RECON: TNO occultation with 85627

Event between (85627) 98HP151 and star GA0640:23394650 with event index number of 2408587

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/04/23 10:35:01 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:08:43.4 -24:18:04
Equinox of date position of star is 18:10:13.5 -24:17:44
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 106 degrees from the moon. Moon is 2% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.4

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Object is 40.8 AU from the Sun and 40.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 10.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1219 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5458 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29195.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 20.9 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 85627, (2028/04/23 10:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:08.9 -26:29:32  0.9 22.50 128
Nunki          18:57:01.1 -26:15:32  2.0 10.70  96
11 Sgr         18:13:27.1 -23:41:34  4.5  0.91 105
PPM 267950     18:11:01.6 -23:58:53  7.9  0.34 106
PPM 267933     18:10:38.2 -24:21:05  8.6  0.07 106
85627          18:10:27.6 -24:17:40 16.9       105
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 0.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 14.8 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=0.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:35:13 -10.6 NT Down 13.3 173.2 Really Low 10:20:13 - 10:50:13 12665
Kamloops 10:36:46 -17.9 AT Down 12.7 160.1 Really Low 10:21:46 - 10:51:46 12587
Kelowna 10:36:41 -18.1 Dark Down 13.6 160.8 Really Low 10:21:41 - 10:51:41 12568
Peachland 10:36:42 -18.4 Dark Down 13.7 160.6 Really Low 10:21:42 - 10:51:42 12563
Summerland 10:36:41 -18.4 Dark Down 13.8 160.6 Really Low 10:21:41 - 10:51:41 12559
Penticton 10:36:41 -18.4 Dark Down 13.9 160.7 Really Low 10:21:41 - 10:51:41 12558
Oliver 10:36:43 -18.7 Dark Down 14.3 160.7 Really Low 10:21:43 - 10:51:43 12547
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:36:41 -18.7 Dark Down 14.5 160.9 Really Low 10:21:41 - 10:51:41 12543
Okanogan 10:36:48 -19.3 Dark Down 15.0 160.6 Really Low 10:21:48 - 10:51:48 12520
Brewster 10:36:48 -19.6 Dark Down 15.2 160.4 Really Low 10:21:48 - 10:51:48 12509
Manson/Chelan 10:36:53 -19.9 Dark Down 15.4 160.1 Really Low 10:21:53 - 10:51:53 12500
Victoria 10:37:09 -20.8 Dark Down 14.0 157.3 Really Low 10:22:09 - 10:52:09 12498
Wenatchee 10:36:55 -20.3 Dark Down 15.8 159.9 Really Low 10:21:55 - 10:51:55 12482
Ellensburg 10:36:55 -20.7 Dark Down 16.1 159.7 Really Low 10:21:55 - 10:51:55 12467
Yakima 10:36:59 -21.1 Dark Down 16.5 159.6 Really Low 10:21:59 - 10:51:59 12452
Toppenish/White Swan 10:36:58 -21.1 Dark Down 16.7 159.7 Really Low 10:21:58 - 10:51:58 12445
PNWRO 10:36:50 -20.7 Dark Down 17.4 161.1 Really Low 10:21:50 - 10:51:50 12441
The Dalles 10:37:07 -22.1 Dark Down 17.3 159.0 Really Low 10:22:07 - 10:52:07 12410
Maupin 10:37:07 -22.3 Dark Down 17.7 159.0 Really Low 10:22:07 - 10:52:07 12394
Sisters 10:37:11 -23.2 Dark Down 18.4 158.5 Really Low 10:22:11 - 10:52:11 12356
Bend 10:37:10 -23.3 Dark Down 18.7 158.7 Really Low 10:22:10 - 10:52:10 12348
Oregon Observatory 10:37:14 -23.5 Dark Down 18.8 158.5 Really Low 10:22:14 - 10:52:14 12340
Chiloquin 10:37:21 -24.6 Dark Down 19.9 158.0 Really Low 10:22:21 - 10:52:21 12281
Klamath Falls 10:37:20 -24.9 Dark Down 20.3 158.0 Low 10:22:20 - 10:52:20 12266
Cedarville 10:37:10 -24.6 Dark Down 21.3 159.4 Low 10:22:10 - 10:52:10 12247
Dunrhomin 10:35:20 -17.1 AT Down 25.2 173.4 Low 10:20:20 - 10:50:20 12232
Nikitin 10:35:20 -17.2 AT Down 25.3 173.4 Low 10:20:20 - 10:50:20 12224
CU-SBO 10:35:22 -17.3 AT Down 25.4 173.3 Low 10:20:22 - 10:50:22 12221
Fall River/Burney 10:37:23 -25.5 Dark Down 21.5 158.2 Low 10:22:23 - 10:52:23 12215
Gimple 10:37:21 -25.9 Dark Down 22.5 158.6 Low 10:22:21 - 10:52:21 12176
Greenville 10:37:21 -26.0 Dark Down 22.4 158.5 Low 10:22:21 - 10:52:21 12176
Quincy 10:37:20 -26.1 Dark Down 22.6 158.5 Low 10:22:20 - 10:52:20 12166
Portola 10:37:19 -26.0 Dark Down 22.9 158.9 Low 10:22:19 - 10:52:19 12164
Reno 10:37:13 -25.8 Dark Down 23.3 159.5 Low 10:22:13 - 10:52:13 12156
Carson City 10:37:15 -26.1 Dark Down 23.6 159.4 Low 10:22:15 - 10:52:15 12138
Yerington 10:37:10 -25.9 Dark Down 24.0 160.0 Low 10:22:10 - 10:52:10 12133
Gardnerville 10:37:14 -26.2 Dark Down 23.9 159.4 Low 10:22:14 - 10:52:14 12126
Hawthorne 10:37:08 -25.9 Dark Down 24.6 160.4 Low 10:22:08 - 10:52:08 12113
Lee Vining 10:37:12 -26.6 Dark Down 25.0 159.9 Low 10:22:12 - 10:52:12 12081
Bishop 10:37:08 -26.6 Dark Down 25.7 160.5 Low 10:22:08 - 10:52:08 12054
Beatty 10:36:58 -26.0 Dark Down 26.6 162.0 Low 10:21:58 - 10:51:58 12040
Patrick 10:36:09 -25.3 Dark Down 28.6 164.4 Low 10:21:09 - 10:51:09 11976
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:36:43 -25.8 Dark Down 28.7 163.8 Low 10:21:43 - 10:51:43 11955
Lake Havasu City 10:36:42 -26.1 Dark Down 29.4 163.9 Low 10:21:42 - 10:51:42 11918
George/Scottsdale 10:36:09 -25.1 Dark Down 30.7 166.2 Up 10:21:09 - 10:51:09 11883
Wildwood 10:37:19 -28.9 Dark Down 28.7 159.7 Low 10:22:19 - 10:52:19 11871
Idyllwild 10:37:05 -28.1 Dark Down 29.6 161.5 Low 10:22:05 - 10:52:05 11863
Calipatria 10:36:54 -27.7 Dark Down 30.5 162.5 Up 10:21:54 - 10:51:54 11832
Yuma 10:36:50 -27.4 Dark Down 31.1 163.4 Up 10:21:50 - 10:51:50 11811

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, (2028/04/23 10:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 22.50 128
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 10.70  96
11 Sgr         18:11:43.4 -23:42:05  4.5  0.91 105
PPM 267950     18:09:17.7 -23:59:19  7.9  0.34 106
PPM 267933     18:08:54.1 -24:21:29  8.6  0.07 106
85627          18:08:43.4 -24:18:04 16.9       106
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/23 21:33:16 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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