Event between 03YP179 and star GA1040:03299280 with event index number of 2006946
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/02/26 07:38:07 UTC
J2000 position of star is 09:28:51.0 +15:51:28
Equinox of date position of star is 09:30:09.9 +15:45:09
Stellar brightness G=10.5,
use SENSEUP=4 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 48 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 70% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.7
[RECON map]
Object is 42.7 AU from the Sun
and 41.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.1
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 312 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3971 km.
The sky-plane scale is
30274.2 km/arcsec.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=198.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.2 sec chord
Diameter=81.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 03YP179, (2026/02/26 07:38UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:45.8 +11:50:18 1.3 10.35 58 PPM 126439 09:26:59.3 +16:28:17 6.3 1.08 47 PPM 126542 09:33:05.3 +15:39:13 8.5 0.68 49 PPM 126487 09:29:47.3 +15:59:38 9.9 0.28 48 03YP179 09:30:17.4 +15:44:32 10.5 49 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 20.4 km
RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=14.5%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Sleaford | 07:37:58 | -46.4 | Dark | Up | 49.6 | 214.7 | Up | 07:22:58 - 07:52:58 | 1854 |
| Kamloops | 07:38:31 | -47.4 | Dark | Up | 54.6 | 193.7 | Up | 07:23:31 - 07:53:31 | 1379 |
| Kelowna | 07:38:28 | -48.3 | Dark | Up | 55.2 | 195.5 | Up | 07:23:28 - 07:53:28 | 1334 |
| Peachland | 07:38:28 | -48.3 | Dark | Up | 55.4 | 195.0 | Up | 07:23:28 - 07:53:28 | 1317 |
| Summerland | 07:38:28 | -48.5 | Dark | Up | 55.5 | 195.2 | Up | 07:23:28 - 07:53:28 | 1307 |
| Penticton | 07:38:27 | -48.6 | Dark | Up | 55.5 | 195.4 | Up | 07:23:27 - 07:53:27 | 1304 |
| Oliver | 07:38:27 | -48.9 | Dark | Up | 55.9 | 195.6 | Up | 07:23:27 - 07:53:27 | 1274 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 07:38:26 | -49.1 | Dark | Up | 56.0 | 196.0 | Up | 07:23:26 - 07:53:26 | 1265 |
| Okanogan | 07:38:26 | -49.7 | Dark | Up | 56.7 | 195.9 | Up | 07:23:26 - 07:53:26 | 1205 |
| Brewster | 07:38:26 | -49.9 | Dark | Up | 57.0 | 195.6 | Up | 07:23:26 - 07:53:26 | 1176 |
| Manson/Chelan | 07:38:27 | -50.1 | Dark | Up | 57.2 | 195.1 | Up | 07:23:27 - 07:53:27 | 1149 |
| Victoria | 07:38:37 | -48.9 | Dark | Up | 57.1 | 189.2 | Up | 07:23:37 - 07:53:37 | 1123 |
| Wenatchee | 07:38:26 | -50.5 | Dark | Up | 57.7 | 195.0 | Up | 07:23:26 - 07:53:26 | 1104 |
| Ellensburg | 07:38:26 | -50.9 | Dark | Up | 58.2 | 194.7 | Up | 07:23:26 - 07:53:26 | 1062 |
| Yakima | 07:38:26 | -51.3 | Dark | Up | 58.6 | 194.9 | Up | 07:23:26 - 07:53:26 | 1026 |
| PNWRO | 07:38:20 | -52.1 | Dark | Up | 58.8 | 198.1 | Up | 07:23:20 - 07:53:20 | 1019 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 07:38:25 | -51.5 | Dark | Up | 58.7 | 195.3 | Up | 07:23:25 - 07:53:25 | 1012 |
| Dunrhomin | 07:37:27 | -58.0 | Dark | Up | 58.4 | 226.2 | Up | 07:22:27 - 07:52:27 | 929 |
| The Dalles | 07:38:26 | -52.1 | Dark | Up | 59.6 | 194.1 | Up | 07:23:26 - 07:53:26 | 923 |
| Nikitin | 07:37:27 | -58.2 | Dark | Up | 58.5 | 226.4 | Up | 07:22:27 - 07:52:27 | 912 |
| CU-SBO | 07:37:27 | -58.2 | Dark | Up | 58.6 | 226.3 | Up | 07:22:27 - 07:52:27 | 904 |
| Maupin | 07:38:25 | -52.6 | Dark | Up | 60.0 | 194.5 | Up | 07:23:25 - 07:53:25 | 888 |
| Sisters | 07:38:25 | -53.3 | Dark | Up | 61.0 | 193.9 | Up | 07:23:25 - 07:53:25 | 797 |
| Bend | 07:38:24 | -53.6 | Dark | Up | 61.1 | 194.6 | Up | 07:23:24 - 07:53:24 | 782 |
| Oregon Observatory | 07:38:24 | -53.7 | Dark | Up | 61.3 | 194.4 | Up | 07:23:24 - 07:53:24 | 763 |
| Chiloquin | 07:38:23 | -54.9 | Dark | Up | 62.7 | 194.1 | Up | 07:23:23 - 07:53:23 | 632 |
| Klamath Falls | 07:38:22 | -55.2 | Dark | Up | 63.0 | 194.5 | Up | 07:23:22 - 07:53:22 | 603 |
| Cedarville | 07:38:16 | -56.2 | Dark | Up | 63.3 | 198.1 | Up | 07:23:16 - 07:53:16 | 584 |
| Fall River/Burney | 07:38:19 | -56.4 | Dark | Up | 64.1 | 195.9 | Up | 07:23:19 - 07:53:19 | 504 |
| Gimple | 07:38:16 | -57.4 | Dark | Up | 64.8 | 197.5 | Up | 07:23:16 - 07:53:16 | 435 |
| Greenville | 07:38:16 | -57.4 | Dark | Up | 64.8 | 197.4 | Up | 07:23:16 - 07:53:16 | 433 |
| Portola | 07:38:14 | -57.8 | Dark | Up | 65.0 | 198.6 | Up | 07:23:14 - 07:53:14 | 416 |
| Quincy | 07:38:16 | -57.6 | Dark | Up | 65.0 | 197.5 | Up | 07:23:16 - 07:53:16 | 414 |
| Reno | 07:38:12 | -58.2 | Dark | Up | 65.1 | 200.2 | Up | 07:23:12 - 07:53:12 | 410 |
| Yerington | 07:38:09 | -58.9 | Dark | Up | 65.5 | 202.1 | Up | 07:23:09 - 07:53:09 | 378 |
| Carson City | 07:38:11 | -58.6 | Dark | Up | 65.5 | 200.5 | Up | 07:23:11 - 07:53:11 | 377 |
| Gardnerville | 07:38:10 | -58.8 | Dark | Up | 65.7 | 200.8 | Up | 07:23:10 - 07:53:10 | 356 |
| Hawthorne | 07:38:06 | -59.4 | Dark | Up | 65.7 | 203.6 | Up | 07:23:06 - 07:53:06 | 350 |
| Lee Vining | 07:38:07 | -59.9 | Dark | Up | 66.4 | 203.0 | Up | 07:23:07 - 07:53:07 | 282 |
| Beatty | 07:37:57 | -61.3 | Dark | Up | 66.5 | 209.3 | Up | 07:22:57 - 07:52:57 | 255 |
| Bishop | 07:38:03 | -60.6 | Dark | Up | 66.7 | 205.2 | Up | 07:23:03 - 07:53:03 | 248 |
| Patrick | 07:37:45 | -63.2 | Dark | Up | 66.5 | 217.3 | Up | 07:22:45 - 07:52:45 | 207 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 07:37:46 | -63.3 | Dark | Up | 67.1 | 216.2 | Up | 07:22:46 - 07:52:46 | 160 |
| George/Scottsdale | 07:37:34 | -65.0 | Dark | Up | 66.8 | 223.8 | Up | 07:22:34 - 07:52:34 | 114 |
| Lake Havasu City | 07:37:44 | -64.0 | Dark | Up | 67.5 | 217.6 | Up | 07:22:44 - 07:52:44 | 105 |
| Idyllwild | 07:37:51 | -64.4 | Dark | Up | 69.2 | 213.4 | Up | 07:22:51 - 07:52:51 | -46 |
| Calipatria | 07:37:46 | -65.2 | Dark | Up | 69.2 | 217.1 | Up | 07:22:46 - 07:52:46 | -66 |
| Wildwood | 07:37:58 | -63.7 | Dark | Up | 69.7 | 208.3 | Up | 07:22:58 - 07:52:58 | -72 |
| Yuma | 07:37:42 | -65.8 | Dark | Up | 69.1 | 219.8 | Up | 07:22:42 - 07:52:42 | -78 |
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 03YP179, (2026/02/26 07:38UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:21.9 +11:58:02 1.3 10.35 58 PPM 126439 09:25:32.4 +16:35:07 6.3 1.08 47 PPM 126542 09:31:39.0 +15:46:12 8.5 0.68 49 PPM 126487 09:28:20.8 +16:06:33 9.9 0.28 48 03YP179 09:28:51.0 +15:51:28 10.5 48 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/17 04:53:55 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute