Event between (534161) 14RQ63 and star GA1080:01426986 with event index number of 1844012
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/02/26 03:12:28 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:51:43.5 +18:48:51
Equinox of date position of star is 05:52:57.1 +18:49:05
Stellar brightness G=15.8,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 104 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.2
[RECON map]
TNO is 31.7 AU from the Sun
and 31.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 6.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2167 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3894 km.
The sky-plane scale is
22735.1 km/arcsec.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.4 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 534161, (2028/02/26 03:12UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:41.8 +07:24:36 0.4 11.44 105 Alhena 06:39:20.3 +16:22:22 1.9 11.22 115 PPM 121513 05:54:03.5 +19:52:21 6.4 1.07 104 PPM 121481 05:52:43.8 +18:33:25 8.0 0.30 104 PPM 121520 05:54:21.3 +18:54:57 8.9 0.25 104 534161 05:53:22.9 +18:49:09 15.8 104 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
0.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 18.8 km
RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=6.6%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Clarence Fulton | 03:16:37 | -17.4 | AT | Down | 58.5 | 175.3 | Up | 03:01:37 - 03:31:37 | 6141 |
| Kelowna | 03:16:37 | -17.4 | AT | Down | 58.9 | 175.0 | Up | 03:01:37 - 03:31:37 | 6102 |
| Peachland | 03:16:43 | -17.2 | AT | Down | 59.0 | 174.5 | Up | 03:01:43 - 03:31:43 | 6084 |
| Summerland | 03:16:37 | -17.3 | AT | Down | 59.1 | 174.6 | Up | 03:01:37 - 03:31:37 | 6073 |
| Penticton | 03:16:40 | -17.4 | AT | Down | 59.2 | 174.8 | Up | 03:01:40 - 03:31:40 | 6071 |
| Oliver | 03:16:36 | -17.4 | AT | Down | 59.5 | 174.7 | Up | 03:01:36 - 03:31:36 | 6040 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 03:16:33 | -17.5 | AT | Down | 59.7 | 175.0 | Up | 03:01:33 - 03:31:33 | 6031 |
| Tonasket | 03:16:30 | -17.5 | AT | Down | 60.0 | 174.8 | Up | 03:01:30 - 03:31:30 | 6002 |
| Okanogan | 03:16:32 | -17.5 | AT | Down | 60.4 | 174.5 | Up | 03:01:32 - 03:31:32 | 5967 |
| Brewster | 03:16:30 | -17.4 | AT | Down | 60.6 | 174.0 | Up | 03:01:30 - 03:31:30 | 5937 |
| Manson/Chelan | 03:16:34 | -17.1 | AT | Down | 60.8 | 173.3 | Up | 03:01:34 - 03:31:34 | 5906 |
| Entiat | 03:16:30 | -17.1 | AT | Down | 61.0 | 173.1 | Up | 03:01:30 - 03:31:30 | 5885 |
| Victoria | 03:17:09 | -15.0 | AT | Down | 59.8 | 167.6 | Up | 03:02:09 - 03:32:09 | 5861 |
| Wenatchee | 03:16:32 | -17.1 | AT | Down | 61.3 | 172.9 | Up | 03:01:32 - 03:31:32 | 5858 |
| Ellensburg | 03:16:31 | -17.0 | AT | Down | 61.6 | 172.3 | Up | 03:01:31 - 03:31:31 | 5814 |
| Pasco | 03:16:12 | -17.9 | AT | Down | 62.5 | 174.9 | Up | 03:01:12 - 03:31:12 | 5794 |
| Niwot | 03:13:37 | -28.5 | Dark | Down | 66.8 | 206.8 | Up | 02:58:37 - 03:28:37 | 5788 |
| PNWRO | 03:16:09 | -18.1 | Dark | Down | 62.7 | 175.3 | Up | 03:01:09 - 03:31:09 | 5780 |
| Yakima | 03:16:26 | -17.0 | AT | Down | 62.0 | 172.2 | Up | 03:01:26 - 03:31:26 | 5777 |
| SwRI | 03:13:37 | -28.5 | Dark | Down | 66.9 | 206.7 | Up | 02:58:37 - 03:28:37 | 5775 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 03:16:28 | -17.1 | AT | Down | 62.3 | 172.5 | Up | 03:01:28 - 03:31:28 | 5763 |
| Goldendale | 03:16:26 | -16.9 | AT | Down | 62.8 | 171.4 | Up | 03:01:26 - 03:31:26 | 5698 |
| The Dalles | 03:16:30 | -16.6 | AT | Down | 63.0 | 170.6 | Up | 03:01:30 - 03:31:30 | 5666 |
| Maupin | 03:16:28 | -16.7 | AT | Down | 63.4 | 170.7 | Up | 03:01:28 - 03:31:28 | 5631 |
| Redmond | 03:16:19 | -16.7 | AT | Down | 64.3 | 170.1 | Up | 03:01:19 - 03:31:19 | 5545 |
| Sisters | 03:16:28 | -16.4 | AT | Down | 64.2 | 169.4 | Up | 03:01:28 - 03:31:28 | 5533 |
| Bend | 03:16:23 | -16.6 | AT | Down | 64.5 | 169.8 | Up | 03:01:23 - 03:31:23 | 5520 |
| Oregon Observatory | 03:16:26 | -16.5 | AT | Down | 64.6 | 169.5 | Up | 03:01:26 - 03:31:26 | 5500 |
| La Pine/Gilchrist | 03:16:20 | -16.5 | AT | Down | 64.8 | 169.2 | Up | 03:01:20 - 03:31:20 | 5478 |
| North Lake | 03:16:15 | -16.9 | AT | Down | 65.3 | 170.3 | Up | 03:01:15 - 03:31:15 | 5459 |
| Paisley | 03:16:05 | -17.2 | AT | Down | 65.9 | 170.8 | Up | 03:01:05 - 03:31:05 | 5420 |
| Lakeview | 03:16:01 | -17.4 | AT | Down | 66.4 | 171.1 | Up | 03:01:01 - 03:31:01 | 5379 |
| Klamath Falls | 03:16:14 | -16.4 | AT | Down | 66.2 | 167.9 | Up | 03:01:14 - 03:31:14 | 5333 |
| Cedarville | 03:15:56 | -17.5 | AT | Down | 67.1 | 171.2 | Up | 03:00:56 - 03:30:56 | 5324 |
| Fall River/Burney | 03:16:05 | -16.7 | AT | Down | 67.4 | 168.1 | Up | 03:01:05 - 03:31:05 | 5235 |
| Susanville | 03:15:51 | -17.2 | AT | Down | 68.1 | 169.5 | Up | 03:00:51 - 03:30:51 | 5202 |
| Gimple | 03:15:51 | -17.1 | AT | Down | 68.4 | 168.8 | Up | 03:00:51 - 03:30:51 | 5168 |
| Greenville | 03:15:58 | -17.0 | AT | Down | 68.3 | 168.7 | Up | 03:00:58 - 03:30:58 | 5165 |
| Portola | 03:15:50 | -17.4 | AT | Down | 68.7 | 169.7 | Up | 03:00:50 - 03:30:50 | 5151 |
| Reno | 03:15:38 | -17.9 | AT | Down | 69.1 | 171.1 | Up | 03:00:38 - 03:30:38 | 5150 |
| Quincy | 03:15:52 | -17.0 | AT | Down | 68.5 | 168.6 | Up | 03:00:52 - 03:30:52 | 5146 |
| Yerington | 03:15:27 | -18.4 | Dark | Down | 69.7 | 172.6 | Up | 03:00:27 - 03:30:27 | 5122 |
| Carson City | 03:15:33 | -17.9 | AT | Down | 69.4 | 171.0 | Up | 03:00:33 - 03:30:33 | 5117 |
| Tonopah | 03:14:56 | -19.8 | Dark | Down | 70.7 | 177.4 | Up | 02:59:56 - 03:29:56 | 5108 |
| Hawthorne | 03:15:16 | -18.8 | Dark | Down | 70.2 | 173.8 | Up | 03:00:16 - 03:30:16 | 5098 |
| Gardnerville | 03:15:31 | -17.9 | AT | Down | 69.7 | 171.0 | Up | 03:00:31 - 03:30:31 | 5095 |
| Indian Springs | 03:14:27 | -21.1 | Dark | Down | 72.2 | 181.6 | Up | 02:59:27 - 03:29:27 | 5028 |
| Lee Vining | 03:15:21 | -18.4 | Dark | Down | 70.7 | 172.2 | Up | 03:00:21 - 03:30:21 | 5026 |
| Beatty | 03:14:41 | -20.2 | Dark | Down | 71.9 | 178.5 | Up | 02:59:41 - 03:29:41 | 5016 |
| Henderson | 03:14:16 | -21.6 | Dark | Down | 72.7 | 183.7 | Up | 02:59:16 - 03:29:16 | 5005 |
| Bishop | 03:15:05 | -19.0 | Dark | Down | 71.4 | 173.9 | Up | 03:00:05 - 03:30:05 | 4996 |
| DCO | 03:13:46 | -23.1 | Dark | Down | 73.5 | 189.6 | Up | 02:58:46 - 03:28:46 | 4993 |
| Patrick | 03:13:55 | -22.5 | Dark | Down | 73.3 | 187.3 | Up | 02:58:55 - 03:28:55 | 4992 |
| Kingman/Dolan Springs | 03:13:57 | -22.4 | Dark | Down | 73.5 | 186.7 | Up | 02:58:57 - 03:28:57 | 4963 |
| Searchlight/Boulder City | 03:14:09 | -21.7 | Dark | Down | 73.3 | 184.0 | Up | 02:59:09 - 03:29:09 | 4954 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 03:14:02 | -22.0 | Dark | Down | 73.6 | 185.1 | Up | 02:59:02 - 03:29:02 | 4940 |
| George/Scottsdale | 03:13:37 | -24.3 | Dark | Down | 74.6 | 194.9 | Up | 02:58:37 - 03:28:37 | 4919 |
| Mohave Valley | 03:14:05 | -22.0 | Dark | Down | 73.9 | 185.2 | Up | 02:59:05 - 03:29:05 | 4914 |
| Lake Havasu City | 03:13:56 | -22.2 | Dark | Down | 74.2 | 186.1 | Up | 02:58:56 - 03:28:56 | 4886 |
| Parker | 03:13:53 | -22.3 | Dark | Down | 74.6 | 186.3 | Up | 02:58:53 - 03:28:53 | 4854 |
| Blythe | 03:13:51 | -22.1 | Dark | Down | 75.1 | 185.4 | Up | 02:58:51 - 03:28:51 | 4792 |
| Idyllwild | 03:14:18 | -20.4 | Dark | Down | 75.1 | 178.0 | Up | 02:59:18 - 03:29:18 | 4715 |
| CPSLO | 03:15:19 | -17.3 | AT | Down | 73.1 | 166.0 | Up | 03:00:19 - 03:30:19 | 4710 |
| Calipatria | 03:14:02 | -21.4 | Dark | Down | 75.7 | 182.2 | Up | 02:59:02 - 03:29:02 | 4705 |
| Yuma | 03:13:46 | -22.1 | Dark | Down | 76.1 | 185.5 | Up | 02:58:46 - 03:28:46 | 4701 |
| Wildwood | 03:14:46 | -18.9 | Dark | Down | 74.6 | 171.7 | Up | 02:59:46 - 03:29:46 | 4673 |
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 534161, (2028/02/26 03:12UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 11.44 105 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 11.22 115 PPM 121513 05:52:23.4 +19:52:04 6.4 1.07 104 PPM 121481 05:51:04.6 +18:33:05 8.0 0.30 104 PPM 121520 05:52:41.9 +18:54:41 8.9 0.25 104 534161 05:51:43.5 +18:48:51 15.8 104 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/11/06 23:16:53 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute