RECON: TNO occultation with 85627

Event between (85627) 98HP151 and star GA0640:16618761 with event index number of 2406216

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/06/22 10:09:46 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:32:38.3 -24:01:11
Equinox of date position of star is 17:34:03.8 -24:02:05
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 126 degrees from the moon. Moon is 16% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.3

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Object is 41.0 AU from the Sun and 40.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 234 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1511 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29038.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.8 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 85627, (2023/06/22 10:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:51.0 -26:28:55  0.9 14.49 112
35Eta Oph      17:11:43.6 -15:45:08  2.6  9.80 119
51 Oph         17:32:51.0 -23:58:44  4.8  0.28 125
PPM 266948     17:32:15.5 -23:51:28  7.7  0.45 125
PPM 266981     17:33:53.7 -24:01:55  9.6  0.04 126
85627          17:34:04.4 -24:02:05 16.9       126
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 0.0 km RECON observability=0.0 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 10:08:14 -10.9 NT Down 7.8 215.4 Really Low 09:53:14 - 10:23:14 8096
Victoria 10:08:16 -13.8 AT Down 10.7 213.0 Really Low 09:53:16 - 10:23:16 8065
Peachland 10:08:10 -11.6 NT Down 8.3 215.9 Really Low 09:53:10 - 10:23:10 8054
Kelowna 10:08:10 -11.4 NT Down 8.1 216.2 Really Low 09:53:10 - 10:23:10 8053
Summerland 10:08:10 -11.7 NT Down 8.4 216.0 Really Low 09:53:10 - 10:23:10 8047
Penticton 10:08:10 -11.7 NT Down 8.4 216.1 Really Low 09:53:10 - 10:23:10 8043
Oliver 10:08:09 -12.0 NT Down 8.7 216.1 Really Low 09:53:09 - 10:23:09 8030
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:08:08 -12.1 AT Down 8.8 216.3 Really Low 09:53:08 - 10:23:08 8021
Okanogan 10:08:07 -12.7 AT Down 9.4 216.2 Really Low 09:53:07 - 10:23:07 7999
Brewster 10:08:07 -13.0 AT Down 9.7 216.0 Really Low 09:53:07 - 10:23:07 7992
Manson/Chelan 10:08:07 -13.3 AT Down 10.0 215.8 Really Low 09:53:07 - 10:23:07 7990
Wenatchee 10:08:06 -13.8 AT Down 10.5 215.7 Really Low 09:53:06 - 10:23:06 7974
Ellensburg 10:08:06 -14.2 AT Down 10.9 215.5 Really Low 09:53:06 - 10:23:06 7961
Yakima 10:08:05 -14.6 AT Down 11.2 215.6 Really Low 09:53:05 - 10:23:05 7944
Toppenish/White Swan 10:08:05 -14.7 AT Down 11.3 215.7 Really Low 09:53:05 - 10:23:05 7932
The Dalles 10:08:05 -15.7 AT Down 12.3 215.1 Really Low 09:53:05 - 10:23:05 7912
Maupin 10:08:04 -16.0 AT Down 12.6 215.3 Really Low 09:53:04 - 10:23:04 7892
PNWRO 10:08:00 -14.5 AT Down 11.0 217.0 Really Low 09:53:00 - 10:23:00 7891
Sleaford 10:07:48 -4.7 CT Down 0.9 227.0 Really Low 09:52:48 - 10:22:48 7887
Sisters 10:08:03 -16.9 AT Down 13.5 215.0 Really Low 09:53:03 - 10:23:03 7862
Bend 10:08:02 -17.1 AT Down 13.6 215.2 Really Low 09:53:02 - 10:23:02 7847
Oregon Observatory 10:08:02 -17.3 AT Down 13.8 215.1 Really Low 09:53:02 - 10:23:02 7841
Chiloquin 10:08:00 -18.6 Dark Down 15.0 215.0 Really Low 09:53:00 - 10:23:00 7786
Klamath Falls 10:08:00 -18.8 Dark Down 15.3 215.1 Really Low 09:53:00 - 10:23:00 7768
Cedarville 10:07:54 -18.9 Dark Down 15.2 216.5 Really Low 09:52:54 - 10:22:54 7705
Fall River/Burney 10:07:56 -19.7 Dark Down 16.1 215.6 Really Low 09:52:56 - 10:22:56 7702
Greenville 10:07:54 -20.4 Dark Down 16.6 216.1 Really Low 09:52:54 - 10:22:54 7647
Gimple 10:07:53 -20.3 Dark Down 16.6 216.2 Really Low 09:52:53 - 10:22:53 7646
Quincy 10:07:53 -20.5 Dark Down 16.8 216.2 Really Low 09:52:53 - 10:22:53 7637
Portola 10:07:52 -20.5 Dark Down 16.7 216.6 Really Low 09:52:52 - 10:22:52 7622
Reno 10:07:50 -20.4 Dark Down 16.6 217.2 Really Low 09:52:50 - 10:22:50 7595
Carson City 10:07:49 -20.7 Dark Down 16.9 217.2 Really Low 09:52:49 - 10:22:49 7575
Gardnerville 10:07:48 -20.9 Dark Down 17.1 217.3 Really Low 09:52:48 - 10:22:48 7561
Yerington 10:07:46 -20.6 Dark Down 16.7 217.8 Really Low 09:52:46 - 10:22:46 7552
Hawthorne 10:07:44 -20.8 Dark Down 16.9 218.3 Really Low 09:52:44 - 10:22:44 7516
Lee Vining 10:07:44 -21.5 Dark Down 17.5 218.0 Really Low 09:52:44 - 10:22:44 7495
Bishop 10:07:41 -21.7 Dark Down 17.7 218.7 Really Low 09:52:41 - 10:22:41 7446
Beatty 10:07:36 -21.4 Dark Down 17.2 220.1 Really Low 09:52:36 - 10:22:36 7384
Dunrhomin 10:07:15 -13.2 AT Down 8.5 228.2 Really Low 09:52:15 - 10:22:15 7307
Nikitin 10:07:15 -13.3 AT Down 8.7 228.2 Really Low 09:52:15 - 10:22:15 7297
CU-SBO 10:07:15 -13.4 AT Down 8.8 228.2 Really Low 09:52:15 - 10:22:15 7295
Wildwood 10:07:36 -24.6 Dark Down 20.3 219.2 Low 09:52:36 - 10:22:36 7253
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:07:27 -21.8 Dark Down 17.4 222.1 Really Low 09:52:27 - 10:22:27 7231
Patrick 10:07:26 -21.3 Dark Down 16.8 222.6 Really Low 09:52:26 - 10:22:26 7230
Idyllwild 10:07:30 -24.0 Dark Down 19.6 220.8 Really Low 09:52:30 - 10:22:30 7190
Lake Havasu City 10:07:25 -22.2 Dark Down 17.7 222.4 Really Low 09:52:25 - 10:22:25 7183
Calipatria 10:07:26 -23.9 Dark Down 19.4 221.8 Really Low 09:52:26 - 10:22:26 7123
George/Scottsdale 10:07:17 -21.6 Dark Down 16.9 224.4 Really Low 09:52:17 - 10:22:17 7075
Yuma 10:07:22 -23.8 Dark Down 19.2 222.6 Really Low 09:52:22 - 10:22:22 7074

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, (2023/06/22 10:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 14.49 112
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  9.80 119
51 Oph         17:31:25.0 -23:57:46  4.8  0.28 125
PPM 266948     17:30:49.6 -23:50:30  7.7  0.45 125
PPM 266981     17:32:27.7 -24:01:00  9.6  0.04 126
85627          17:32:38.3 -24:01:11 16.9       126
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/20 03:43:30 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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