Event between (229762) G!kun||'homdima and star GA0940:00805678 with event index number of 2299510
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/11/28 09:22:15 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:34:33.2 +05:00:17
Equinox of date position of star is 05:35:50.8 +05:01:09
Stellar brightness G=15.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 105 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 51% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.6
[RECON map]
Object is 40.2 AU from the Sun
and 39.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 73 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1472 km.
The sky-plane scale is
28527.6 km/arcsec.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.5
Diameter=1202.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 51.9 sec chord
Diameter=490.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 21.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 229762, (2025/11/28 09:23UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:34.5 +07:24:35 0.4 5.66 110 Bellatrix 05:26:31.3 +06:22:16 1.6 2.70 103 PPM 149151 05:36:06.4 +05:40:35 6.4 0.66 105 PPM 149142 05:35:42.4 +04:50:27 8.3 0.19 105 229762 05:35:55.9 +05:01:13 15.4 105 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 31.4 km
RECON observability=1.0 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 | 09:21:06 | -47.9 | Dark | Down | 40.6 | 204.2 | Up | 09:14:30 - 09:27:41 | 7835 |
| Kamloops | 09:21:47 | -55.6 | Dark | Down | 44.2 | 185.5 | Up | 09:15:11 - 09:28:22 | 7803 |
| Kelowna | 09:21:44 | -55.8 | Dark | Down | 45.0 | 186.9 | Up | 09:15:09 - 09:28:20 | 7734 |
| Peachland | 09:21:45 | -56.0 | Dark | Down | 45.1 | 186.5 | Up | 09:15:10 - 09:28:21 | 7727 |
| Summerland | 09:21:45 | -56.1 | Dark | Down | 45.2 | 186.6 | Up | 09:15:09 - 09:28:20 | 7714 |
| Penticton | 09:21:44 | -56.1 | Dark | Down | 45.3 | 186.8 | Up | 09:15:08 - 09:28:19 | 7708 |
| Oliver | 09:21:44 | -56.4 | Dark | Down | 45.6 | 186.8 | Up | 09:15:09 - 09:28:20 | 7680 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 09:21:43 | -56.4 | Dark | Down | 45.8 | 187.1 | Up | 09:15:08 - 09:28:19 | 7666 |
| Victoria | 09:21:56 | -58.5 | Dark | Down | 46.5 | 181.4 | Up | 09:15:21 - 09:28:32 | 7653 |
| Okanogan | 09:21:44 | -57.0 | Dark | Down | 46.5 | 186.9 | Up | 09:15:09 - 09:28:20 | 7614 |
| Brewster | 09:21:45 | -57.2 | Dark | Down | 46.7 | 186.6 | Up | 09:15:10 - 09:28:21 | 7594 |
| Manson/Chelan | 09:21:46 | -57.6 | Dark | Down | 47.0 | 186.1 | Up | 09:15:11 - 09:28:22 | 7579 |
| Wenatchee | 09:21:47 | -58.0 | Dark | Down | 47.5 | 185.9 | Up | 09:15:11 - 09:28:22 | 7541 |
| Ellensburg | 09:21:47 | -58.4 | Dark | Down | 47.9 | 185.6 | Up | 09:15:12 - 09:28:23 | 7509 |
| Yakima | 09:21:48 | -58.7 | Dark | Down | 48.3 | 185.7 | Up | 09:15:12 - 09:28:23 | 7475 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 09:21:47 | -58.8 | Dark | Down | 48.5 | 185.9 | Up | 09:15:12 - 09:28:23 | 7456 |
| PNWRO | 09:21:42 | -58.3 | Dark | Down | 48.7 | 188.2 | Up | 09:15:07 - 09:28:18 | 7415 |
| The Dalles | 09:21:50 | -59.7 | Dark | Down | 49.3 | 184.8 | Up | 09:15:14 - 09:28:25 | 7396 |
