Event between (592487) 14WF509 and star GA1040:00530454 with event index number of 2705247
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/02/03 02:26:03 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:35:22.6 +15:05:28
Equinox of date position of star is 04:36:44.4 +15:08:20
Stellar brightness G=16.3,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 154 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 49% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.5
[RECON map]
Object is 43.4 AU from the Sun
and 43.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 9.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 341 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1743 km.
The sky-plane scale is
31192.2 km/arcsec.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.0
Diameter=371.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 39.7 sec chord
Diameter=151.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 16.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 592487, (2024/02/03 02:28UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:18.3 +16:33:21 0.8 1.42 154 Bellatrix 05:26:25.5 +06:22:10 1.6 15.01 140 86Rho Tau 04:35:13.1 +14:53:35 4.6 0.44 154 PPM 120076 04:38:17.4 +15:18:29 7.8 0.41 154 PPM 120029 04:35:40.7 +15:01:25 9.8 0.28 154 PPM 120046 04:36:25.4 +15:21:17 12.0 0.23 154 592487 04:36:44.8 +15:08:21 16.3 154 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
2.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 50.4 km
RECON observability=0.4 and success probability=0.0%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Sleaford | 02:27:52 | -23.9 | Dark | Down | 52.8 | 172.0 | Up | 02:12:52 - 02:42:52 | 11530 |
| Kamloops | 02:29:33 | -15.1 | AT | Down | 51.2 | 149.8 | Up | 02:14:33 - 02:44:33 | 11277 |
| Kelowna | 02:29:28 | -15.5 | AT | Down | 52.2 | 150.6 | Up | 02:14:28 - 02:44:28 | 11207 |
| Peachland | 02:29:30 | -15.3 | AT | Down | 52.2 | 150.1 | Up | 02:14:30 - 02:44:30 | 11195 |
| Summerland | 02:29:30 | -15.4 | AT | Down | 52.4 | 150.1 | Up | 02:14:30 - 02:44:30 | 11181 |
| Penticton | 02:29:29 | -15.4 | AT | Down | 52.5 | 150.2 | Up | 02:14:29 - 02:44:29 | 11176 |
| Oliver | 02:29:29 | -15.4 | AT | Down | 52.8 | 150.0 | Up | 02:14:29 - 02:44:29 | 11143 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 02:29:29 | -15.5 | AT | Down | 53.0 | 150.2 | Up | 02:14:29 - 02:44:29 | 11128 |
| Okanogan | 02:29:31 | -15.3 | AT | Down | 53.5 | 149.4 | Up | 02:14:31 - 02:44:31 | 11065 |
| Victoria | 02:29:58 | -12.9 | AT | Down | 52.0 | 144.0 | Up | 02:14:58 - 02:44:58 | 11056 |
| Brewster | 02:29:32 | -15.1 | AT | Down | 53.7 | 148.9 | Up | 02:14:32 - 02:44:32 | 11038 |
| Manson/Chelan | 02:29:35 | -14.8 | AT | Down | 53.7 | 148.2 | Up | 02:14:35 - 02:44:35 | 11015 |
| Wenatchee | 02:29:37 | -14.7 | AT | Down | 54.1 | 147.7 | Up | 02:14:37 - 02:44:37 | 10969 |
| Ellensburg | 02:29:39 | -14.4 | AT | Down | 54.3 | 147.0 | Up | 02:14:39 - 02:44:39 | 10927 |
| Yakima | 02:29:39 | -14.4 | AT | Down | 54.7 | 146.7 | Up | 02:14:39 - 02:44:39 | 10888 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 02:29:38 | -14.4 | AT | Down | 54.9 | 146.8 | Up | 02:14:38 - 02:44:38 | 10868 |
| PNWRO | 02:29:27 | -15.4 | AT | Down | 55.7 | 148.8 | Up | 02:14:27 - 02:44:27 | 10843 |
| The Dalles | 02:29:46 | -13.8 | AT | Down | 55.2 | 145.0 | Up | 02:14:46 - 02:44:46 | 10787 |
| Maupin | 02:29:45 | -13.8 | AT | Down | 55.6 | 144.8 | Up | 02:14:45 - 02:44:45 | 10746 |
| Sisters | 02:29:51 | -13.3 | AT | Down | 56.1 | 143.3 | Up | 02:14:51 - 02:44:51 | 10657 |
| Bend | 02:29:50 | -13.5 | AT | Down | 56.4 | 143.5 | Up | 02:14:50 - 02:44:50 | 10635 |
| Oregon Observatory | 02:29:47 | -13.3 | AT | Down | 56.5 | 143.1 | Up | 02:14:47 - 02:44:47 | 10617 |
| Chiloquin | 02:29:54 | -12.8 | AT | Down | 57.4 | 141.2 | Up | 02:14:54 - 02:44:54 | 10482 |
| Klamath Falls | 02:29:54 | -12.8 | AT | Down | 57.7 | 141.0 | Up | 02:14:54 - 02:44:54 | 10448 |
| Dunrhomin | 02:27:31 | -24.5 | Dark | Down | 64.6 | 170.2 | Up | 02:12:31 - 02:42:31 | 10419 |
| Nikitin | 02:27:29 | -24.5 | Dark | Down | 64.7 | 170.1 | Up | 02:12:29 - 02:42:29 | 10400 |
| CU-SBO | 02:27:33 | -24.5 | Dark | Down | 64.8 | 169.9 | Up | 02:12:33 - 02:42:33 | 10392 |
| Cedarville | 02:29:39 | -13.8 | AT | Down | 59.0 | 142.8 | Up | 02:14:39 - 02:44:39 | 10389 |
| Fall River/Burney | 02:29:50 | -12.8 | AT | Down | 58.8 | 140.4 | Up | 02:14:50 - 02:44:50 | 10331 |
| Gimple | 02:29:47 | -13.0 | AT | Down | 59.7 | 140.3 | Up | 02:14:47 - 02:44:47 | 10242 |
| Greenville | 02:29:47 | -13.0 | AT | Down | 59.7 | 140.1 | Up | 02:14:47 - 02:44:47 | 10242 |
| Quincy | 02:29:50 | -13.0 | AT | Down | 59.9 | 140.0 | Up | 02:14:50 - 02:44:50 | 10221 |
| Portola | 02:29:39 | -13.3 | AT | Down | 60.2 | 140.5 | Up | 02:14:39 - 02:44:39 | 10212 |
| Reno | 02:29:38 | -13.7 | AT | Down | 60.7 | 141.3 | Up | 02:14:38 - 02:44:38 | 10190 |
| Carson City | 02:29:36 | -13.6 | AT | Down | 61.0 | 141.0 | Up | 02:14:36 - 02:44:36 | 10153 |
| Yerington | 02:29:33 | -14.1 | AT | Down | 61.4 | 141.8 | Up | 02:14:33 - 02:44:33 | 10138 |
| Gardnerville | 02:29:38 | -13.6 | AT | Down | 61.2 | 140.8 | Up | 02:14:38 - 02:44:38 | 10128 |
| Hawthorne | 02:29:28 | -14.4 | AT | Down | 62.0 | 142.2 | Up | 02:14:28 - 02:44:28 | 10094 |
| Lee Vining | 02:29:32 | -13.9 | AT | Down | 62.2 | 140.7 | Up | 02:14:32 - 02:44:32 | 10032 |
| Bishop | 02:29:27 | -14.4 | AT | Down | 63.1 | 141.2 | Up | 02:14:27 - 02:44:27 | 9976 |
| Beatty | 02:29:13 | -15.5 | AT | Down | 64.2 | 143.6 | Up | 02:14:13 - 02:44:13 | 9943 |
| Patrick | 02:28:46 | -17.5 | AT | Down | 66.7 | 147.5 | Up | 02:13:46 - 02:43:46 | 9816 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 02:28:52 | -16.9 | AT | Down | 66.6 | 145.7 | Up | 02:13:52 - 02:43:52 | 9783 |
| Lake Havasu City | 02:28:50 | -17.0 | AT | Down | 67.3 | 145.3 | Up | 02:13:50 - 02:43:50 | 9715 |
| George/Scottsdale | 02:28:22 | -18.8 | Dark | Down | 69.0 | 149.7 | Up | 02:13:22 - 02:43:22 | 9661 |
| Wildwood | 02:29:27 | -13.6 | AT | Down | 65.4 | 136.4 | Up | 02:14:27 - 02:44:27 | 9631 |
| Idyllwild | 02:29:11 | -15.0 | AT | Down | 66.7 | 139.4 | Up | 02:14:11 - 02:44:11 | 9611 |
| Calipatria | 02:29:00 | -15.8 | AT | Down | 67.8 | 140.8 | Up | 02:14:00 - 02:44:00 | 9558 |
| Yuma | 02:28:52 | -16.5 | AT | Down | 68.6 | 142.0 | Up | 02:13:52 - 02:43:52 | 9521 |
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 592487, (2024/02/03 02:28UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 1.42 154 Bellatrix 05:25:07.8 +06:20:58 1.6 15.01 140 86Rho Tau 04:33:51.1 +14:50:39 4.6 0.44 154 PPM 120076 04:36:55.1 +15:15:39 7.8 0.41 154 PPM 120029 04:34:18.6 +14:58:30 9.8 0.28 154 PPM 120046 04:35:03.1 +15:18:24 12.0 0.23 154 592487 04:35:22.6 +15:05:28 16.3 154 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/15 05:24:56 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute