Event between 03LD9 and star GA0700:26065442 with event index number of 1663727
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/07/07 07:55:33 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:32:44.2 -18:34:03
Equinox of date position of star is 18:34:08.1 -18:32:53
Stellar brightness G=15.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 154 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 2% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.9
[RECON map]
Object is 43.4 AU from the Sun
and 42.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 839 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3686 km.
The sky-plane scale is
30722.6 km/arcsec.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=295.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.1 sec chord
Diameter=120.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 03LD9, (2024/07/07 07:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:54.9 -26:29:03 0.9 29.47 128 Nunki 18:56:47.0 -26:15:50 2.0 9.32 160 PPM 234652 18:32:52.5 -18:23:01 5.0 0.35 154 PPM 234693 18:34:36.2 -18:20:54 7.2 0.22 154 PPM 234680 18:33:53.5 -18:20:12 9.4 0.22 154 03LD9 18:34:10.4 -18:32:51 15.5 154 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
1.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.0 km
RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=8.8%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Kamloops | 07:55:03 | -16.8 | AT | Down | 20.6 | 186.1 | Low | 07:40:03 - 08:10:03 | 383 |
| Kelowna | 07:55:00 | -17.6 | AT | Down | 21.3 | 187.0 | Low | 07:40:00 - 08:10:00 | 344 |
| Peachland | 07:55:01 | -17.7 | AT | Down | 21.4 | 186.7 | Low | 07:40:01 - 08:10:01 | 342 |
| Summerland | 07:55:01 | -17.9 | AT | Down | 21.6 | 186.8 | Low | 07:40:01 - 08:10:01 | 335 |
| Penticton | 07:55:00 | -17.9 | AT | Down | 21.6 | 186.9 | Low | 07:40:00 - 08:10:00 | 331 |
| Sleaford | 07:54:25 | -14.7 | AT | Down | 17.2 | 200.1 | Really Low | 07:39:25 - 08:09:25 | 317 |
| Oliver | 07:55:00 | -18.3 | Dark | Down | 22.0 | 186.9 | Low | 07:40:00 - 08:10:00 | 316 |
| Victoria | 07:55:12 | -18.8 | Dark | Down | 22.9 | 183.1 | Low | 07:40:12 - 08:10:12 | 310 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 07:55:00 | -18.5 | Dark | Down | 22.1 | 187.1 | Low | 07:40:00 - 08:10:00 | 308 |
| Okanogan | 07:55:00 | -19.1 | Dark | Down | 22.8 | 187.0 | Low | 07:40:00 - 08:10:00 | 281 |
| Brewster | 07:55:01 | -19.4 | Dark | Down | 23.1 | 186.8 | Low | 07:40:01 - 08:10:01 | 270 |
| Manson/Chelan | 07:55:02 | -19.6 | Dark | Down | 23.3 | 186.4 | Low | 07:40:02 - 08:10:02 | 263 |
| Wenatchee | 07:55:02 | -20.0 | Dark | Down | 23.8 | 186.2 | Low | 07:40:02 - 08:10:02 | 243 |
| Ellensburg | 07:55:03 | -20.4 | Dark | Down | 24.2 | 186.0 | Low | 07:40:03 - 08:10:03 | 225 |
| Yakima | 07:55:03 | -20.8 | Dark | Down | 24.6 | 186.0 | Low | 07:40:03 - 08:10:03 | 206 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 07:55:02 | -21.1 | Dark | Down | 24.8 | 186.2 | Low | 07:40:02 - 08:10:02 | 195 |
| PNWRO | 07:54:57 | -21.5 | Dark | Down | 25.1 | 187.8 | Low | 07:39:57 - 08:09:57 | 167 |
| The Dalles | 07:55:05 | -21.8 | Dark | Down | 25.7 | 185.4 | Low | 07:40:05 - 08:10:05 | 162 |
| Maupin | 07:55:04 | -22.2 | Dark | Down | 26.1 | 185.6 | Low | 07:40:04 - 08:10:04 | 141 |
| Sisters | 07:55:05 | -23.1 | Dark | Down | 27.0 | 185.1 | Low | 07:40:05 - 08:10:05 | 101 |
| Bend | 07:55:05 | -23.3 | Dark | Down | 27.2 | 185.4 | Low | 07:40:05 - 08:10:05 | 87 |
| Oregon Observatory | 07:55:05 | -23.5 | Dark | Down | 27.4 | 185.3 | Low | 07:40:05 - 08:10:05 | 79 |
| Chiloquin | 07:55:06 | -24.8 | Dark | Down | 28.7 | 184.9 | Low | 07:40:06 - 08:10:06 | 12 |
| Klamath Falls | 07:55:06 | -25.1 | Dark | Down | 29.1 | 185.0 | Low | 07:40:06 - 08:10:06 | -7 |
| Cedarville | 07:55:00 | -25.9 | Dark | Down | 29.6 | 186.7 | Low | 07:40:00 - 08:10:00 | -56 |
| Fall River/Burney | 07:55:05 | -26.3 | Dark | Down | 30.2 | 185.4 | Up | 07:40:05 - 08:10:05 | -75 |
| Greenville | 07:55:03 | -27.3 | Dark | Down | 31.1 | 186.0 | Up | 07:40:03 - 08:10:03 | -130 |
| Gimple | 07:55:03 | -27.3 | Dark | Down | 31.1 | 186.1 | Up | 07:40:03 - 08:10:03 | -131 |
| Quincy | 07:55:03 | -27.5 | Dark | Down | 31.3 | 186.0 | Up | 07:40:03 - 08:10:03 | -142 |
| Portola | 07:55:01 | -27.6 | Dark | Down | 31.4 | 186.5 | Up | 07:40:01 - 08:10:01 | -152 |
| Reno | 07:54:59 | -27.9 | Dark | Down | 31.6 | 187.3 | Up | 07:39:59 - 08:09:59 | -173 |
| Carson City | 07:54:59 | -28.3 | Dark | Down | 31.9 | 187.3 | Up | 07:39:59 - 08:09:59 | -194 |
| Gardnerville | 07:54:59 | -28.5 | Dark | Down | 32.2 | 187.4 | Up | 07:39:59 - 08:09:59 | -209 |
| Yerington | 07:54:57 | -28.5 | Dark | Down | 32.1 | 188.0 | Up | 07:39:57 - 08:09:57 | -211 |
| Hawthorne | 07:54:55 | -28.9 | Dark | Down | 32.5 | 188.6 | Up | 07:39:55 - 08:09:55 | -243 |
| Lee Vining | 07:54:56 | -29.5 | Dark | Down | 33.1 | 188.2 | Up | 07:39:56 - 08:09:56 | -274 |
| Dunrhomin | 07:54:10 | -26.2 | Dark | Down | 28.0 | 202.6 | Low | 07:39:10 - 08:09:10 | -287 |
| Nikitin | 07:54:10 | -26.4 | Dark | Down | 28.2 | 202.6 | Low | 07:39:10 - 08:09:10 | -298 |
| CU-SBO | 07:54:11 | -26.5 | Dark | Down | 28.3 | 202.6 | Low | 07:39:11 - 08:09:11 | -300 |
| Bishop | 07:54:54 | -30.1 | Dark | Down | 33.6 | 189.0 | Up | 07:39:54 - 08:09:54 | -317 |
| Beatty | 07:54:48 | -30.6 | Dark | Down | 33.8 | 190.9 | Up | 07:39:48 - 08:09:48 | -361 |
| Patrick | 07:54:37 | -32.0 | Dark | Down | 34.8 | 194.3 | Up | 07:39:37 - 08:09:37 | -487 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 07:54:39 | -32.3 | Dark | Down | 35.1 | 193.6 | Up | 07:39:39 - 08:09:39 | -496 |
| Wildwood | 07:54:54 | -33.4 | Dark | Down | 36.8 | 189.2 | Up | 07:39:54 - 08:09:54 | -530 |
| Lake Havasu City | 07:54:38 | -32.9 | Dark | Down | 35.7 | 194.0 | Up | 07:39:38 - 08:09:38 | -544 |
| Idyllwild | 07:54:47 | -33.7 | Dark | Down | 36.9 | 191.4 | Up | 07:39:47 - 08:09:47 | -571 |
| George/Scottsdale | 07:54:29 | -33.5 | Dark | Down | 36.0 | 196.9 | Up | 07:39:29 - 08:09:29 | -625 |
| Calipatria | 07:54:42 | -34.3 | Dark | Down | 37.3 | 192.8 | Up | 07:39:42 - 08:09:42 | -626 |
| Yuma | 07:54:39 | -34.7 | Dark | Down | 37.5 | 193.9 | Up | 07:39:39 - 08:09:39 | -665 |
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 03LD9, (2024/07/07 07:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 29.47 128 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 9.32 160 PPM 234652 18:31:26.3 -18:24:10 5.0 0.35 154 PPM 234693 18:33:10.1 -18:22:06 7.2 0.22 154 PPM 234680 18:32:27.3 -18:21:23 9.4 0.22 154 03LD9 18:32:44.2 -18:34:03 15.5 154 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/08 05:21:03 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute