Event between 13NT33 and star GA1020:00261548 with event index number of 2069828
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/12/25 09:11:23 UTC
J2000 position of star is 02:51:49.8 +12:10:51
Equinox of date position of star is 02:53:08.0 +12:16:41
Stellar brightness G=15.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 31 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 97% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.1
[RECON map]
Object is 16.8 AU from the Sun
and 16.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 12.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 50 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
616 km.
The sky-plane scale is
11687.8 km/arcsec.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.7
Diameter=101.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.6 sec chord
Diameter=41.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 13NT33, (2023/12/25 09:10UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:18.0 +16:33:20 0.8 25.56 10 Menkar 03:03:32.2 +04:10:57 2.5 8.49 34 38 Ari 02:46:16.2 +12:32:43 5.4 1.70 32 PPM 118587 02:51:12.1 +12:45:13 8.3 0.67 31 PPM 118596 02:51:48.5 +11:58:03 8.7 0.45 31 PPM 118622 02:53:39.4 +12:16:35 11.2 0.13 30 13NT33 02:53:08.3 +12:16:42 15.5 30 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
5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 24.5 km
RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=0.0%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Sleaford | 09:06:44 | -52.9 | Dark | Up | 14.8 | 270.9 | Really Low | 09:02:02 - 09:11:26 | 3074 |
| Kamloops | 09:06:55 | -59.9 | Dark | Up | 23.9 | 259.8 | Low | 09:02:13 - 09:11:37 | 2755 |
| Kelowna | 09:06:48 | -60.3 | Dark | Up | 23.5 | 260.9 | Low | 09:02:06 - 09:11:30 | 2712 |
| Peachland | 09:06:48 | -60.5 | Dark | Up | 23.7 | 260.7 | Low | 09:02:06 - 09:11:30 | 2699 |
| Summerland | 09:06:47 | -60.6 | Dark | Up | 23.6 | 260.8 | Low | 09:02:05 - 09:11:29 | 2690 |
| Penticton | 09:06:46 | -60.6 | Dark | Up | 23.6 | 261.0 | Low | 09:02:04 - 09:11:28 | 2687 |
| Oliver | 09:06:44 | -60.9 | Dark | Up | 23.7 | 261.1 | Low | 09:02:02 - 09:11:26 | 2662 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 09:06:42 | -61.0 | Dark | Up | 23.6 | 261.3 | Low | 09:02:00 - 09:11:24 | 2653 |
| Okanogan | 09:06:39 | -61.6 | Dark | Up | 23.8 | 261.4 | Low | 09:01:57 - 09:11:21 | 2602 |
| Brewster | 09:06:37 | -61.9 | Dark | Up | 24.0 | 261.4 | Low | 09:01:55 - 09:11:19 | 2578 |
| Manson/Chelan | 09:06:37 | -62.2 | Dark | Up | 24.3 | 261.2 | Low | 09:01:55 - 09:11:19 | 2557 |
| Victoria | 09:06:48 | -62.8 | Dark | Up | 26.3 | 258.3 | Low | 09:02:06 - 09:11:30 | 2550 |
| Wenatchee | 09:06:34 | -62.7 | Dark | Up | 24.5 | 261.2 | Low | 09:01:52 - 09:11:16 | 2518 |
| Ellensburg | 09:06:32 | -63.1 | Dark | Up | 24.7 | 261.3 | Low | 09:01:50 - 09:11:14 | 2484 |
| Yakima | 09:06:29 | -63.4 | Dark | Up | 24.8 | 261.4 | Low | 09:01:47 - 09:11:11 | 2452 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 09:06:28 | -63.6 | Dark | Up | 24.7 | 261.6 | Low | 09:01:46 - 09:11:10 | 2439 |
| PNWRO | 09:06:22 | -63.2 | Dark | Up | 23.7 | 262.9 | Low | 09:01:40 - 09:11:04 | 2437 |
| The Dalles | 09:06:24 | -64.5 | Dark | Up | 25.3 | 261.4 | Low | 09:01:42 - 09:11:06 | 2365 |
| Maupin | 09:06:22 | -64.8 | Dark | Up | 25.3 | 261.6 | Low | 09:01:40 - 09:11:04 | 2335 |
| Sisters | 09:06:17 | -65.7 | Dark | Up | 25.8 | 261.7 | Low | 09:01:35 - 09:10:59 | 2257 |
| Bend | 09:06:16 | -65.8 | Dark | Up | 25.7 | 262.0 | Low | 09:01:34 - 09:10:58 | 2243 |
| Dunrhomin | 09:05:25 | -58.8 | Dark | Up | 14.0 | 274.2 | Really Low | 09:00:43 - 09:10:07 | 2236 |
| Oregon Observatory | 09:06:15 | -66.0 | Dark | Up | 25.8 | 262.0 | Low | 09:01:33 - 09:10:57 | 2227 |
| Nikitin | 09:05:24 | -58.9 | Dark | Up | 14.0 | 274.3 | Really Low | 09:00:42 - 09:10:06 | 2221 |
| CU-SBO | 09:05:23 | -59.0 | Dark | Up | 14.1 | 274.2 | Really Low | 09:00:41 - 09:10:05 | 2214 |
| Chiloquin | 09:06:08 | -67.3 | Dark | Up | 26.3 | 262.3 | Low | 09:01:26 - 09:10:50 | 2112 |
| Klamath Falls | 09:06:06 | -67.5 | Dark | Up | 26.3 | 262.5 | Low | 09:01:24 - 09:10:48 | 2086 |
| Cedarville | 09:05:58 | -67.3 | Dark | Up | 25.2 | 263.9 | Low | 09:01:16 - 09:10:40 | 2058 |
| Fall River/Burney | 09:05:58 | -68.3 | Dark | Up | 26.2 | 263.3 | Low | 09:01:16 - 09:10:40 | 1995 |
| Gimple | 09:05:52 | -68.7 | Dark | Up | 25.9 | 264.1 | Low | 09:01:10 - 09:10:34 | 1929 |
| Greenville | 09:05:52 | -68.7 | Dark | Up | 26.0 | 264.1 | Low | 09:01:10 - 09:10:34 | 1928 |
| Quincy | 09:05:51 | -68.9 | Dark | Up | 26.0 | 264.2 | Low | 09:01:09 - 09:10:33 | 1910 |
| Portola | 09:05:49 | -68.7 | Dark | Up | 25.6 | 264.5 | Low | 09:01:07 - 09:10:31 | 1909 |
| Reno | 09:05:46 | -68.6 | Dark | Up | 25.2 | 265.1 | Low | 09:01:04 - 09:10:28 | 1899 |
| Carson City | 09:05:44 | -68.8 | Dark | Up | 25.2 | 265.3 | Low | 09:01:02 - 09:10:26 | 1869 |
| Yerington | 09:05:41 | -68.6 | Dark | Up | 24.7 | 265.8 | Low | 09:00:59 - 09:10:23 | 1864 |
| Gardnerville | 09:05:42 | -69.0 | Dark | Up | 25.2 | 265.4 | Low | 09:01:00 - 09:10:24 | 1849 |
| Hawthorne | 09:05:37 | -68.6 | Dark | Up | 24.4 | 266.3 | Low | 09:00:55 - 09:10:19 | 1835 |
| Lee Vining | 09:05:35 | -69.2 | Dark | Up | 24.8 | 266.2 | Low | 09:00:53 - 09:10:17 | 1777 |
| Bishop | 09:05:30 | -69.2 | Dark | Up | 24.3 | 267.0 | Low | 09:00:48 - 09:10:12 | 1739 |
| Beatty | 09:05:24 | -68.4 | Dark | Up | 23.0 | 268.2 | Low | 09:00:42 - 09:10:06 | 1731 |
| Patrick | 09:05:10 | -67.1 | Dark | Up | 20.7 | 270.4 | Low | 09:00:28 - 09:09:52 | 1659 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 09:05:10 | -67.7 | Dark | Up | 21.3 | 270.1 | Low | 09:00:28 - 09:09:52 | 1623 |
| Lake Havasu City | 09:05:05 | -67.9 | Dark | Up | 21.1 | 270.5 | Low | 09:00:23 - 09:09:47 | 1568 |
| George/Scottsdale | 09:04:57 | -66.3 | Dark | Up | 19.1 | 272.2 | Really Low | 09:00:15 - 09:09:39 | 1550 |
| Idyllwild | 09:05:07 | -70.0 | Dark | Up | 23.1 | 269.5 | Low | 09:00:25 - 09:09:49 | 1451 |
| Wildwood | 09:05:14 | -71.2 | Dark | Up | 24.6 | 268.3 | Low | 09:00:32 - 09:09:56 | 1444 |
| Calipatria | 09:05:01 | -69.3 | Dark | Up | 22.1 | 270.4 | Low | 09:00:19 - 09:09:43 | 1420 |
| Yuma | 09:04:57 | -68.8 | Dark | Up | 21.4 | 271.0 | Low | 09:00:15 - 09:09:39 | 1399 |
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 13NT33, (2023/12/25 09:10UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 25.56 10 Menkar 03:02:16.8 +04:05:21 2.5 8.49 34 38 Ari 02:44:57.7 +12:26:42 5.4 1.70 32 PPM 118587 02:49:53.5 +12:39:19 8.3 0.67 31 PPM 118596 02:50:30.1 +11:52:10 8.7 0.45 31 PPM 118622 02:52:20.9 +12:10:45 11.2 0.13 30 13NT33 02:51:49.8 +12:10:51 15.5 31 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/18 04:46:27 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute