Event between (250112) 02KY14 and star GA0900:03356069 with event index number of 2180258
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/01/03 08:40:08 UTC
J2000 position of star is 08:28:07.2 +00:05:01
Equinox of date position of star is 08:29:20.6 +00:00:12
Stellar brightness G=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 57 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 58% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.6
[RECON map]
Object is 15.2 AU from the Sun
and 14.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
7.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 110 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1079 km.
The sky-plane scale is
10403.9 km/arcsec.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.7
Diameter=72.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Diameter=29.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 250112, (2024/01/03 08:40UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:38.9 +11:50:56 1.3 27.57 34 Alphard 09:28:46.0 -08:45:50 2.0 17.20 43 PPM 177501 08:35:14.4 -02:14:06 6.4 2.68 56 PPM 154514 08:29:28.4 +00:09:46 8.2 0.16 57 PPM 154528 08:29:51.3 +00:04:57 8.8 0.15 57 250112 08:29:21.1 +00:00:10 15.9 57 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 30.8 km
RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.1%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Sleaford | 08:40:11 | -55.8 | Dark | Up | 38.0 | 179.5 | Up | 08:30:33 - 08:49:48 | 5644 |
| Kamloops | 08:40:58 | -61.3 | Dark | Up | 37.9 | 161.3 | Up | 08:31:20 - 08:50:35 | 5543 |
| Kelowna | 08:40:56 | -61.9 | Dark | Up | 38.8 | 162.2 | Up | 08:31:18 - 08:50:33 | 5485 |
| Peachland | 08:40:57 | -62.1 | Dark | Up | 38.9 | 161.8 | Up | 08:31:19 - 08:50:34 | 5477 |
| Summerland | 08:40:57 | -62.2 | Dark | Up | 39.1 | 161.9 | Up | 08:31:19 - 08:50:34 | 5467 |
| Penticton | 08:40:56 | -62.3 | Dark | Up | 39.1 | 162.0 | Up | 08:31:19 - 08:50:34 | 5462 |
| Oliver | 08:40:57 | -62.6 | Dark | Up | 39.5 | 161.9 | Up | 08:31:19 - 08:50:34 | 5436 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 08:40:56 | -62.7 | Dark | Up | 39.7 | 162.1 | Up | 08:31:19 - 08:50:34 | 5424 |
| Victoria | 08:41:10 | -63.9 | Dark | Up | 39.2 | 156.9 | Up | 08:31:33 - 08:50:48 | 5387 |
| Okanogan | 08:40:58 | -63.4 | Dark | Up | 40.2 | 161.7 | Up | 08:31:20 - 08:50:35 | 5376 |
| Brewster | 08:40:59 | -63.7 | Dark | Up | 40.5 | 161.3 | Up | 08:31:21 - 08:50:36 | 5356 |
| Manson/Chelan | 08:41:00 | -63.9 | Dark | Up | 40.6 | 160.8 | Up | 08:31:23 - 08:50:38 | 5341 |
| Wenatchee | 08:41:01 | -64.4 | Dark | Up | 41.0 | 160.5 | Up | 08:31:24 - 08:50:39 | 5305 |
| Ellensburg | 08:41:02 | -64.9 | Dark | Up | 41.3 | 160.1 | Up | 08:31:25 - 08:50:40 | 5274 |
| Yakima | 08:41:03 | -65.3 | Dark | Up | 41.7 | 159.9 | Up | 08:31:25 - 08:50:40 | 5243 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 08:41:02 | -65.4 | Dark | Up | 41.9 | 160.1 | Up | 08:31:25 - 08:50:40 | 5226 |
| PNWRO | 08:40:57 | -65.4 | Dark | Up | 42.6 | 161.9 | Up | 08:31:20 - 08:50:35 | 5198 |
| The Dalles | 08:41:06 | -66.3 | Dark | Up | 42.5 | 158.8 | Up | 08:31:28 - 08:50:43 | 5166 |
| Maupin | 08:41:06 | -66.7 | Dark | Up | 42.9 | 158.8 | Up | 08:31:28 - 08:50:43 | 5133 |
| Sisters | 08:41:09 | -67.7 | Dark | Up | 43.6 | 157.9 | Up | 08:31:31 - 08:50:46 | 5064 |
| Bend | 08:41:08 | -67.8 | Dark | Up | 43.9 | 158.1 | Up | 08:31:30 - 08:50:45 | 5045 |
| Oregon Observatory | 08:41:09 | -68.0 | Dark | Up | 44.0 | 157.9 | Up | 08:31:31 - 08:50:46 | 5031 |
| Chiloquin | 08:41:11 | -69.4 | Dark | Up | 45.1 | 156.8 | Up | 08:31:34 - 08:50:49 | 4924 |
| Klamath Falls | 08:41:11 | -69.7 | Dark | Up | 45.5 | 156.8 | Up | 08:31:34 - 08:50:49 | 4896 |
| Cedarville | 08:41:06 | -69.8 | Dark | Up | 46.5 | 158.7 | Up | 08:31:29 - 08:50:44 | 4839 |
| Fall River/Burney | 08:41:11 | -70.6 | Dark | Up | 46.6 | 156.9 | Up | 08:31:34 - 08:50:49 | 4798 |
| Dunrhomin | 08:40:08 | -63.4 | Dark | Up | 49.8 | 180.5 | Up | 08:30:31 - 08:49:46 | 4735 |
| Greenville | 08:41:10 | -71.3 | Dark | Up | 47.6 | 157.1 | Up | 08:31:33 - 08:50:48 | 4722 |
| Gimple | 08:41:10 | -71.3 | Dark | Up | 47.6 | 157.2 | Up | 08:31:32 - 08:50:47 | 4722 |
| Nikitin | 08:40:08 | -63.5 | Dark | Up | 50.0 | 180.5 | Up | 08:30:31 - 08:49:46 | 4719 |
| CU-SBO | 08:40:09 | -63.6 | Dark | Up | 50.1 | 180.3 | Up | 08:30:31 - 08:49:46 | 4714 |
| Quincy | 08:41:10 | -71.5 | Dark | Up | 47.8 | 157.0 | Up | 08:31:33 - 08:50:48 | 4705 |
| Portola | 08:41:09 | -71.5 | Dark | Up | 48.1 | 157.6 | Up | 08:31:31 - 08:50:46 | 4694 |
| Reno | 08:41:06 | -71.5 | Dark | Up | 48.5 | 158.4 | Up | 08:31:29 - 08:50:44 | 4672 |
| Carson City | 08:41:07 | -71.8 | Dark | Up | 48.8 | 158.3 | Up | 08:31:29 - 08:50:44 | 4641 |
| Yerington | 08:41:04 | -71.7 | Dark | Up | 49.2 | 159.2 | Up | 08:31:27 - 08:50:42 | 4624 |
| Gardnerville | 08:41:06 | -72.0 | Dark | Up | 49.1 | 158.3 | Up | 08:31:29 - 08:50:44 | 4620 |
| Hawthorne | 08:41:02 | -71.9 | Dark | Up | 49.8 | 159.7 | Up | 08:31:25 - 08:50:40 | 4584 |
| Lee Vining | 08:41:05 | -72.6 | Dark | Up | 50.2 | 158.8 | Up | 08:31:27 - 08:50:42 | 4535 |
| Bishop | 08:41:02 | -72.8 | Dark | Up | 50.9 | 159.6 | Up | 08:31:25 - 08:50:40 | 4482 |
| Beatty | 08:40:56 | -72.3 | Dark | Up | 51.8 | 161.9 | Up | 08:31:18 - 08:50:33 | 4441 |
| Patrick | 08:40:45 | -71.7 | Dark | Up | 53.8 | 166.0 | Up | 08:31:07 - 08:50:22 | 4308 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 08:40:48 | -72.3 | Dark | Up | 53.9 | 164.7 | Up | 08:31:10 - 08:50:25 | 4286 |
| Lake Havasu City | 08:40:47 | -72.6 | Dark | Up | 54.6 | 164.9 | Up | 08:31:10 - 08:50:25 | 4224 |
| Wildwood | 08:41:05 | -75.4 | Dark | Up | 53.9 | 157.8 | Up | 08:31:28 - 08:50:43 | 4187 |
| Idyllwild | 08:40:58 | -74.6 | Dark | Up | 54.8 | 160.6 | Up | 08:31:20 - 08:50:35 | 4155 |
| George/Scottsdale | 08:40:37 | -71.4 | Dark | Up | 55.9 | 168.8 | Up | 08:30:59 - 08:50:14 | 4154 |
| Calipatria | 08:40:53 | -74.2 | Dark | Up | 55.7 | 162.3 | Up | 08:31:15 - 08:50:30 | 4098 |
| Yuma | 08:40:49 | -73.8 | Dark | Up | 56.3 | 163.7 | Up | 08:31:12 - 08:50:27 | 4058 |
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 250112, (2024/01/03 08:40UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:21.9 +11:58:02 1.3 27.57 34 Alphard 09:27:35.2 -08:39:30 2.0 17.20 43 PPM 177501 08:34:01.6 -02:09:06 6.4 2.68 56 PPM 154514 08:28:14.5 +00:14:37 8.2 0.16 57 PPM 154528 08:28:37.4 +00:09:48 8.8 0.15 57 250112 08:28:07.2 +00:05:01 15.9 57 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/05 04:14:09 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute