RECON: TNO occultation with 85627

Event between (85627) 98HP151 and star GA0640:18496764 with event index number of 2406681

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/05/18 09:27:07 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:41:53.2 -24:07:52
Equinox of date position of star is 17:43:21.8 -24:08:29
Stellar brightness G=15.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 86 degrees from the moon. Moon is 76% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.4

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Object is 41.0 AU from the Sun and 40.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 360 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2031 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29083.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.2 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 85627, (2024/05/18 09:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:54.4 -26:29:02  0.9 16.53  70
35Eta Oph      17:11:46.7 -15:45:12  2.6 11.20  78
PPM 267309     17:49:14.1 -22:29:05  6.1  2.13  88
PPM 267136     17:42:19.2 -23:50:49  8.2  0.38  86
PPM 267169     17:44:00.1 -24:18:03  9.6  0.21  87
85627          17:43:22.7 -24:08:29 15.5        87
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 2.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.1 km RECON observability=0.6 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 09:26:50 -11.4 NT Down 13.5 186.5 Really Low 09:11:50 - 09:41:50 13715
Kamloops 09:27:36 -16.9 AT Up 14.9 173.0 Really Low 09:12:36 - 09:42:36 13657
Kelowna 09:27:34 -17.4 AT Up 15.8 173.9 Really Low 09:12:34 - 09:42:34 13636
Peachland 09:27:35 -17.6 AT Up 15.9 173.6 Really Low 09:12:35 - 09:42:35 13632
Summerland 09:27:35 -17.7 AT Up 16.0 173.7 Really Low 09:12:35 - 09:42:35 13627
Penticton 09:27:34 -17.8 AT Up 16.1 173.8 Really Low 09:12:34 - 09:42:34 13626
Oliver 09:27:35 -18.1 Dark Up 16.5 173.7 Really Low 09:12:35 - 09:42:35 13614
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:27:33 -18.2 Dark Up 16.6 173.9 Really Low 09:12:33 - 09:42:33 13610
Okanogan 09:27:35 -18.8 Dark Up 17.3 173.7 Really Low 09:12:35 - 09:42:35 13587
Brewster 09:27:36 -19.1 Dark Up 17.5 173.5 Really Low 09:12:36 - 09:42:36 13577
Victoria 09:27:47 -19.6 Dark Up 16.8 170.1 Really Low 09:12:47 - 09:42:47 13571
Manson/Chelan 09:27:37 -19.4 Dark Up 17.7 173.1 Really Low 09:12:37 - 09:42:37 13568
Wenatchee 09:27:38 -19.9 Dark Up 18.2 173.0 Really Low 09:12:38 - 09:42:38 13550
Ellensburg 09:27:39 -20.4 Dark Up 18.5 172.7 Really Low 09:12:39 - 09:42:39 13534
Yakima 09:27:39 -20.7 Dark Up 18.9 172.7 Really Low 09:12:39 - 09:42:39 13519
Toppenish/White Swan 09:27:38 -20.9 Dark Up 19.2 172.9 Really Low 09:12:38 - 09:42:38 13512
PNWRO 09:27:33 -20.8 Dark Up 19.7 174.3 Really Low 09:12:33 - 09:42:33 13506
The Dalles 09:27:42 -21.8 Dark Up 19.9 172.1 Really Low 09:12:42 - 09:42:42 13478
Maupin 09:27:41 -22.2 Dark Up 20.3 172.1 Low 09:12:41 - 09:42:41 13462
Sisters 09:27:44 -23.1 Dark Up 21.1 171.6 Low 09:12:44 - 09:42:44 13424
Bend 09:27:43 -23.3 Dark Up 21.4 171.9 Low 09:12:43 - 09:42:43 13416
Oregon Observatory 09:27:44 -23.5 Dark Up 21.5 171.7 Low 09:12:44 - 09:42:44 13408
Chiloquin 09:27:46 -24.8 Dark Up 22.8 171.3 Low 09:12:46 - 09:42:46 13348
Klamath Falls 09:27:46 -25.1 Dark Up 23.2 171.3 Low 09:12:46 - 09:42:46 13333
Cedarville 09:27:40 -25.3 Dark Up 24.0 172.8 Low 09:12:40 - 09:42:40 13312
Fall River/Burney 09:27:45 -26.1 Dark Up 24.4 171.6 Low 09:12:45 - 09:42:45 13281
Dunrhomin 09:26:41 -20.7 Dark Down 25.2 187.7 Low 09:11:41 - 09:41:41 13271
Nikitin 09:26:42 -20.8 Dark Down 25.4 187.7 Low 09:11:42 - 09:41:42 13262
CU-SBO 09:26:43 -20.9 Dark Down 25.5 187.6 Low 09:11:43 - 09:41:43 13259
Gimple 09:27:43 -26.8 Dark Up 25.3 172.1 Low 09:12:43 - 09:42:43 13241
Greenville 09:27:44 -26.8 Dark Up 25.3 172.0 Low 09:12:44 - 09:42:44 13241
Quincy 09:27:44 -27.0 Dark Up 25.5 172.0 Low 09:12:44 - 09:42:44 13231
Portola 09:27:42 -26.9 Dark Up 25.7 172.4 Low 09:12:42 - 09:42:42 13228
Reno 09:27:40 -27.0 Dark Up 26.0 173.1 Low 09:12:40 - 09:42:40 13219
Carson City 09:27:39 -27.3 Dark Up 26.4 173.1 Low 09:12:39 - 09:42:39 13201
Yerington 09:27:37 -27.3 Dark Up 26.6 173.7 Low 09:12:37 - 09:42:37 13194
Gardnerville 09:27:39 -27.5 Dark Up 26.6 173.1 Low 09:12:39 - 09:42:39 13189
Hawthorne 09:27:35 -27.5 Dark Up 27.1 174.2 Low 09:12:35 - 09:42:35 13173
Lee Vining 09:27:37 -28.2 Dark Up 27.6 173.7 Low 09:12:37 - 09:42:37 13142
Bishop 09:27:34 -28.5 Dark Up 28.3 174.4 Low 09:12:34 - 09:42:34 13114
Beatty 09:27:28 -28.3 Dark Up 28.9 176.0 Low 09:12:28 - 09:42:28 13096
Patrick 09:27:16 -28.5 Dark Up 30.5 179.0 Up 09:12:16 - 09:42:16 13023
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:27:20 -29.0 Dark Up 30.7 178.2 Up 09:12:20 - 09:42:20 13006
Lake Havasu City 09:27:18 -29.5 Dark Up 31.4 178.5 Up 09:12:18 - 09:42:18 12969
Wildwood 09:27:36 -31.5 Dark Up 31.5 174.0 Up 09:12:36 - 09:42:36 12929
George/Scottsdale 09:27:07 -29.0 Dark Up 32.1 181.1 Up 09:12:07 - 09:42:07 12928
Idyllwild 09:27:28 -31.1 Dark Up 32.0 176.0 Up 09:12:28 - 09:42:28 12918
Calipatria 09:27:23 -31.1 Dark Up 32.7 177.2 Up 09:12:23 - 09:42:23 12884
Yuma 09:27:19 -31.1 Dark Up 33.2 178.1 Up 09:12:19 - 09:42:19 12861

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, (2024/05/18 09:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 16.53  70
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 11.20  78
PPM 267309     17:47:45.6 -22:28:40  6.1  2.13  88
PPM 267136     17:40:49.9 -23:50:10  8.2  0.38  86
PPM 267169     17:42:30.5 -24:17:27  9.6  0.21  87
85627          17:41:53.2 -24:07:52 15.5        86
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/13 04:30:25 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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