Event between 12UK177 and star GA1140:00426201 with event index number of 2086548
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/03/03 05:23:48 UTC
J2000 position of star is 03:19:37.4 +25:41:26
Equinox of date position of star is 03:21:02.5 +25:46:32
Stellar brightness G=13.5,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 166 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 54% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.4
[RECON map]
Object is 35.4 AU from the Sun
and 35.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.2
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 558 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3347 km.
The sky-plane scale is
25858.5 km/arcsec.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.7
Diameter=109.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.7 sec chord
Diameter=44.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 12UK177, (2024/03/03 05:24UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:18.6 +16:33:22 0.8 19.99 170 44Zet Per 03:55:39.5 +31:57:12 2.8 9.77 171 64 Ari 03:25:44.4 +24:48:29 5.5 1.43 167 60 Ari 03:21:51.9 +25:44:54 7.4 0.18 166 PPM 092395 03:21:21.7 +25:42:03 11.1 0.10 166 12UK177 03:21:03.6 +25:46:37 13.5 166 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
1.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.1 km
RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=1.4%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Sleaford | 05:27:09 | -39.4 | Dark | Down | 21.5 | 284.6 | Low | 05:12:09 - 05:42:09 | 10356 |
| Kamloops | 05:27:10 | -34.1 | Dark | Down | 30.1 | 274.7 | Up | 05:12:10 - 05:42:10 | 9826 |
| Kelowna | 05:27:16 | -35.1 | Dark | Down | 29.5 | 275.9 | Low | 05:12:16 - 05:42:16 | 9804 |
| Peachland | 05:27:15 | -35.0 | Dark | Down | 29.7 | 275.7 | Low | 05:12:15 - 05:42:15 | 9787 |
| Summerland | 05:27:17 | -35.1 | Dark | Down | 29.6 | 275.9 | Low | 05:12:17 - 05:42:17 | 9781 |
| Penticton | 05:27:18 | -35.2 | Dark | Down | 29.5 | 276.0 | Low | 05:12:18 - 05:42:18 | 9780 |
| Oliver | 05:27:18 | -35.4 | Dark | Down | 29.5 | 276.2 | Low | 05:12:18 - 05:42:18 | 9757 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 05:27:20 | -35.6 | Dark | Down | 29.3 | 276.4 | Low | 05:12:20 - 05:42:20 | 9753 |
| Okanogan | 05:27:24 | -35.9 | Dark | Down | 29.4 | 276.6 | Low | 05:12:24 - 05:42:24 | 9703 |
| Dunrhomin | 05:28:12 | -49.1 | Dark | Down | 17.4 | 289.3 | Really Low | 05:13:12 - 05:43:12 | 9681 |
| Brewster | 05:27:24 | -36.0 | Dark | Down | 29.5 | 276.6 | Low | 05:12:24 - 05:42:24 | 9679 |
| Nikitin | 05:28:13 | -49.2 | Dark | Down | 17.3 | 289.3 | Really Low | 05:13:13 - 05:43:13 | 9668 |
| CU-SBO | 05:28:13 | -49.2 | Dark | Down | 17.4 | 289.3 | Really Low | 05:13:13 - 05:43:13 | 9661 |
| Manson/Chelan | 05:27:26 | -35.9 | Dark | Down | 29.7 | 276.5 | Low | 05:12:26 - 05:42:26 | 9653 |
| Wenatchee | 05:27:27 | -36.1 | Dark | Down | 29.8 | 276.7 | Low | 05:12:27 - 05:42:27 | 9615 |
| Victoria | 05:27:18 | -33.7 | Dark | Down | 31.9 | 273.8 | Up | 05:12:18 - 05:42:18 | 9586 |
| Ellensburg | 05:27:29 | -36.2 | Dark | Down | 29.8 | 276.7 | Low | 05:12:29 - 05:42:29 | 9580 |
| PNWRO | 05:27:37 | -37.7 | Dark | Down | 28.6 | 278.4 | Low | 05:12:37 - 05:42:37 | 9570 |
| Yakima | 05:27:32 | -36.4 | Dark | Down | 29.8 | 277.0 | Low | 05:12:32 - 05:42:32 | 9552 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 05:27:33 | -36.7 | Dark | Down | 29.7 | 277.2 | Low | 05:12:33 - 05:42:33 | 9543 |
| The Dalles | 05:27:37 | -36.7 | Dark | Down | 30.1 | 277.1 | Up | 05:12:37 - 05:42:37 | 9461 |
| Maupin | 05:27:38 | -37.0 | Dark | Down | 30.0 | 277.5 | Low | 05:12:38 - 05:42:38 | 9436 |
| Sisters | 05:27:42 | -37.1 | Dark | Down | 30.2 | 277.6 | Up | 05:12:42 - 05:42:42 | 9356 |
| Bend | 05:27:43 | -37.4 | Dark | Down | 30.0 | 278.0 | Low | 05:12:43 - 05:42:43 | 9348 |
| Oregon Observatory | 05:27:44 | -37.5 | Dark | Down | 30.0 | 278.0 | Up | 05:12:44 - 05:42:44 | 9331 |
| Chiloquin | 05:27:50 | -37.9 | Dark | Down | 30.1 | 278.5 | Up | 05:12:50 - 05:42:50 | 9220 |
| Cedarville | 05:27:58 | -39.5 | Dark | Down | 28.7 | 280.1 | Low | 05:12:58 - 05:42:58 | 9207 |
| Klamath Falls | 05:27:52 | -38.1 | Dark | Down | 30.0 | 278.7 | Up | 05:12:52 - 05:42:52 | 9198 |
| Fall River/Burney | 05:28:00 | -39.0 | Dark | Down | 29.5 | 279.6 | Low | 05:13:00 - 05:43:00 | 9124 |
| Gimple | 05:28:04 | -39.8 | Dark | Down | 28.9 | 280.5 | Low | 05:13:04 - 05:43:04 | 9076 |
| Greenville | 05:28:04 | -39.8 | Dark | Down | 29.0 | 280.4 | Low | 05:13:04 - 05:43:04 | 9073 |
| Reno | 05:28:09 | -40.8 | Dark | Down | 28.0 | 281.4 | Low | 05:13:09 - 05:43:09 | 9072 |
| Portola | 05:28:06 | -40.3 | Dark | Down | 28.6 | 280.9 | Low | 05:13:06 - 05:43:06 | 9067 |
| Quincy | 05:28:04 | -39.9 | Dark | Down | 29.0 | 280.5 | Low | 05:13:04 - 05:43:04 | 9058 |
| Yerington | 05:28:12 | -41.6 | Dark | Down | 27.4 | 282.0 | Low | 05:13:12 - 05:43:12 | 9055 |
| Carson City | 05:28:09 | -41.0 | Dark | Down | 27.9 | 281.6 | Low | 05:13:09 - 05:43:09 | 9045 |
| Hawthorne | 05:28:14 | -42.2 | Dark | Down | 26.9 | 282.6 | Low | 05:13:14 - 05:43:14 | 9041 |
| Gardnerville | 05:28:11 | -41.2 | Dark | Down | 27.8 | 281.7 | Low | 05:13:11 - 05:43:11 | 9029 |
| Patrick | 05:28:33 | -47.1 | Dark | Down | 22.4 | 286.4 | Low | 05:13:33 - 05:43:33 | 8993 |
| Beatty | 05:28:23 | -44.3 | Dark | Down | 25.0 | 284.3 | Low | 05:13:23 - 05:43:23 | 8991 |
| Lee Vining | 05:28:16 | -42.1 | Dark | Down | 27.1 | 282.6 | Low | 05:13:16 - 05:43:16 | 8978 |
| Bishop | 05:28:20 | -42.9 | Dark | Down | 26.4 | 283.3 | Low | 05:13:20 - 05:43:20 | 8961 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 05:28:33 | -46.8 | Dark | Down | 22.9 | 286.2 | Low | 05:13:33 - 05:43:33 | 8945 |
| George/Scottsdale | 05:28:42 | -49.5 | Dark | Down | 20.3 | 288.0 | Low | 05:13:42 - 05:43:42 | 8944 |
| Lake Havasu City | 05:28:37 | -47.3 | Dark | Down | 22.5 | 286.6 | Low | 05:13:37 - 05:43:37 | 8903 |
| Yuma | 05:28:45 | -48.1 | Dark | Down | 22.2 | 287.2 | Low | 05:13:45 - 05:43:45 | 8747 |
| Idyllwild | 05:28:38 | -46.0 | Dark | Down | 24.1 | 285.8 | Low | 05:13:38 - 05:43:38 | 8744 |
| Calipatria | 05:28:42 | -47.2 | Dark | Down | 23.0 | 286.6 | Low | 05:13:42 - 05:43:42 | 8744 |
| Wildwood | 05:28:35 | -44.4 | Dark | Down | 25.8 | 284.8 | Low | 05:13:35 - 05:43:35 | 8693 |
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 12UK177, (2024/03/03 05:24UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 19.99 170 44Zet Per 03:54:07.9 +31:53:01 2.8 9.77 171 64 Ari 03:24:18.5 +24:43:25 5.5 1.43 167 60 Ari 03:20:25.6 +25:39:44 7.4 0.18 166 PPM 092395 03:19:55.4 +25:36:53 11.1 0.10 166 12UK177 03:19:37.4 +25:41:26 13.5 166 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/06 05:21:07 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute