Event between (508792) 00FX53 and star GA0780:04553444 with event index number of 2439738
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/03/15 10:14:54 UTC
J2000 position of star is 14:26:58.9 -11:11:05
Equinox of date position of star is 14:28:16.9 -11:17:31
Stellar brightness G=14.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 153 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 32% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.8
[RECON map]
Object is 37.9 AU from the Sun
and 37.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 428 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2791 km.
The sky-plane scale is
26954.2 km/arcsec.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=166.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.4 sec chord
Diameter=67.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 508792, (2024/03/15 10:15UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:28.3 -11:17:13 1.0 15.15 140 27Bet Lib 15:18:18.8 -09:28:15 2.6 12.43 161 2 Lib 14:24:44.0 -11:49:24 6.2 1.02 153 PPM 228758 14:25:59.1 -11:46:42 6.9 0.74 153 PPM 228802 14:28:01.9 -11:22:17 9.5 0.10 153 508792 14:28:17.2 -11:17:33 14.5 153 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
2.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 10.3 km
RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.2%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Sleaford | 10:16:50 | -26.8 | Dark | Down | 26.6 | 185.5 | Low | 10:01:50 - 10:31:50 | 11188 |
| Kamloops | 10:17:42 | -34.3 | Dark | Down | 27.6 | 169.8 | Low | 10:02:42 - 10:32:42 | 10717 |
| Kelowna | 10:17:38 | -34.5 | Dark | Down | 28.5 | 170.7 | Low | 10:02:38 - 10:32:38 | 10700 |
| Peachland | 10:17:42 | -34.7 | Dark | Down | 28.6 | 170.4 | Low | 10:02:42 - 10:32:42 | 10685 |
| Summerland | 10:17:40 | -34.8 | Dark | Down | 28.8 | 170.5 | Low | 10:02:40 - 10:32:40 | 10680 |
| Penticton | 10:17:39 | -34.8 | Dark | Down | 28.8 | 170.6 | Low | 10:02:39 - 10:32:39 | 10679 |
| Oliver | 10:17:39 | -35.1 | Dark | Down | 29.2 | 170.6 | Low | 10:02:39 - 10:32:39 | 10660 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 10:17:38 | -35.1 | Dark | Down | 29.4 | 170.8 | Low | 10:02:38 - 10:32:38 | 10657 |
| Okanogan | 10:17:38 | -35.7 | Dark | Down | 30.0 | 170.5 | Low | 10:02:38 - 10:32:38 | 10613 |
| Dunrhomin | 10:16:24 | -32.9 | Dark | Down | 38.3 | 187.1 | Up | 10:01:24 - 10:31:24 | 10594 |
| Brewster | 10:17:39 | -36.0 | Dark | Down | 30.2 | 170.2 | Up | 10:02:39 - 10:32:39 | 10591 |
| Nikitin | 10:16:24 | -33.0 | Dark | Down | 38.5 | 187.1 | Up | 10:01:24 - 10:31:24 | 10582 |
| CU-SBO | 10:16:25 | -33.1 | Dark | Down | 38.5 | 187.0 | Up | 10:01:25 - 10:31:25 | 10576 |
| Manson/Chelan | 10:17:40 | -36.3 | Dark | Down | 30.4 | 169.8 | Up | 10:02:40 - 10:32:40 | 10568 |
| Wenatchee | 10:17:39 | -36.7 | Dark | Down | 30.8 | 169.5 | Up | 10:02:39 - 10:32:39 | 10535 |
| Ellensburg | 10:17:41 | -37.1 | Dark | Down | 31.2 | 169.2 | Up | 10:02:41 - 10:32:41 | 10503 |
| Victoria | 10:17:56 | -37.2 | Dark | Down | 29.3 | 166.3 | Low | 10:02:56 - 10:32:56 | 10503 |
| PNWRO | 10:17:33 | -37.1 | Dark | Down | 32.4 | 171.0 | Up | 10:02:33 - 10:32:33 | 10497 |
| Yakima | 10:17:39 | -37.5 | Dark | Down | 31.6 | 169.2 | Up | 10:02:39 - 10:32:39 | 10479 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 10:17:41 | -37.5 | Dark | Down | 31.9 | 169.4 | Up | 10:02:41 - 10:32:41 | 10471 |
| The Dalles | 10:17:42 | -38.5 | Dark | Down | 32.5 | 168.4 | Up | 10:02:42 - 10:32:42 | 10398 |
| Maupin | 10:17:41 | -38.8 | Dark | Down | 32.9 | 168.4 | Up | 10:02:41 - 10:32:41 | 10376 |
| Sisters | 10:17:42 | -39.6 | Dark | Down | 33.7 | 167.7 | Up | 10:02:42 - 10:32:42 | 10304 |
| Bend | 10:17:42 | -39.7 | Dark | Down | 34.0 | 168.0 | Up | 10:02:42 - 10:32:42 | 10298 |
| Oregon Observatory | 10:17:42 | -39.9 | Dark | Down | 34.1 | 167.8 | Up | 10:02:42 - 10:32:42 | 10282 |
| Chiloquin | 10:17:44 | -41.1 | Dark | Down | 35.4 | 167.1 | Up | 10:02:44 - 10:32:44 | 10182 |
| Cedarville | 10:17:34 | -41.0 | Dark | Down | 36.6 | 169.0 | Up | 10:02:34 - 10:32:34 | 10172 |
| Klamath Falls | 10:17:45 | -41.3 | Dark | Down | 35.7 | 167.2 | Up | 10:02:45 - 10:32:45 | 10163 |
| Fall River/Burney | 10:17:41 | -42.0 | Dark | Down | 36.9 | 167.4 | Up | 10:02:41 - 10:32:41 | 10096 |
| Gimple | 10:17:38 | -42.3 | Dark | Down | 37.9 | 167.9 | Up | 10:02:38 - 10:32:38 | 10053 |
| Greenville | 10:17:38 | -42.4 | Dark | Down | 37.9 | 167.8 | Up | 10:02:38 - 10:32:38 | 10051 |
| Reno | 10:17:32 | -42.2 | Dark | Down | 38.6 | 169.1 | Up | 10:02:32 - 10:32:32 | 10050 |
| Portola | 10:17:35 | -42.4 | Dark | Down | 38.3 | 168.3 | Up | 10:02:35 - 10:32:35 | 10045 |
| Quincy | 10:17:37 | -42.5 | Dark | Down | 38.1 | 167.8 | Up | 10:02:37 - 10:32:37 | 10037 |
| Yerington | 10:17:27 | -42.2 | Dark | Down | 39.3 | 169.8 | Up | 10:02:27 - 10:32:27 | 10035 |
| Carson City | 10:17:31 | -42.4 | Dark | Down | 39.0 | 169.1 | Up | 10:02:31 - 10:32:31 | 10026 |
| Hawthorne | 10:17:24 | -42.2 | Dark | Down | 39.8 | 170.4 | Up | 10:02:24 - 10:32:24 | 10022 |
| Gardnerville | 10:17:30 | -42.6 | Dark | Down | 39.2 | 169.1 | Up | 10:02:30 - 10:32:30 | 10011 |
| Beatty | 10:17:13 | -42.2 | Dark | Down | 41.6 | 172.5 | Up | 10:02:13 - 10:32:13 | 9975 |
| Patrick | 10:16:58 | -41.2 | Dark | Down | 43.3 | 176.1 | Up | 10:01:58 - 10:31:58 | 9975 |
| Lee Vining | 10:17:26 | -42.9 | Dark | Down | 40.3 | 169.7 | Up | 10:02:26 - 10:32:26 | 9965 |
| Bishop | 10:17:22 | -42.9 | Dark | Down | 41.0 | 170.5 | Up | 10:02:22 - 10:32:22 | 9949 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 10:17:01 | -41.8 | Dark | Down | 43.5 | 175.2 | Up | 10:02:01 - 10:32:01 | 9931 |
| George/Scottsdale | 10:16:45 | -40.8 | Dark | Down | 45.1 | 178.8 | Up | 10:01:45 - 10:31:45 | 9926 |
| Lake Havasu City | 10:16:58 | -42.1 | Dark | Down | 44.2 | 175.5 | Up | 10:01:58 - 10:31:58 | 9892 |
| Idyllwild | 10:17:08 | -44.1 | Dark | Down | 44.8 | 172.2 | Up | 10:02:08 - 10:32:08 | 9747 |
| Yuma | 10:16:57 | -43.3 | Dark | Down | 46.0 | 174.9 | Up | 10:01:57 - 10:31:57 | 9747 |
| Calipatria | 10:17:02 | -43.6 | Dark | Down | 45.5 | 173.7 | Up | 10:02:02 - 10:32:02 | 9745 |
| Wildwood | 10:17:19 | -45.1 | Dark | Down | 44.2 | 169.7 | Up | 10:02:19 - 10:32:19 | 9702 |
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 508792, (2024/03/15 10:15UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 15.15 140 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 12.43 161 2 Lib 14:23:25.6 -11:42:52 6.2 1.02 153 PPM 228758 14:24:40.7 -11:40:11 6.9 0.74 153 PPM 228802 14:26:43.6 -11:15:49 9.5 0.10 153 508792 14:26:58.9 -11:11:05 14.5 153 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/12 04:19:02 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute