:40 - 13:18:40 337
Oliver 13:03:39 -17.6 AT Up 13.7 155.8 Really Low 12:48:39 - 13:18:39 331
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 13:03:40 -17.5 AT Up 13.9 156.0 Really Low 12:48:40 - 13:18:40 328
Oroville 13:03:39 -17.5 AT Up 14.0 155.9 Really Low 12:48:39 - 13:18:39 323
Tonasket 13:03:39 -17.6 AT Up 14.2 155.9 Really Low 12:48:39 - 13:18:39 314
Okanogan 13:03:37 -17.7 AT Up 14.5 155.7 Really Low 12:48:37 - 13:18:37 297
Brewster 13:03:35 -17.9 AT Up 14.6 155.5 Really Low 12:48:35 - 13:18:35 281
Manson/Chelan 13:03:32 -18.2 Dark Up 14.7 155.1 Really Low 12:48:32 - 13:18:32 264
Entiat 13:03:31 -18.2 Dark Up 14.9 155.0 Really Low 12:48:31 - 13:18:31 253
Wenatchee 13:03:30 -18.3 Dark Up 15.1 154.9 Really Low 12:48:30 - 13:18:30 240
Ellensburg 13:03:27 -18.5 Dark Up 15.4 154.6 Really Low 12:48:27 - 13:18:27 216
Pasco 13:03:34 -17.6 AT Up 16.5 155.8 Really Low 12:48:34 - 13:18:34 214
PNWRO 13:03:35 -17.5 AT Up 16.8 156.0 Really Low 12:48:35 - 13:18:35 208
Yakima 13:03:26 -18.6 Dark Up 15.8 154.6 Really Low 12:48:26 - 13:18:26 198
George/Umatilla 13:03:32 -17.8 AT Up 16.7 155.6 Really Low 12:48:32 - 13:18:32 194
Toppenish/White Swan 13:03:26 -18.5 Dark Up 16.0 154.7 Really Low 12:48:26 - 13:18:26 192
Niwot 13:04:59 -7.2 NT Up 25.5 168.8 Low 12:49:59 - 13:19:59 191
SwRI 13:04:58 -7.3 NT Up 25.6 168.7 Low 12:49:58 - 13:19:58 184
Goldendale 13:03:23 -18.9 Dark Up 16.4 154.2 Really Low 12:48:23 - 13:18:23 156
The Dalles 13:03:20 -19.2 Dark Up 16.5 153.8 Really Low 12:48:20 - 13:18:20 137
Maupin 13:03:19 -19.2 Dark Up 16.9 153.9 Really Low 12:48:19 - 13:18:19 120
Madras/Culver 13:03:17 -19.3 Dark Up 17.4 153.8 Really Low 12:48:17 - 13:18:17 92
Redmond 13:03:16 -19.3 Dark Up 17.7 153.7 Really Low 12:48:16 - 13:18:16 74
Sisters 13:03:14 -19.6 Dark Up 17.5 153.3 Really Low 12:48:14 - 13:18:14 65
Bend 13:03:15 -19.5 Dark Up 17.8 153.5 Really Low 12:48:15 - 13:18:15 60
Oregon Observatory 13:03:13 -19.6 Dark Up 17.9 153.3 Really Low 12:48:13 - 13:18:13 48
La Pine/Gilchrist 13:03:12 -19.7 Dark Up 18.1 153.3 Really Low 12:48:12 - 13:18:12 36
North Lake 13:03:15 -19.3 Dark Up 18.7 153.8 Really Low 12:48:15 - 13:18:15 28
Paisley 13:03:16 -19.1 Dark Up 19.3 154.0 Really Low 12:48:16 - 13:18:16 8
Lakeview 13:03:16 -19.0 Dark Up 19.8 154.1 Really Low 12:48:16 - 13:18:16 -14
Chiloquin 13:03:07 -20.1 Dark Up 18.9 152.8 Really Low 12:48:07 - 13:18:07 -30
Cedarville 13:03:15 -18.9 Dark Up 20.4 154.2 Low 12:48:15 - 13:18:15 -44
Klamath Falls 13:03:07 -20.0 Dark Up 19.3 152.8 Really Low 12:48:07 - 13:18:07 -46
Tulelake 13:03:08 -19.8 Dark Up 19.6 153.0 Really Low 12:48:08 - 13:18:08 -53
Fall River/Burney 13:03:06 -19.9 Dark Up 20.5 152.9 Low 12:48:06 - 13:18:06 -100
Susanville 13:03:09 -19.4 Dark Up 21.3 153.5 Low 12:48:09 - 13:18:09 -117
Gimple 13:03:07 -19.6 Dark Up 21.4 153.3 Low 12:48:07 - 13:18:07 -138
Greenville 13:03:07 -19.6 Dark Up 21.4 153.2 Low 12:48:07 - 13:18:07 -139
Reno 13:03:13 -18.8 Dark Up 22.3 154.1 Low 12:48:13 - 13:18:13 -145
Portola 13:03:09 -19.3 Dark Up 21.9 153.6 Low 12:48:09 - 13:18:09 -146
Quincy 13:03:06 -19.7 Dark Up 21.6 153.1 Low 12:48:06 - 13:18:06 -151
Yerington 13:03:16 -18.3 Dark Up 23.1 154.6 Low 12:48:16 - 13:18:16 -160
Carson City 13:03:12 -18.8 Dark Up 22.7 154.1 Low 12:48:12 - 13:18:12 -165
Tonopah 13:03:28 -16.8 AT Up 24.6 156.3 Low 12:48:28 - 13:18:28 -167
Hawthorne 13:03:19 -17.9 AT Up 23.7 155.1 Low 12:48:19 - 13:18:19 -174
Gardnerville 13:03:12 -18.8 Dark Up 22.9 154.1 Low 12:48:12 - 13:18:12 -178
Indian Springs 13:03:37 -15.6 AT Up 26.4 157.6 Low 12:48:37 - 13:18:37 -218
Lee Vining 13:03:15 -18.4 Dark Up 24.0 154.5 Low 12:48:15 - 13:18:15 -219
Beatty 13:03:29 -16.5 AT Up 25.8 156.6 Low 12:48:29 - 13:18:29 -224
Henderson 13:03:41 -15.0 AT Up 27.1 158.2 Low 12:48:41 - 13:18:41 -233
Bishop 13:03:19 -17.8 AT Up 24.8 155.1 Low 12:48:19 - 13:18:19 -236
Patrick 13:03:48 -14.1 AT Up 28.1 159.2 Low 12:48:48 - 13:18:48 -245
DCO 13:03:53 -13.5 AT Up 28.6 159.8 Low 12:48:53 - 13:18:53 -248
Kingman/Dolan Springs 13:03:47 -14.2 AT Up 28.2 158.9 Low 12:48:47 - 13:18:47 -263
Searchlight/Boulder City 13:03:40 -15.0 AT Up 27.7 158.1 Low 12:48:40 - 13:18:40 -267
Lone Pine 13:03:19 -17.6 AT Up 25.6 155.2 Low 12:48:19 - 13:18:19 -274
Laughlin/Bullhead City 13:03:43 -14.7 AT Up 28.1 158.4 Low 12:48:43 - 13:18:43 -277
Mohave Valley 13:03:42 -14.7 AT Up 28.3 158.4 Low 12:48:42 - 13:18:42 -294
Lake Havasu City 13:03:44 -14.5 AT Up 28.8 158.5 Low 12:48:44 - 13:18:44 -313
Parker 13:03:43 -14.4 AT Up 29.1 158.5 Low 12:48:43 - 13:18:43 -334
Blythe 13:03:40 -14.7 AT Up 29.5 158.1 Low 12:48:40 - 13:18:40 -375
Idyllwild 13:03:24 -16.5 AT Up 28.7 155.9 Low 12:48:24 - 13:18:24 -419
CPSLO 13:02:59 -19.8 Dark Up 25.8 152.4 Low 12:47:59 - 13:17:59 -421
Calipatria 13:03:32 -15.5 AT Up 29.6 157.0 Low 12:48:32 - 13:18:32 -429
Yuma 13:03:39 -14.7 AT Up 30.3 157.8 Up 12:48:39 - 13:18:39 -435
Wildwood 13:03:11 -18.1 Dark Up 27.7 154.1 Low 12:48:11 - 13:18:11 -444

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, (2019/02/26 13:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 10.24   9
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  7.86  10
PPM 266746     17:21:41.5 -24:54:23  6.5  2.43  14
PPM 266547     17:12:23.4 -22:55:31  8.2  0.64  11
PPM 266568     17:13:10.3 -23:29:41  9.3  0.11  12
85627          17:12:48.3 -23:33:36 15.1        12
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/12 06:20:17 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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