Event between (15875) 96TP66 and star GA1160:02105181 with event index number of 1210955
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/03/20 04:03:04 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:16:15.7 +27:09:37
Equinox of date position of star is 06:17:42.3 +27:09:03
Stellar brightness G=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 116 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 4% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.4
[RECON map]
Object is 30.5 AU from the Sun
and 30.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 3.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
0.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1291 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1242 km.
The sky-plane scale is
22083.2 km/arcsec.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=204.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 54.2 sec chord
Diameter=83.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 22.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 15875, (2023/03/20 04:11UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:44.1 +27:58:06 1.1 19.72 135 Alnath 05:27:45.7 +28:37:30 1.6 11.13 105 44Kap Aur 06:16:51.5 +29:29:15 4.3 2.34 116 PPM 095737 06:19:48.0 +27:11:56 7.8 0.47 116 PPM 095713 06:18:51.6 +27:03:41 9.4 0.27 116 PPM 095695 06:17:56.4 +27:12:55 10.2 0.08 116 15875 06:17:43.0 +27:09:03 16.1 116 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 10.6 km
RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=19.2%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Sleaford | 04:02:26 | -24.9 | Dark | Down | 52.2 | 243.6 | Up | 03:47:26 - 04:17:26 | -1168 |
| Dunrhomin | 04:08:19 | -32.9 | Dark | Down | 54.4 | 261.1 | Up | 03:53:19 - 04:23:19 | -1517 |
| Nikitin | 04:08:24 | -33.0 | Dark | Down | 54.4 | 261.4 | Up | 03:53:24 - 04:23:24 | -1526 |
| CU-SBO | 04:08:24 | -33.0 | Dark | Down | 54.5 | 261.4 | Up | 03:53:24 - 04:23:24 | -1533 |
| Kelowna | 04:01:33 | -18.5 | Dark | Down | 60.7 | 228.3 | Up | 03:46:33 - 04:16:33 | -1982 |
| Kamloops | 04:01:04 | -17.5 | AT | Down | 60.6 | 225.7 | Up | 03:46:04 - 04:16:04 | -1994 |
| Penticton | 04:01:43 | -18.6 | Dark | Down | 60.9 | 228.7 | Up | 03:46:43 - 04:16:43 | -2002 |
| Peachland | 04:01:35 | -18.3 | Dark | Down | 60.9 | 228.0 | Up | 03:46:35 - 04:16:35 | -2004 |
| Summerland | 04:01:40 | -18.5 | Dark | Down | 60.9 | 228.4 | Up | 03:46:40 - 04:16:40 | -2005 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 04:01:58 | -18.9 | Dark | Down | 61.1 | 229.8 | Up | 03:46:58 - 04:16:58 | -2015 |
| Oliver | 04:01:51 | -18.7 | Dark | Down | 61.1 | 229.2 | Up | 03:46:51 - 04:16:51 | -2019 |
| Okanogan | 04:02:14 | -19.1 | Dark | Down | 61.6 | 230.5 | Up | 03:47:14 - 04:17:14 | -2059 |
| Brewster | 04:02:18 | -19.0 | Dark | Down | 61.9 | 230.6 | Up | 03:47:18 - 04:17:18 | -2083 |
| Manson/Chelan | 04:02:20 | -18.9 | Dark | Down | 62.2 | 230.3 | Up | 03:47:20 - 04:17:20 | -2115 |
| PNWRO | 04:03:25 | -20.6 | Dark | Down | 62.5 | 235.5 | Up | 03:48:25 - 04:18:25 | -2130 |
| Wenatchee | 04:02:30 | -19.0 | Dark | Down | 62.6 | 230.8 | Up | 03:47:30 - 04:17:30 | -2148 |
| Ellensburg | 04:02:38 | -19.0 | Dark | Down | 62.9 | 231.2 | Up | 03:47:38 - 04:17:38 | -2181 |
| Yakima | 04:02:49 | -19.2 | Dark | Down | 63.2 | 231.8 | Up | 03:47:49 - 04:17:49 | -2202 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 04:02:59 | -19.4 | Dark | Down | 63.2 | 232.5 | Up | 03:47:59 - 04:17:59 | -2203 |
| George/Scottsdale | 04:10:29 | -31.7 | Dark | Down | 60.0 | 266.7 | Up | 03:55:29 - 04:25:29 | -2257 |
| Victoria | 04:01:26 | -16.5 | AT | Down | 63.5 | 223.7 | Up | 03:46:26 - 04:16:26 | -2271 |
| The Dalles | 04:03:13 | -19.2 | Dark | Down | 64.1 | 232.6 | Up | 03:48:13 - 04:18:13 | -2290 |
| Maupin | 04:03:22 | -19.4 | Dark | Down | 64.2 | 233.5 | Up | 03:48:22 - 04:18:22 | -2304 |
| Patrick | 04:09:14 | -29.2 | Dark | Down | 61.7 | 262.0 | Up | 03:54:14 - 04:24:14 | -2317 |
| Bend | 04:03:51 | -19.8 | Dark | Down | 64.9 | 235.2 | Up | 03:48:51 - 04:18:51 | -2376 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 04:09:11 | -28.8 | Dark | Down | 62.3 | 261.9 | Up | 03:54:11 - 04:24:11 | -2379 |
| Sisters | 04:03:41 | -19.5 | Dark | Down | 65.0 | 234.4 | Up | 03:48:41 - 04:18:41 | -2380 |
| Oregon Observatory | 04:03:50 | -19.7 | Dark | Down | 65.1 | 235.3 | Up | 03:48:50 - 04:18:50 | -2393 |
| Lake Havasu City | 04:09:38 | -29.3 | Dark | Down | 62.1 | 263.4 | Up | 03:54:38 - 04:24:38 | -2395 |
| Cedarville | 04:05:11 | -21.6 | Dark | Down | 65.3 | 242.1 | Up | 03:50:11 - 04:20:11 | -2435 |
| Beatty | 04:07:58 | -26.3 | Dark | Down | 64.0 | 256.3 | Up | 03:52:58 - 04:22:58 | -2444 |
| Hawthorne | 04:06:53 | -24.1 | Dark | Down | 65.2 | 250.7 | Up | 03:51:53 - 04:21:53 | -2489 |
| Chiloquin | 04:04:23 | -20.0 | Dark | Down | 66.0 | 237.3 | Up | 03:49:23 - 04:19:23 | -2489 |
| Yerington | 04:06:32 | -23.5 | Dark | Down | 65.4 | 249.0 | Up | 03:51:32 - 04:21:32 | -2500 |
| Klamath Falls | 04:04:34 | -20.2 | Dark | Down | 66.1 | 238.2 | Up | 03:49:34 - 04:19:34 | -2502 |
| Yuma | 04:10:24 | -29.9 | Dark | Down | 62.4 | 266.8 | Up | 03:55:24 - 04:25:24 | -2510 |
| Reno | 04:06:16 | -22.8 | Dark | Down | 65.8 | 246.9 | Up | 03:51:16 - 04:21:16 | -2515 |
| Carson City | 04:06:21 | -22.9 | Dark | Down | 65.9 | 247.7 | Up | 03:51:21 - 04:21:21 | -2533 |
| Bishop | 04:07:32 | -24.8 | Dark | Down | 65.2 | 253.5 | Up | 03:52:32 - 04:22:32 | -2534 |
| Fall River/Burney | 04:05:13 | -20.9 | Dark | Down | 66.4 | 241.3 | Up | 03:50:13 - 04:20:13 | -2541 |
| Gardnerville | 04:06:32 | -23.1 | Dark | Down | 65.9 | 248.3 | Up | 03:51:32 - 04:21:32 | -2543 |
| Portola | 04:05:53 | -22.1 | Dark | Down | 66.2 | 245.4 | Up | 03:50:53 - 04:20:53 | -2545 |
| Lee Vining | 04:07:07 | -24.0 | Dark | Down | 65.7 | 251.3 | Up | 03:52:07 - 04:22:07 | -2552 |
| Calipatria | 04:09:56 | -28.9 | Dark | Down | 63.2 | 265.2 | Up | 03:54:56 - 04:24:56 | -2553 |
| Gimple | 04:05:43 | -21.7 | Dark | Down | 66.3 | 244.1 | Up | 03:50:43 - 04:20:43 | -2554 |
| Greenville | 04:05:37 | -21.6 | Dark | Down | 66.4 | 243.9 | Up | 03:50:37 - 04:20:37 | -2560 |
| Quincy | 04:05:46 | -21.7 | Dark | Down | 66.5 | 244.4 | Up | 03:50:46 - 04:20:46 | -2570 |
| Idyllwild | 04:09:31 | -27.7 | Dark | Down | 64.2 | 263.1 | Up | 03:54:31 - 04:24:31 | -2606 |
| Wildwood | 04:08:59 | -26.0 | Dark | Down | 65.8 | 260.7 | Up | 03:53:59 - 04:23:59 | -2724 |
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 15875, (2023/03/20 04:11UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 19.72 135 Alnath 05:26:17.5 +28:36:23 1.6 11.13 105 44Kap Aur 06:15:22.6 +29:29:47 4.3 2.34 116 PPM 095737 06:18:20.7 +27:12:35 7.8 0.47 116 PPM 095713 06:17:24.4 +27:04:18 9.4 0.27 116 PPM 095695 06:16:29.1 +27:13:30 10.2 0.08 116 15875 06:16:15.7 +27:09:37 16.1 116 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/08 03:31:35 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute