Event between (555915) 14GX53 and star GA0800:04872949 with event index number of 2476657
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/04/23 07:31:25 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:45:29.6 -09:36:02
Equinox of date position of star is 15:46:49.0 -09:40:30
Stellar brightness G=13.8,
use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 122 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 41% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.9
[RECON map]
Object is 35.1 AU from the Sun
and 34.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 70 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1347 km.
The sky-plane scale is
24789.7 km/arcsec.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.4
Diameter=498.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 23.3 sec chord
Diameter=203.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 555915, (2026/04/23 07:31UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:01.5 -26:29:17 0.9 19.78 137 27Bet Lib 15:18:25.6 -09:28:42 2.6 7.03 115 PPM 198725 15:35:52.0 -09:16:13 5.6 2.76 119 PPM 198930 15:47:14.0 -09:47:09 8.4 0.13 122 555915 15:46:55.5 -09:40:52 13.8 122 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 18.8 km
RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=73.0%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Sleaford | 07:33:28 | -25.0 | Dark | Up | 26.5 | 160.6 | Low | 07:27:07 - 07:39:49 | 883 |
| Kamloops | 07:34:08 | -26.5 | Dark | Up | 23.7 | 145.4 | Low | 07:27:47 - 07:40:29 | 483 |
| Kelowna | 07:34:07 | -27.4 | Dark | Up | 24.7 | 146.1 | Low | 07:27:46 - 07:40:28 | 448 |
| Peachland | 07:34:08 | -27.5 | Dark | Up | 24.7 | 145.8 | Low | 07:27:47 - 07:40:29 | 434 |
| Summerland | 07:34:08 | -27.6 | Dark | Up | 24.8 | 145.8 | Low | 07:27:47 - 07:40:29 | 426 |
| Penticton | 07:34:08 | -27.7 | Dark | Up | 24.9 | 145.9 | Low | 07:27:47 - 07:40:29 | 423 |
| Oliver | 07:34:08 | -28.1 | Dark | Up | 25.2 | 145.8 | Low | 07:27:47 - 07:40:29 | 399 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 07:34:08 | -28.2 | Dark | Up | 25.4 | 146.0 | Low | 07:27:47 - 07:40:29 | 392 |
| Okanogan | 07:34:09 | -28.9 | Dark | Up | 25.9 | 145.6 | Low | 07:27:48 - 07:40:30 | 342 |
| Brewster | 07:34:10 | -29.1 | Dark | Up | 26.0 | 145.3 | Low | 07:27:49 - 07:40:31 | 318 |
| Manson/Chelan | 07:34:11 | -29.3 | Dark | Up | 26.1 | 144.9 | Low | 07:27:50 - 07:40:32 | 294 |
| Victoria | 07:34:19 | -28.3 | Dark | Up | 24.3 | 141.8 | Low | 07:27:58 - 07:40:40 | 264 |
| Wenatchee | 07:34:12 | -29.8 | Dark | Up | 26.4 | 144.6 | Low | 07:27:51 - 07:40:33 | 256 |
| Ellensburg | 07:34:13 | -30.1 | Dark | Up | 26.6 | 144.2 | Low | 07:27:52 - 07:40:34 | 222 |
| Yakima | 07:34:14 | -30.5 | Dark | Up | 27.0 | 144.1 | Low | 07:27:53 - 07:40:35 | 192 |
| PNWRO | 07:34:10 | -31.3 | Dark | Up | 28.1 | 145.6 | Low | 07:27:49 - 07:40:31 | 189 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 07:34:14 | -30.8 | Dark | Up | 27.2 | 144.2 | Low | 07:27:53 - 07:40:35 | 180 |
| Dunrhomin | 07:33:29 | -36.6 | Dark | Up | 37.8 | 158.9 | Up | 07:27:08 - 07:39:50 | 108 |
| The Dalles | 07:34:17 | -31.5 | Dark | Up | 27.5 | 143.2 | Low | 07:27:56 - 07:40:38 | 103 |
| Nikitin | 07:33:29 | -36.8 | Dark | Up | 37.9 | 158.8 | Up | 07:27:08 - 07:39:50 | 94 |
| CU-SBO | 07:33:30 | -36.8 | Dark | Up | 38.0 | 158.7 | Up | 07:27:09 - 07:39:51 | 87 |
| Maupin | 07:34:17 | -31.9 | Dark | Up | 27.9 | 143.1 | Low | 07:27:56 - 07:40:38 | 74 |
| Sisters | 07:34:19 | -32.7 | Dark | Up | 28.4 | 142.4 | Low | 07:27:58 - 07:40:40 | -4 |
| Bend | 07:34:19 | -33.0 | Dark | Up | 28.7 | 142.6 | Low | 07:27:58 - 07:40:40 | -16 |
| Oregon Observatory | 07:34:19 | -33.1 | Dark | Up | 28.8 | 142.4 | Low | 07:27:58 - 07:40:40 | -32 |
| Chiloquin | 07:34:22 | -34.4 | Dark | Up | 29.6 | 141.5 | Low | 07:28:01 - 07:40:43 | -145 |
| Klamath Falls | 07:34:22 | -34.7 | Dark | Up | 29.9 | 141.5 | Low | 07:28:01 - 07:40:43 | -170 |
| Cedarville | 07:34:18 | -35.6 | Dark | Up | 31.2 | 142.8 | Up | 07:27:57 - 07:40:39 | -184 |
| Fall River/Burney | 07:34:22 | -36.0 | Dark | Up | 31.0 | 141.4 | Up | 07:28:01 - 07:40:43 | -254 |
| Gimple | 07:34:21 | -36.9 | Dark | Up | 32.0 | 141.6 | Up | 07:28:00 - 07:40:42 | -314 |
| Greenville | 07:34:21 | -36.9 | Dark | Up | 31.9 | 141.5 | Up | 07:28:00 - 07:40:42 | -316 |
| Portola | 07:34:20 | -37.3 | Dark | Up | 32.4 | 141.9 | Up | 07:27:59 - 07:40:41 | -329 |
| Quincy | 07:34:22 | -37.1 | Dark | Up | 32.1 | 141.5 | Up | 07:28:01 - 07:40:43 | -332 |
| Reno | 07:34:18 | -37.6 | Dark | Up | 32.9 | 142.4 | Up | 07:27:57 - 07:40:39 | -334 |
| Yerington | 07:34:17 | -38.2 | Dark | Up | 33.7 | 142.9 | Up | 07:27:56 - 07:40:38 | -361 |
| Carson City | 07:34:19 | -38.0 | Dark | Up | 33.2 | 142.3 | Up | 07:27:58 - 07:40:40 | -362 |
| Gardnerville | 07:34:19 | -38.2 | Dark | Up | 33.5 | 142.3 | Up | 07:27:58 - 07:40:40 | -381 |
| Hawthorne | 07:34:15 | -38.7 | Dark | Up | 34.3 | 143.3 | Up | 07:27:54 - 07:40:36 | -385 |
| Lee Vining | 07:34:17 | -39.2 | Dark | Up | 34.5 | 142.5 | Up | 07:27:56 - 07:40:38 | -445 |
| Beatty | 07:34:10 | -40.5 | Dark | Up | 36.5 | 144.6 | Up | 07:27:49 - 07:40:31 | -468 |
| Bishop | 07:34:15 | -39.9 | Dark | Up | 35.3 | 143.0 | Up | 07:27:54 - 07:40:36 | -475 |
| Patrick | 07:34:00 | -42.0 | Dark | Up | 39.0 | 147.1 | Up | 07:27:39 - 07:40:21 | -512 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 07:34:03 | -42.3 | Dark | Up | 38.9 | 146.2 | Up | 07:27:42 - 07:40:24 | -553 |
| George/Scottsdale | 07:33:54 | -43.7 | Dark | Up | 41.3 | 148.6 | Up | 07:27:33 - 07:40:15 | -599 |
| Lake Havasu City | 07:34:02 | -42.9 | Dark | Up | 39.6 | 146.1 | Up | 07:27:41 - 07:40:23 | -603 |
| Idyllwild | 07:34:11 | -43.6 | Dark | Up | 39.1 | 143.2 | Up | 07:27:50 - 07:40:32 | -736 |
| Calipatria | 07:34:07 | -44.3 | Dark | Up | 40.1 | 144.2 | Up | 07:27:46 - 07:40:28 | -756 |
| Wildwood | 07:34:17 | -43.1 | Dark | Up | 37.8 | 141.3 | Up | 07:27:56 - 07:40:38 | -760 |
| Yuma | 07:34:04 | -44.7 | Dark | Up | 40.9 | 144.9 | Up | 07:27:43 - 07:40:25 | -767 |
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 555915, (2026/04/23 07:31UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 19.78 137 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 7.03 115 PPM 198725 15:34:26.4 -09:11:01 5.6 2.76 119 PPM 198930 15:45:48.1 -09:42:19 8.4 0.13 122 555915 15:45:29.6 -09:36:02 13.8 122 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/23 03:24:19 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute