Event between (500879) 13JH64 and star GA0720:06071933 with event index number of 2454004
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/07/09 06:59:46 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:20:54.9 -16:47:43
Equinox of date position of star is 16:22:15.1 -16:50:57
Stellar brightness G=13.6,
use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 121 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 59% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.2
[RECON map]
Object is 54.2 AU from the Sun
and 53.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 233 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2757 km.
The sky-plane scale is
38744.5 km/arcsec.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.8
Diameter=409.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 21.9 sec chord
Diameter=167.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 500879, (2023/07/09 07:00UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:51.2 -26:28:56 0.9 9.84 117 8Bet1Sco 16:06:48.5 -19:52:05 2.6 4.75 124 PPM 231511 16:20:20.2 -14:55:42 5.8 1.98 121 PPM 231558 16:21:55.6 -17:08:11 8.3 0.30 121 PPM 231559 16:22:04.9 -16:59:59 9.8 0.16 121 500879 16:22:15.8 -16:50:59 13.6 120 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
3.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 20.4 km
RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=8.5%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Kamloops | 06:58:24 | -15.4 | AT | Down | 18.8 | 206.3 | Really Low | 06:43:24 - 07:13:24 | -2342 |
| Kelowna | 06:58:20 | -16.3 | AT | Down | 19.3 | 207.3 | Really Low | 06:43:20 - 07:13:20 | -2384 |
| Peachland | 06:58:20 | -16.4 | AT | Down | 19.4 | 207.0 | Really Low | 06:43:20 - 07:13:20 | -2387 |
| Summerland | 06:58:19 | -16.6 | AT | Down | 19.5 | 207.1 | Really Low | 06:43:19 - 07:13:19 | -2394 |
| Penticton | 06:58:19 | -16.6 | AT | Down | 19.6 | 207.2 | Really Low | 06:43:19 - 07:13:19 | -2398 |
| Sleaford | 06:57:43 | -15.5 | AT | Up | 12.8 | 219.4 | Really Low | 06:42:43 - 07:12:43 | -2405 |
| Oliver | 06:58:18 | -17.0 | AT | Down | 19.9 | 207.3 | Really Low | 06:43:18 - 07:13:18 | -2414 |
| Victoria | 06:58:31 | -16.9 | AT | Down | 21.6 | 203.7 | Low | 06:43:31 - 07:13:31 | -2421 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 06:58:17 | -17.2 | AT | Down | 20.0 | 207.5 | Really Low | 06:43:17 - 07:13:17 | -2423 |
| Okanogan | 06:58:17 | -17.8 | AT | Down | 20.6 | 207.4 | Low | 06:43:17 - 07:13:17 | -2452 |
| Brewster | 06:58:17 | -18.0 | AT | Down | 20.9 | 207.2 | Low | 06:43:17 - 07:13:17 | -2464 |
| Manson/Chelan | 06:58:17 | -18.1 | Dark | Down | 21.2 | 206.9 | Low | 06:43:17 - 07:13:17 | -2472 |
| Wenatchee | 06:58:18 | -18.5 | Dark | Down | 21.7 | 206.8 | Low | 06:43:18 - 07:13:18 | -2494 |
| Ellensburg | 06:58:18 | -18.9 | Dark | Down | 22.1 | 206.7 | Low | 06:43:18 - 07:13:18 | -2512 |
| Yakima | 06:58:17 | -19.3 | Dark | Down | 22.5 | 206.7 | Low | 06:43:17 - 07:13:17 | -2533 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 06:58:16 | -19.5 | Dark | Down | 22.6 | 207.0 | Low | 06:43:16 - 07:13:16 | -2545 |
| PNWRO | 06:58:10 | -20.2 | Dark | Down | 22.5 | 208.5 | Low | 06:43:10 - 07:13:10 | -2575 |
| The Dalles | 06:58:17 | -20.1 | Dark | Down | 23.6 | 206.3 | Low | 06:43:17 - 07:13:17 | -2580 |
| Maupin | 06:58:16 | -20.5 | Dark | Down | 23.9 | 206.5 | Low | 06:43:16 - 07:13:16 | -2602 |
| Sisters | 06:58:16 | -21.3 | Dark | Down | 24.9 | 206.2 | Low | 06:43:16 - 07:13:16 | -2646 |
| Bend | 06:58:14 | -21.5 | Dark | Down | 25.0 | 206.5 | Low | 06:43:14 - 07:13:14 | -2660 |
| Oregon Observatory | 06:58:15 | -21.7 | Dark | Down | 25.2 | 206.4 | Low | 06:43:15 - 07:13:15 | -2669 |
| Chiloquin | 06:58:15 | -22.8 | Dark | Down | 26.5 | 206.3 | Low | 06:43:15 - 07:13:15 | -2740 |
| Klamath Falls | 06:58:13 | -23.2 | Dark | Down | 26.8 | 206.4 | Low | 06:43:13 - 07:13:13 | -2760 |
| Cedarville | 06:58:06 | -24.2 | Dark | Down | 26.9 | 208.2 | Low | 06:43:06 - 07:13:06 | -2812 |
| Fall River/Burney | 06:58:10 | -24.4 | Dark | Down | 27.7 | 207.1 | Low | 06:43:10 - 07:13:10 | -2832 |
| Greenville | 06:58:06 | -25.3 | Dark | Down | 28.4 | 207.7 | Low | 06:43:06 - 07:13:06 | -2890 |
| Gimple | 06:58:06 | -25.4 | Dark | Down | 28.4 | 207.8 | Low | 06:43:06 - 07:13:06 | -2891 |
| Quincy | 06:58:06 | -25.5 | Dark | Down | 28.6 | 207.8 | Low | 06:43:06 - 07:13:06 | -2903 |
| Portola | 06:58:04 | -25.8 | Dark | Down | 28.5 | 208.3 | Low | 06:43:04 - 07:13:04 | -2914 |
| Reno | 06:58:01 | -26.2 | Dark | Down | 28.5 | 209.0 | Low | 06:43:01 - 07:13:01 | -2936 |
| Carson City | 06:58:00 | -26.5 | Dark | Down | 28.8 | 209.1 | Low | 06:43:00 - 07:13:00 | -2958 |
| Gardnerville | 06:57:59 | -26.8 | Dark | Down | 29.0 | 209.2 | Low | 06:42:59 - 07:12:59 | -2974 |
| Yerington | 06:57:57 | -26.8 | Dark | Down | 28.7 | 209.8 | Low | 06:42:57 - 07:12:57 | -2976 |
| Hawthorne | 06:57:54 | -27.4 | Dark | Down | 28.9 | 210.4 | Low | 06:42:54 - 07:12:54 | -3010 |
| Lee Vining | 06:57:55 | -27.8 | Dark | Down | 29.6 | 210.1 | Low | 06:42:55 - 07:12:55 | -3041 |
| Dunrhomin | 06:57:07 | -27.3 | Dark | Up | 21.5 | 222.3 | Low | 06:42:07 - 07:12:07 | -3049 |
| Nikitin | 06:57:06 | -27.5 | Dark | Up | 21.6 | 222.3 | Low | 06:42:06 - 07:12:06 | -3060 |
| CU-SBO | 06:57:06 | -27.6 | Dark | Up | 21.7 | 222.3 | Low | 06:42:06 - 07:12:06 | -3063 |
| Bishop | 06:57:51 | -28.6 | Dark | Down | 29.8 | 211.0 | Low | 06:42:51 - 07:12:51 | -3087 |
| Beatty | 06:57:43 | -29.3 | Dark | Down | 29.6 | 212.7 | Low | 06:42:43 - 07:12:43 | -3133 |
| Patrick | 06:57:28 | -31.3 | Dark | Up | 29.5 | 215.9 | Low | 06:42:28 - 07:12:28 | -3264 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 06:57:31 | -31.4 | Dark | Up | 30.0 | 215.3 | Up | 06:42:31 - 07:12:31 | -3274 |
| Wildwood | 06:57:47 | -31.6 | Dark | Down | 32.7 | 211.8 | Up | 06:42:47 - 07:12:47 | -3309 |
| Lake Havasu City | 06:57:29 | -32.1 | Dark | Up | 30.5 | 215.8 | Up | 06:42:29 - 07:12:29 | -3324 |
| Idyllwild | 06:57:37 | -32.4 | Dark | Down | 32.2 | 213.8 | Up | 06:42:37 - 07:12:37 | -3352 |
| George/Scottsdale | 06:57:17 | -33.3 | Dark | Up | 29.9 | 218.4 | Low | 06:42:17 - 07:12:17 | -3407 |
| Calipatria | 06:57:31 | -33.2 | Dark | Down | 32.2 | 215.1 | Up | 06:42:31 - 07:12:31 | -3409 |
| Yuma | 06:57:27 | -33.8 | Dark | Up | 32.1 | 216.1 | Up | 06:42:27 - 07:12:27 | -3450 |
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 500879, (2023/07/09 07:00UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 9.84 117 8Bet1Sco 16:05:26.2 -19:48:20 2.6 4.75 124 PPM 231511 16:19:00.4 -14:52:22 5.8 1.98 121 PPM 231558 16:20:34.5 -17:04:54 8.3 0.30 121 PPM 231559 16:20:43.8 -16:56:42 9.8 0.16 121 500879 16:20:54.9 -16:47:43 13.6 121 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/19 02:40:52 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute