Event between (612048) 96TS66 and star GA1160:01046055 with event index number of 2803845
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/03/24 05:49:37 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:00:12.2 +26:10:13
Equinox of date position of star is 05:01:37.5 +26:12:10
Stellar brightness G=13.2,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 40 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 8% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2
[RECON map]
Object is 38.4 AU from the Sun
and 38.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 231 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1581 km.
The sky-plane scale is
28054.9 km/arcsec.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=350.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 26.4 sec chord
Diameter=142.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:3EE
Star training set for 612048, (2023/03/24 05:52UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:15.4 +16:33:15 0.8 11.19 34 Alnath 05:27:45.7 +28:37:30 1.6 6.28 46 98 Tau 04:59:34.8 +25:05:03 5.8 1.21 40 PPM 093945 05:01:02.5 +25:58:06 8.2 0.27 40 PPM 093946 05:01:05.0 +26:16:57 9.3 0.15 40 612048 05:01:38.4 +26:12:12 13.2 41 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
3.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.3 km
RECON observability=0.9 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 | 05:54:03 | -34.2 | Dark | Down | 21.0 | 286.1 | Low | 05:39:03 - 06:09:03 | 9351 |
| Kamloops | 05:54:04 | -30.7 | Dark | Down | 29.5 | 276.2 | Low | 05:39:04 - 06:09:04 | 8817 |
| Kelowna | 05:54:10 | -31.7 | Dark | Down | 28.8 | 277.4 | Low | 05:39:10 - 06:09:10 | 8791 |
| Peachland | 05:54:11 | -31.7 | Dark | Down | 29.0 | 277.2 | Low | 05:39:11 - 06:09:11 | 8774 |
| Summerland | 05:54:12 | -31.8 | Dark | Down | 28.9 | 277.4 | Low | 05:39:12 - 06:09:12 | 8767 |
| Penticton | 05:54:12 | -31.9 | Dark | Down | 28.8 | 277.5 | Low | 05:39:12 - 06:09:12 | 8766 |
| Oliver | 05:54:13 | -32.2 | Dark | Down | 28.8 | 277.7 | Low | 05:39:13 - 06:09:13 | 8742 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 05:54:16 | -32.4 | Dark | Down | 28.6 | 277.9 | Low | 05:39:16 - 06:09:16 | 8737 |
| Okanogan | 05:54:19 | -32.8 | Dark | Down | 28.7 | 278.1 | Low | 05:39:19 - 06:09:19 | 8686 |
| Brewster | 05:54:22 | -33.0 | Dark | Down | 28.8 | 278.1 | Low | 05:39:22 - 06:09:22 | 8660 |
| Dunrhomin | 05:55:16 | -45.3 | Dark | Down | 16.5 | 290.6 | Really Low | 05:40:16 - 06:10:16 | 8638 |
| Manson/Chelan | 05:54:23 | -33.0 | Dark | Down | 29.0 | 278.0 | Low | 05:39:23 - 06:09:23 | 8633 |
| Nikitin | 05:55:20 | -45.5 | Dark | Down | 16.5 | 290.6 | Really Low | 05:40:20 - 06:10:20 | 8624 |
| CU-SBO | 05:55:20 | -45.5 | Dark | Down | 16.5 | 290.6 | Really Low | 05:40:20 - 06:10:20 | 8617 |
| Wenatchee | 05:54:25 | -33.3 | Dark | Down | 29.0 | 278.1 | Low | 05:39:25 - 06:09:25 | 8594 |
| Victoria | 05:54:14 | -31.0 | Dark | Down | 31.2 | 275.3 | Up | 05:39:14 - 06:09:14 | 8570 |
| Ellensburg | 05:54:28 | -33.5 | Dark | Down | 29.1 | 278.2 | Low | 05:39:28 - 06:09:28 | 8558 |
| PNWRO | 05:54:36 | -35.0 | Dark | Down | 27.8 | 279.9 | Low | 05:39:36 - 06:09:36 | 8544 |
| Yakima | 05:54:30 | -33.8 | Dark | Down | 29.0 | 278.5 | Low | 05:39:30 - 06:09:30 | 8528 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 05:54:31 | -34.0 | Dark | Down | 28.9 | 278.7 | Low | 05:39:31 - 06:09:31 | 8518 |
| The Dalles | 05:54:35 | -34.2 | Dark | Down | 29.3 | 278.6 | Low | 05:39:35 - 06:09:35 | 8435 |
| Maupin | 05:54:38 | -34.6 | Dark | Down | 29.2 | 278.9 | Low | 05:39:38 - 06:09:38 | 8408 |
| Sisters | 05:54:42 | -35.0 | Dark | Down | 29.4 | 279.1 | Low | 05:39:42 - 06:09:42 | 8325 |
| Bend | 05:54:44 | -35.3 | Dark | Down | 29.1 | 279.4 | Low | 05:39:44 - 06:09:44 | 8317 |
| Oregon Observatory | 05:54:45 | -35.4 | Dark | Down | 29.2 | 279.4 | Low | 05:39:45 - 06:09:45 | 8299 |
| Chiloquin | 05:54:53 | -36.1 | Dark | Down | 29.3 | 279.9 | Low | 05:39:53 - 06:09:53 | 8184 |
| Cedarville | 05:55:01 | -37.7 | Dark | Down | 27.8 | 281.5 | Low | 05:40:01 - 06:10:01 | 8167 |
| Klamath Falls | 05:54:55 | -36.4 | Dark | Down | 29.1 | 280.1 | Low | 05:39:55 - 06:09:55 | 8161 |
| Fall River/Burney | 05:55:01 | -37.5 | Dark | Down | 28.6 | 281.0 | Low | 05:40:01 - 06:10:01 | 8083 |
| Gimple | 05:55:08 | -38.4 | Dark | Down | 28.0 | 281.8 | Low | 05:40:08 - 06:10:08 | 8032 |
| Greenville | 05:55:08 | -38.3 | Dark | Down | 28.1 | 281.8 | Low | 05:40:08 - 06:10:08 | 8029 |
| Reno | 05:55:12 | -39.4 | Dark | Down | 27.1 | 282.7 | Low | 05:40:12 - 06:10:12 | 8026 |
| Portola | 05:55:11 | -38.8 | Dark | Down | 27.6 | 282.2 | Low | 05:40:11 - 06:10:11 | 8022 |
| Quincy | 05:55:08 | -38.5 | Dark | Down | 28.0 | 281.9 | Low | 05:40:08 - 06:10:08 | 8013 |
| Yerington | 05:55:16 | -40.2 | Dark | Down | 26.5 | 283.4 | Low | 05:40:16 - 06:10:16 | 8007 |
| Carson City | 05:55:13 | -39.7 | Dark | Down | 27.0 | 282.9 | Low | 05:40:13 - 06:10:13 | 7998 |
| Hawthorne | 05:55:20 | -40.8 | Dark | Down | 25.9 | 283.9 | Low | 05:40:20 - 06:10:20 | 7991 |
| Gardnerville | 05:55:15 | -39.9 | Dark | Down | 26.9 | 283.1 | Low | 05:40:15 - 06:10:15 | 7981 |
| Beatty | 05:55:30 | -43.0 | Dark | Down | 24.1 | 285.6 | Low | 05:40:30 - 06:10:30 | 7936 |
| Patrick | 05:55:41 | -45.7 | Dark | Down | 21.4 | 287.6 | Low | 05:40:41 - 06:10:41 | 7934 |
| Lee Vining | 05:55:23 | -40.9 | Dark | Down | 26.2 | 283.9 | Low | 05:40:23 - 06:10:23 | 7927 |
| Bishop | 05:55:25 | -41.8 | Dark | Down | 25.5 | 284.5 | Low | 05:40:25 - 06:10:25 | 7908 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 05:55:42 | -45.5 | Dark | Down | 21.8 | 287.4 | Low | 05:40:42 - 06:10:42 | 7885 |
| George/Scottsdale | 05:55:51 | -48.1 | Dark | Down | 19.2 | 289.2 | Really Low | 05:40:51 - 06:10:51 | 7881 |
| Lake Havasu City | 05:55:47 | -46.2 | Dark | Down | 21.4 | 287.8 | Low | 05:40:47 - 06:10:47 | 7841 |
| Yuma | 05:55:55 | -47.4 | Dark | Down | 21.1 | 288.3 | Low | 05:40:55 - 06:10:55 | 7681 |
| Idyllwild | 05:55:48 | -45.4 | Dark | Down | 23.1 | 287.0 | Low | 05:40:48 - 06:10:48 | 7681 |
| Calipatria | 05:55:52 | -46.5 | Dark | Down | 21.9 | 287.8 | Low | 05:40:52 - 06:10:52 | 7679 |
| Wildwood | 05:55:44 | -44.0 | Dark | Down | 24.7 | 286.0 | Low | 05:40:44 - 06:10:44 | 7632 |
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 612048, (2023/03/24 05:52UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 11.19 34 Alnath 05:26:17.6 +28:36:23 1.6 6.28 46 98 Tau 04:58:09.4 +25:03:00 5.8 1.21 40 PPM 093945 04:59:36.5 +25:56:07 8.2 0.27 40 PPM 093946 04:59:38.8 +26:14:57 9.3 0.15 40 612048 05:00:12.2 +26:10:13 13.2 40 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/24 03:43:04 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute