Event between (438028) 04EH96 and star GA0720:05423894 with event index number of 1315072
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/04/12 11:02:06 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:11:06.4 -17:36:52
Equinox of date position of star is 15:12:11.5 -17:41:10
Stellar brightness G=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 157 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 18% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.0
[RECON map]
TNO is 32.1 AU from the Sun
and 31.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 653 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5852 km.
The sky-plane scale is
22664.1 km/arcsec.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=158.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.7 sec chord
Diameter=64.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 438028, (2024/04/12 11:02UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:54.0 -26:29:01 0.9 20.14 177 27Bet Lib 15:18:19.1 -09:28:15 2.6 8.36 153 21Nu Lib 15:07:59.2 -16:20:58 5.2 1.73 155 PPM 229842 15:11:33.9 -18:08:53 8.0 0.49 157 PPM 229855 15:12:11.4 -17:51:14 8.8 0.16 157 438028 15:12:28.7 -17:42:18 16.0 157 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
1.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 9.8 km
RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=3.5%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Kelowna | 11:02:22 | -18.8 | Dark | Down | 20.3 | 199.9 | Low | 10:47:22 - 11:17:22 | 3563 |
| Summerland | 11:02:22 | -19.2 | Dark | Down | 20.6 | 199.7 | Low | 10:47:22 - 11:17:22 | 3549 |
| Penticton | 11:02:21 | -19.1 | Dark | Down | 20.7 | 199.8 | Low | 10:47:21 - 11:17:21 | 3548 |
| Okanagan Falls | 11:02:21 | -19.3 | Dark | Down | 20.9 | 199.8 | Low | 10:47:21 - 11:17:21 | 3541 |
| Oliver | 11:02:21 | -19.4 | Dark | Down | 21.0 | 199.8 | Low | 10:47:21 - 11:17:21 | 3536 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 11:02:20 | -19.4 | Dark | Down | 21.1 | 200.0 | Low | 10:47:20 - 11:17:20 | 3532 |
| Oroville | 11:02:20 | -19.5 | Dark | Down | 21.2 | 200.0 | Low | 10:47:20 - 11:17:20 | 3528 |
| Tonasket | 11:02:19 | -19.6 | Dark | Down | 21.4 | 200.0 | Low | 10:47:19 - 11:17:19 | 3520 |
| Okanogan | 11:02:19 | -19.9 | Dark | Down | 21.8 | 199.9 | Low | 10:47:19 - 11:17:19 | 3506 |
| Brewster | 11:02:19 | -20.2 | Dark | Down | 22.1 | 199.7 | Low | 10:47:19 - 11:17:19 | 3493 |
| Manson/Chelan | 11:02:20 | -20.5 | Dark | Down | 22.4 | 199.4 | Low | 10:47:20 - 11:17:20 | 3481 |
| Entiat | 11:02:20 | -20.7 | Dark | Down | 22.6 | 199.4 | Low | 10:47:20 - 11:17:20 | 3471 |
| Wenatchee | 11:02:19 | -20.9 | Dark | Down | 22.9 | 199.3 | Low | 10:47:19 - 11:17:19 | 3460 |
| Ellensburg | 11:02:20 | -21.3 | Dark | Down | 23.3 | 199.1 | Low | 10:47:20 - 11:17:20 | 3441 |
| Pasco | 11:02:14 | -21.1 | Dark | Down | 23.7 | 200.6 | Low | 10:47:14 - 11:17:14 | 3430 |
| Yakima | 11:02:19 | -21.6 | Dark | Down | 23.7 | 199.2 | Low | 10:47:19 - 11:17:19 | 3424 |
| PNWRO | 11:02:13 | -21.1 | Dark | Down | 23.8 | 200.9 | Low | 10:47:13 - 11:17:13 | 3422 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 11:02:19 | -21.7 | Dark | Down | 23.9 | 199.4 | Low | 10:47:19 - 11:17:19 | 3418 |
| George/Umatilla | 11:02:13 | -21.4 | Dark | Down | 24.0 | 200.5 | Low | 10:47:13 - 11:17:13 | 3413 |
| Goldendale | 11:02:19 | -22.2 | Dark | Down | 24.5 | 199.0 | Low | 10:47:19 - 11:17:19 | 3389 |
| The Dalles | 11:02:19 | -22.6 | Dark | Down | 24.8 | 198.7 | Low | 10:47:19 - 11:17:19 | 3375 |
| Maupin | 11:02:19 | -22.8 | Dark | Down | 25.1 | 198.8 | Low | 10:47:19 - 11:17:19 | 3358 |
| Madras/Culver | 11:02:18 | -23.2 | Dark | Down | 25.7 | 198.9 | Low | 10:47:18 - 11:17:18 | 3334 |
| Redmond | 11:02:17 | -23.5 | Dark | Down | 26.0 | 198.9 | Low | 10:47:17 - 11:17:17 | 3317 |
| Sisters | 11:02:19 | -23.7 | Dark | Down | 26.1 | 198.5 | Low | 10:47:19 - 11:17:19 | 3312 |
| Bend | 11:02:17 | -23.7 | Dark | Down | 26.3 | 198.8 | Low | 10:47:17 - 11:17:17 | 3305 |
| Oregon Observatory | 11:02:17 | -23.9 | Dark | Down | 26.5 | 198.7 | Low | 10:47:17 - 11:17:17 | 3296 |
| Niwot | 11:01:12 | -16.1 | AT | Down | 24.4 | 215.3 | Low | 10:46:12 - 11:16:12 | 3291 |
| La Pine/Gilchrist | 11:02:17 | -24.0 | Dark | Down | 26.7 | 198.6 | Low | 10:47:17 - 11:17:17 | 3286 |
| SwRI | 11:01:11 | -16.2 | AT | Down | 24.5 | 215.2 | Low | 10:46:11 - 11:16:11 | 3285 |
| North Lake | 11:02:14 | -24.0 | Dark | Down | 26.9 | 199.3 | Low | 10:47:14 - 11:17:14 | 3274 |
| Paisley | 11:02:12 | -24.2 | Dark | Down | 27.4 | 199.8 | Low | 10:47:12 - 11:17:12 | 3254 |
| Lakeview | 11:02:10 | -24.4 | Dark | Down | 27.8 | 200.1 | Low | 10:47:10 - 11:17:10 | 3232 |
| Chiloquin | 11:02:17 | -25.0 | Dark | Down | 27.8 | 198.4 | Low | 10:47:17 - 11:17:17 | 3228 |
| Klamath Falls | 11:02:16 | -25.1 | Dark | Down | 28.1 | 198.6 | Low | 10:47:16 - 11:17:16 | 3213 |
| Tulelake | 11:02:15 | -25.2 | Dark | Down | 28.3 | 198.9 | Low | 10:47:15 - 11:17:15 | 3205 |
| Cedarville | 11:02:09 | -24.7 | Dark | Down | 28.4 | 200.4 | Low | 10:47:09 - 11:17:09 | 3203 |
| Fall River/Burney | 11:02:13 | -25.7 | Dark | Down | 29.1 | 199.2 | Low | 10:47:13 - 11:17:13 | 3161 |
| Susanville | 11:02:09 | -25.7 | Dark | Down | 29.5 | 200.1 | Low | 10:47:09 - 11:17:09 | 3140 |
| Gimple | 11:02:08 | -26.0 | Dark | Down | 29.9 | 199.9 | Low | 10:47:08 - 11:17:08 | 3122 |
| Greenville | 11:02:09 | -26.0 | Dark | Down | 29.9 | 199.8 | Low | 10:47:09 - 11:17:09 | 3121 |
| Portola | 11:02:07 | -26.0 | Dark | Down | 30.1 | 200.4 | Up | 10:47:07 - 11:17:07 | 3111 |
| Quincy | 11:02:08 | -26.2 | Dark | Down | 30.1 | 199.8 | Up | 10:47:08 - 11:17:08 | 3111 |
| Reno | 11:02:03 | -25.8 | Dark | Down | 30.1 | 201.1 | Up | 10:47:03 - 11:17:03 | 3107 |
| Carson City | 11:02:03 | -26.0 | Dark | Down | 30.5 | 201.2 | Up | 10:47:03 - 11:17:03 | 3089 |
| Yerington | 11:02:00 | -25.7 | Dark | Down | 30.5 | 201.9 | Up | 10:47:00 - 11:17:00 | 3087 |
| Gardnerville | 11:02:02 | -26.1 | Dark | Down | 30.7 | 201.3 | Up | 10:47:02 - 11:17:02 | 3076 |
| Hawthorne | 11:01:57 | -25.7 | Dark | Down | 30.7 | 202.5 | Up | 10:46:57 - 11:16:57 | 3070 |
| Tonopah | 11:01:51 | -25.1 | Dark | Down | 30.7 | 204.1 | Up | 10:46:51 - 11:16:51 | 3064 |
| Lee Vining | 11:01:58 | -26.3 | Dark | Down | 31.4 | 202.2 | Up | 10:46:58 - 11:16:58 | 3032 |
| Bishop | 11:01:54 | -26.2 | Dark | Down | 31.7 | 203.0 | Up | 10:46:54 - 11:16:54 | 3010 |
| Beatty | 11:01:46 | -25.5 | Dark | Down | 31.7 | 204.9 | Up | 10:46:46 - 11:16:46 | 3007 |
| Indian Springs | 11:01:41 | -24.9 | Dark | Down | 31.6 | 206.0 | Up | 10:46:41 - 11:16:41 | 3002 |
| Henderson | 11:01:38 | -24.8 | Dark | Down | 31.8 | 206.9 | Up | 10:46:38 - 11:16:38 | 2981 |
| Lone Pine | 11:01:51 | -26.5 | Dark | Down | 32.3 | 203.6 | Up | 10:46:51 - 11:16:51 | 2972 |
| Patrick | 11:01:33 | -24.4 | Dark | Down | 32.0 | 208.2 | Up | 10:46:33 - 11:16:33 | 2958 |
| DCO | 11:01:29 | -24.0 | Dark | Down | 32.0 | 209.0 | Up | 10:46:29 - 11:16:29 | 2949 |
| Searchlight/Boulder City | 11:01:36 | -25.1 | Dark | Down | 32.3 | 207.1 | Up | 10:46:36 - 11:16:36 | 2948 |
| Kingman/Dolan Springs | 11:01:33 | -24.6 | Dark | Down | 32.2 | 208.1 | Up | 10:46:33 - 11:16:33 | 2943 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 11:01:34 | -25.0 | Dark | Down | 32.4 | 207.6 | Up | 10:46:34 - 11:16:34 | 2935 |
| Mohave Valley | 11:01:33 | -25.1 | Dark | Down | 32.7 | 207.6 | Up | 10:46:33 - 11:16:33 | 2920 |
| Lake Havasu City | 11:01:32 | -25.2 | Dark | Down | 32.9 | 208.0 | Up | 10:46:32 - 11:16:32 | 2899 |
| Parker | 11:01:31 | -25.3 | Dark | Down | 33.2 | 208.2 | Up | 10:46:31 - 11:16:31 | 2878 |
| CPSLO | 11:01:59 | -28.9 | Dark | Down | 34.3 | 201.1 | Up | 10:46:59 - 11:16:59 | 2857 |
| Blythe | 11:01:31 | -25.8 | Dark | Down | 33.8 | 208.0 | Up | 10:46:31 - 11:16:31 | 2842 |
| Idyllwild | 11:01:40 | -27.2 | Dark | Down | 34.5 | 205.8 | Up | 10:46:40 - 11:16:40 | 2821 |
| Wildwood | 11:01:48 | -28.3 | Dark | Down | 34.8 | 203.7 | Up | 10:46:48 - 11:16:48 | 2816 |
| Calipatria | 11:01:33 | -26.7 | Dark | Down | 34.6 | 207.2 | Up | 10:46:33 - 11:16:33 | 2800 |
| Yuma | 11:01:29 | -26.3 | Dark | Down | 34.7 | 208.3 | Up | 10:46:29 - 11:16:29 | 2785 |
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 438028, (2024/04/12 11:02UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 20.14 177 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 8.36 153 21Nu Lib 15:06:37.6 -16:15:25 5.2 1.73 155 PPM 229842 15:10:11.4 -18:03:26 8.0 0.49 157 PPM 229855 15:10:49.0 -17:45:48 8.8 0.16 157 438028 15:11:06.4 -17:36:52 16.0 157 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/03/21 02:37:45 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute