Event between (60558) Echeclus and star GA1080:02209119 with event index number of 2336837
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/12/14 09:47:11 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:36:44.0 +18:33:17
Equinox of date position of star is 06:38:00.9 +18:32:06
Stellar brightness G=14.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 68 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 81% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=19.6
[RECON map]
TNO is 11.1 AU from the Sun
and 10.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
10.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 19 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
368 km.
The sky-plane scale is
7352.3 km/arcsec.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.2
Diameter=88.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Diameter=36.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 60558, (2021/12/14 09:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:21.7 +07:24:34 0.4 15.05 59 Alhena 06:38:58.8 +16:22:43 1.9 2.17 68 26 Gem 06:43:41.0 +17:37:19 5.3 1.63 69 PPM 122779 06:39:02.9 +18:22:52 7.4 0.29 68 PPM 122752 06:37:32.2 +18:22:24 10.9 0.20 68 60558 06:38:01.2 +18:32:06 14.7 68 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 25.5 km
RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=1.2%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Sleaford | 09:46:02 | -47.0 | Dark | Up | 51.3 | 219.3 | Up | 09:43:59 - 09:48:05 | 3193 |
| Kamloops | 09:46:44 | -55.2 | Dark | Up | 56.8 | 198.3 | Up | 09:44:41 - 09:48:47 | 2930 |
| Kelowna | 09:46:41 | -55.3 | Dark | Up | 57.4 | 200.2 | Up | 09:44:38 - 09:48:44 | 2860 |
| Peachland | 09:46:41 | -55.5 | Dark | Up | 57.6 | 199.7 | Up | 09:44:38 - 09:48:44 | 2848 |
| Summerland | 09:46:41 | -55.5 | Dark | Up | 57.7 | 200.0 | Up | 09:44:38 - 09:48:44 | 2835 |
| Penticton | 09:46:41 | -55.5 | Dark | Up | 57.7 | 200.2 | Up | 09:44:38 - 09:48:44 | 2829 |
| Oliver | 09:46:40 | -55.8 | Dark | Up | 58.1 | 200.4 | Up | 09:44:37 - 09:48:43 | 2796 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 09:46:40 | -55.8 | Dark | Up | 58.2 | 200.8 | Up | 09:44:37 - 09:48:43 | 2781 |
| Tonasket | 09:46:39 | -56.0 | Dark | Up | 58.5 | 200.9 | Up | 09:44:36 - 09:48:42 | 2751 |
| Okanogan | 09:46:40 | -56.3 | Dark | Up | 58.8 | 200.8 | Up | 09:44:37 - 09:48:43 | 2718 |
| Victoria | 09:46:53 | -58.1 | Dark | Up | 59.4 | 193.9 | Up | 09:44:50 - 09:48:56 | 2707 |
| Brewster | 09:46:40 | -56.6 | Dark | Up | 59.1 | 200.6 | Up | 09:44:37 - 09:48:43 | 2691 |
| Manson/Chelan | 09:46:41 | -56.9 | Dark | Up | 59.4 | 200.1 | Up | 09:44:38 - 09:48:44 | 2668 |
| Wenatchee | 09:46:41 | -57.3 | Dark | Up | 59.9 | 200.1 | Up | 09:44:38 - 09:48:44 | 2621 |
| Ellensburg | 09:46:42 | -57.6 | Dark | Up | 60.3 | 199.9 | Up | 09:44:39 - 09:48:45 | 2580 |
| Yakima | 09:46:41 | -57.9 | Dark | Up | 60.7 | 200.1 | Up | 09:44:38 - 09:48:44 | 2540 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 09:46:41 | -57.9 | Dark | Up | 60.9 | 200.6 | Up | 09:44:38 - 09:48:44 | 2521 |
| Pasco | 09:46:36 | -57.3 | Dark | Up | 60.7 | 203.0 | Up | 09:44:33 - 09:48:39 | 2518 |
| PNWRO | 09:46:35 | -57.3 | Dark | Up | 60.9 | 203.6 | Up | 09:44:32 - 09:48:38 | 2496 |
| Goldendale | 09:46:42 | -58.5 | Dark | Up | 61.5 | 200.1 | Up | 09:44:39 - 09:48:45 | 2464 |
| The Dalles | 09:46:43 | -58.8 | Dark | Up | 61.8 | 199.5 | Up | 09:44:40 - 09:48:46 | 2439 |
| Maupin | 09:46:42 | -59.0 | Dark | Up | 62.2 | 200.0 | Up | 09:44:39 - 09:48:45 | 2398 |
| Redmond | 09:46:42 | -59.6 | Dark | Up | 63.1 | 200.4 | Up | 09:44:39 - 09:48:45 | 2309 |
| Sisters | 09:46:43 | -59.8 | Dark | Up | 63.1 | 199.6 | Up | 09:44:40 - 09:48:46 | 2308 |
| Bend | 09:46:42 | -59.8 | Dark | Up | 63.3 | 200.3 | Up | 09:44:39 - 09:48:45 | 2286 |
| Oregon Observatory | 09:46:42 | -60.0 | Dark | Up | 63.5 | 200.2 | Up | 09:44:39 - 09:48:45 | 2268 |
| La Pine/Gilchrist | 09:46:43 | -60.1 | Dark | Up | 63.7 | 200.2 | Up | 09:44:40 - 09:48:46 | 2247 |
| North Lake | 09:46:40 | -60.0 | Dark | Up | 63.9 | 201.7 | Up | 09:44:37 - 09:48:43 | 2209 |
| Paisley | 09:46:38 | -60.1 | Dark | Up | 64.4 | 202.9 | Up | 09:44:35 - 09:48:41 | 2156 |
| Chiloquin | 09:46:43 | -61.0 | Dark | Up | 64.8 | 200.2 | Up | 09:44:40 - 09:48:46 | 2133 |
| Lakeview | 09:46:37 | -60.2 | Dark | Up | 64.8 | 203.7 | Up | 09:44:34 - 09:48:40 | 2107 |
| Klamath Falls | 09:46:43 | -61.1 | Dark | Up | 65.1 | 200.6 | Up | 09:44:40 - 09:48:46 | 2099 |
| Dunrhomin | 09:45:39 | -50.5 | Dark | Up | 59.3 | 232.6 | Up | 09:43:36 - 09:47:42 | 2084 |
| Cedarville | 09:46:36 | -60.5 | Dark | Up | 65.3 | 204.6 | Up | 09:44:33 - 09:48:39 | 2042 |
| Fall River/Burney | 09:46:40 | -61.5 | Dark | Up | 66.1 | 202.4 | Up | 09:44:37 - 09:48:43 | 1983 |
| Susanville | 09:46:37 | -61.3 | Dark | Up | 66.5 | 204.6 | Up | 09:44:34 - 09:48:40 | 1924 |
| Gimple | 09:46:38 | -61.6 | Dark | Up | 66.8 | 204.4 | Up | 09:44:35 - 09:48:41 | 1894 |
| Greenville | 09:46:38 | -61.6 | Dark | Up | 66.8 | 204.2 | Up | 09:44:35 - 09:48:41 | 1894 |
| Quincy | 09:46:38 | -61.7 | Dark | Up | 67.0 | 204.4 | Up | 09:44:35 - 09:48:41 | 1873 |
| Portola | 09:46:36 | -61.5 | Dark | Up | 67.0 | 205.6 | Up | 09:44:33 - 09:48:39 | 1864 |
| Reno | 09:46:33 | -61.2 | Dark | Up | 67.0 | 207.4 | Up | 09:44:30 - 09:48:36 | 1842 |
| Carson City | 09:46:33 | -61.3 | Dark | Up | 67.3 | 207.8 | Up | 09:44:30 - 09:48:36 | 1806 |
| Yerington | 09:46:30 | -60.9 | Dark | Up | 67.2 | 209.4 | Up | 09:44:27 - 09:48:33 | 1791 |
| Gardnerville | 09:46:32 | -61.4 | Dark | Up | 67.5 | 208.2 | Up | 09:44:29 - 09:48:35 | 1781 |
| Hawthorne | 09:46:27 | -60.8 | Dark | Up | 67.4 | 211.2 | Up | 09:44:24 - 09:48:30 | 1748 |
| Tonopah | 09:46:21 | -59.9 | Dark | Up | 67.2 | 214.8 | Up | 09:44:18 - 09:48:24 | 1713 |
| Lee Vining | 09:46:29 | -61.3 | Dark | Up | 68.1 | 210.8 | Up | 09:44:26 - 09:48:32 | 1685 |
| Bishop | 09:46:26 | -61.0 | Dark | Up | 68.3 | 213.2 | Up | 09:44:23 - 09:48:29 | 1630 |
| Beatty | 09:46:19 | -60.0 | Dark | Up | 68.0 | 217.4 | Up | 09:44:16 - 09:48:22 | 1598 |
| Indian Springs | 09:46:14 | -59.3 | Dark | Up | 67.7 | 220.2 | Up | 09:44:11 - 09:48:17 | 1575 |
| Henderson | 09:46:11 | -58.9 | Dark | Up | 67.7 | 222.5 | Up | 09:44:08 - 09:48:14 | 1527 |
| Patrick | 09:46:06 | -58.2 | Dark | Up | 67.5 | 225.7 | Up | 09:44:03 - 09:48:09 | 1474 |
| Kingman/Dolan Springs | 09:46:06 | -58.4 | Dark | Up | 67.8 | 225.7 | Up | 09:44:03 - 09:48:09 | 1449 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 09:46:08 | -58.8 | Dark | Up | 68.1 | 224.8 | Up | 09:44:05 - 09:48:11 | 1440 |
| Mohave Valley | 09:46:08 | -58.8 | Dark | Up | 68.3 | 225.3 | Up | 09:44:05 - 09:48:11 | 1412 |
| CPSLO | 09:46:33 | -63.4 | Dark | Up | 71.0 | 210.7 | Up | 09:44:30 - 09:48:36 | 1393 |
| Lake Havasu City | 09:46:07 | -58.7 | Dark | Up | 68.4 | 226.5 | Up | 09:44:04 - 09:48:10 | 1372 |
| Parker | 09:46:06 | -58.8 | Dark | Up | 68.7 | 227.2 | Up | 09:44:03 - 09:48:09 | 1336 |
| George/Scottsdale | 09:45:56 | -56.9 | Dark | Up | 67.4 | 232.5 | Up | 09:43:53 - 09:47:59 | 1321 |
| Wildwood | 09:46:24 | -62.2 | Dark | Up | 71.1 | 217.8 | Up | 09:44:21 - 09:48:27 | 1284 |
| Blythe | 09:46:07 | -59.1 | Dark | Up | 69.2 | 227.6 | Up | 09:44:04 - 09:48:10 | 1277 |
| Idyllwild | 09:46:16 | -60.8 | Dark | Up | 70.4 | 222.9 | Up | 09:44:13 - 09:48:19 | 1266 |
| Calipatria | 09:46:10 | -60.0 | Dark | Up | 70.1 | 226.6 | Up | 09:44:07 - 09:48:13 | 1214 |
| Yuma | 09:46:06 | -59.3 | Dark | Up | 69.8 | 229.4 | Up | 09:44:03 - 09:48:09 | 1179 |
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 60558, (2021/12/14 09:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 15.05 59 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 2.17 68 26 Gem 06:42:24.3 +17:38:42 5.3 1.63 69 PPM 122779 06:37:45.8 +18:24:05 7.4 0.29 68 PPM 122752 06:36:15.1 +18:23:35 10.9 0.20 68 60558 06:36:44.0 +18:33:17 14.7 68 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/11/15 00:43:37 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute