RECON: TNO occultation with 85627

Event between (85627) 98HP151 and star GA0640:17093922 with event index number of 2406807

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/07/24 07:37:22 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:36:20.8 -24:05:25
Equinox of date position of star is 17:37:50.6 -24:06:13
Stellar brightness G=16.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 77 degrees from the moon. Moon is 89% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.4

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Object is 41.0 AU from the Sun and 40.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 307 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1935 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29132.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.5 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 85627, (2024/07/24 07:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:55.1 -26:29:04  0.9 15.30  91
35Eta Oph      17:11:47.3 -15:45:13  2.6 10.35  83
51 Oph         17:32:55.0 -23:58:46  4.8  1.13  78
PPM 267044     17:37:04.4 -24:38:35  7.9  0.57  77
PPM 267061     17:38:04.6 -23:46:03  9.4  0.34  76
85627          17:37:51.0 -24:06:14 16.1        76
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 2.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 45.3 km RECON observability=0.2 and success probability=9.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 07:35:43 -19.2 Dark Up 10.1 209.4 Really Low 07:20:43 - 07:50:43 269
Victoria 07:35:48 -21.0 Dark Up 12.9 207.0 Really Low 07:20:48 - 07:50:48 232
Peachland 07:35:38 -20.2 Dark Up 10.7 210.0 Really Low 07:20:38 - 07:50:38 231
Kelowna 07:35:38 -20.1 Dark Up 10.5 210.3 Really Low 07:20:38 - 07:50:38 231
Summerland 07:35:38 -20.4 Dark Up 10.8 210.1 Really Low 07:20:38 - 07:50:38 225
Penticton 07:35:37 -20.4 Dark Up 10.8 210.2 Really Low 07:20:37 - 07:50:37 221
Oliver 07:35:36 -20.8 Dark Up 11.1 210.2 Really Low 07:20:36 - 07:50:36 208
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:35:35 -21.0 Dark Up 11.2 210.4 Really Low 07:20:35 - 07:50:35 201
Okanogan 07:35:34 -21.6 Dark Up 11.8 210.3 Really Low 07:20:34 - 07:50:34 180
Brewster 07:35:34 -21.8 Dark Up 12.1 210.2 Really Low 07:20:34 - 07:50:34 172
Manson/Chelan 07:35:35 -22.0 Dark Up 12.4 209.9 Really Low 07:20:35 - 07:50:35 169
Wenatchee 07:35:35 -22.5 Dark Up 12.9 209.8 Really Low 07:20:35 - 07:50:35 154
Ellensburg 07:35:34 -22.9 Dark Up 13.3 209.6 Really Low 07:20:34 - 07:50:34 141
Yakima 07:35:34 -23.3 Dark Up 13.7 209.6 Really Low 07:20:34 - 07:50:34 125
Toppenish/White Swan 07:35:32 -23.5 Dark Up 13.8 209.8 Really Low 07:20:32 - 07:50:32 114
Sleaford 07:35:05 -18.0 AT Up 3.8 221.4 Really Low 07:20:05 - 07:50:05 98
The Dalles 07:35:33 -24.2 Dark Up 14.8 209.2 Really Low 07:20:33 - 07:50:33 93
PNWRO 07:35:26 -24.0 Dark Up 13.6 211.1 Really Low 07:20:26 - 07:50:26 79
Maupin 07:35:32 -24.6 Dark Up 15.1 209.4 Really Low 07:20:32 - 07:50:32 74
Sisters 07:35:32 -25.4 Dark Up 16.1 209.1 Really Low 07:20:32 - 07:50:32 44
Bend 07:35:30 -25.7 Dark Up 16.2 209.3 Really Low 07:20:30 - 07:50:30 30
Oregon Observatory 07:35:30 -25.8 Dark Up 16.4 209.2 Really Low 07:20:30 - 07:50:30 24
Chiloquin 07:35:29 -27.1 Dark Up 17.7 209.0 Really Low 07:20:29 - 07:50:29 -29
Klamath Falls 07:35:28 -27.4 Dark Up 17.9 209.2 Really Low 07:20:28 - 07:50:28 -47
Cedarville 07:35:21 -28.3 Dark Up 18.0 210.7 Really Low 07:20:21 - 07:50:21 -102
Fall River/Burney 07:35:24 -28.6 Dark Up 18.8 209.7 Really Low 07:20:24 - 07:50:24 -108
Greenville 07:35:21 -29.6 Dark Up 19.5 210.2 Really Low 07:20:21 - 07:50:21 -160
Gimple 07:35:20 -29.6 Dark Up 19.4 210.3 Really Low 07:20:20 - 07:50:20 -161
Quincy 07:35:20 -29.8 Dark Up 19.6 210.3 Really Low 07:20:20 - 07:50:20 -170
Portola 07:35:18 -30.0 Dark Up 19.6 210.7 Really Low 07:20:18 - 07:50:18 -183
Reno 07:35:15 -30.3 Dark Up 19.5 211.3 Really Low 07:20:15 - 07:50:15 -207
Carson City 07:35:14 -30.6 Dark Up 19.8 211.4 Really Low 07:20:14 - 07:50:14 -226
Gardnerville 07:35:13 -30.9 Dark Up 20.0 211.5 Low 07:20:13 - 07:50:13 -239
Yerington 07:35:11 -30.9 Dark Up 19.7 212.0 Really Low 07:20:11 - 07:50:11 -246
Hawthorne 07:35:08 -31.4 Dark Up 19.9 212.5 Really Low 07:20:08 - 07:50:08 -279
Lee Vining 07:35:09 -31.9 Dark Up 20.6 212.2 Low 07:20:09 - 07:50:09 -301
Bishop 07:35:05 -32.6 Dark Up 20.8 212.9 Low 07:20:05 - 07:50:05 -346
Beatty 07:34:57 -33.2 Dark Up 20.5 214.4 Low 07:19:57 - 07:49:57 -400
Dunrhomin 07:34:24 -29.7 Dark Up 12.3 223.0 Really Low 07:19:24 - 07:49:24 -444
Nikitin 07:34:24 -29.9 Dark Up 12.4 223.0 Really Low 07:19:24 - 07:49:24 -453
CU-SBO 07:34:24 -29.9 Dark Up 12.5 222.9 Really Low 07:19:24 - 07:49:24 -455
Wildwood 07:34:59 -35.8 Dark Up 23.6 213.4 Low 07:19:59 - 07:49:59 -534
Patrick 07:34:43 -34.8 Dark Up 20.4 217.1 Low 07:19:43 - 07:49:43 -540
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:34:45 -35.0 Dark Up 20.9 216.5 Low 07:19:45 - 07:49:45 -541
Lake Havasu City 07:34:42 -35.7 Dark Up 21.3 216.9 Low 07:19:42 - 07:49:42 -587
Idyllwild 07:34:50 -36.3 Dark Up 23.1 215.1 Low 07:19:50 - 07:49:50 -588
Calipatria 07:34:44 -37.0 Dark Up 23.0 216.2 Low 07:19:44 - 07:49:44 -649
George/Scottsdale 07:34:31 -36.5 Dark Up 20.7 219.1 Low 07:19:31 - 07:49:31 -684
Yuma 07:34:40 -37.5 Dark Up 22.9 217.1 Low 07:19:40 - 07:49:40 -694

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, (2024/07/24 07:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 15.30  91
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 10.35  83
51 Oph         17:31:25.0 -23:57:46  4.8  1.13  78
PPM 267044     17:35:33.9 -24:37:44  7.9  0.57  77
PPM 267061     17:36:34.7 -23:45:15  9.4  0.34  76
85627          17:36:20.8 -24:05:25 16.1        76
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/12 03:39:46 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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