| Maupin | 09:21:50 | -59.9 | Dark | Down | 49.7 | 185.0 | Up | 09:15:14 - 09:28:25 | 7360 |
| Sisters | 09:21:51 | -60.8 | Dark | Down | 50.6 | 184.4 | Up | 09:15:15 - 09:28:26 | 7289 |
| Bend | 09:21:51 | -60.8 | Dark | Down | 50.9 | 184.8 | Up | 09:15:15 - 09:28:26 | 7267 |
| Oregon Observatory | 09:21:51 | -61.0 | Dark | Down | 51.0 | 184.6 | Up | 09:15:15 - 09:28:26 | 7253 |
| Chiloquin | 09:21:53 | -62.2 | Dark | Down | 52.4 | 184.1 | Up | 09:15:17 - 09:28:28 | 7141 |
| Klamath Falls | 09:21:51 | -62.3 | Dark | Down | 52.7 | 184.2 | Up | 09:15:16 - 09:28:27 | 7110 |
| Cedarville | 09:21:47 | -61.9 | Dark | Down | 53.3 | 187.0 | Up | 09:15:11 - 09:28:22 | 7036 |
| Fall River/Burney | 09:21:51 | -62.9 | Dark | Down | 53.9 | 185.0 | Up | 09:15:16 - 09:28:27 | 7002 |
| Greenville | 09:21:50 | -63.2 | Dark | Down | 54.7 | 185.9 | Up | 09:15:15 - 09:28:26 | 6917 |
| Gimple | 09:21:50 | -63.2 | Dark | Down | 54.7 | 186.0 | Up | 09:15:14 - 09:28:25 | 6916 |
| Quincy | 09:21:50 | -63.3 | Dark | Down | 54.9 | 185.9 | Up | 09:15:15 - 09:28:26 | 6898 |
| Portola | 09:21:49 | -63.1 | Dark | Down | 55.0 | 186.8 | Up | 09:15:13 - 09:28:24 | 6883 |
| Reno | 09:21:46 | -62.9 | Dark | Down | 55.2 | 187.9 | Up | 09:15:11 - 09:28:22 | 6854 |
| Dunrhomin | 09:20:55 | -52.7 | Dark | Down | 50.8 | 210.8 | Up | 09:14:20 - 09:27:31 | 6823 |
| Carson City | 09:21:46 | -63.1 | Dark | Down | 55.6 | 188.0 | Up | 09:15:11 - 09:28:22 | 6821 |
| Nikitin | 09:20:55 | -52.7 | Dark | Down | 51.0 | 210.9 | Up | 09:14:19 - 09:27:30 | 6806 |
| CU-SBO | 09:20:56 | -52.8 | Dark | Down | 51.1 | 210.9 | Up | 09:14:20 - 09:27:31 | 6801 |
| Yerington | 09:21:44 | -62.8 | Dark | Down | 55.7 | 189.2 | Up | 09:15:09 - 09:28:20 | 6798 |
| Gardnerville | 09:21:45 | -63.2 | Dark | Down | 55.8 | 188.1 | Up | 09:15:10 - 09:28:21 | 6798 |
| Hawthorne | 09:21:41 | -62.7 | Dark | Down | 56.1 | 190.2 | Up | 09:15:06 - 09:28:17 | 6751 |
| Lee Vining | 09:21:44 | -63.3 | Dark | Down | 56.7 | 189.5 | Up | 09:15:08 - 09:28:19 | 6703 |
| Bishop | 09:21:41 | -63.1 | Dark | Down | 57.2 | 190.9 | Up | 09:15:06 - 09:28:17 | 6641 |
| Beatty | 09:21:35 | -62.2 | Dark | Down | 57.4 | 194.0 | Up | 09:14:59 - 09:28:10 | 6584 |
| Patrick | 09:21:24 | -60.7 | Dark | Down | 58.1 | 199.9 | Up | 09:14:49 - 09:28:00 | 6421 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 09:21:27 | -61.3 | Dark | Down | 58.5 | 198.7 | Up | 09:14:52 - 09:28:03 | 6402 |
| Lake Havasu City | 09:21:26 | -61.3 | Dark | Down | 59.1 | 199.6 | Up | 09:14:50 - 09:28:01 | 6335 |
| Wildwood | 09:21:42 | -64.7 | Dark | Down | 60.4 | 191.6 | Up | 09:15:07 - 09:28:18 | 6330 |
| Idyllwild | 09:21:35 | -63.4 | Dark | Down | 60.4 | 195.4 | Up | 09:15:00 - 09:28:11 | 6280 |
| George/Scottsdale | 09:21:17 | -59.7 | Dark | Down | 59.1 | 204.5 | Up | 09:14:41 - 09:27:52 | 6242 |
| Calipatria | 09:21:31 | -62.7 | Dark | Down | 60.7 | 198.0 | Up | 09:14:55 - 09:28:06 | 6211 |
| Yuma | 09:21:27 | -62.1 | Dark | Down | 60.9 | 200.0 | Up | 09:14:52 - 09:28:03 | 6161 |
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.
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Star training set for 229762, (2025/11/28 09:23UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 5.66 110 Bellatrix 05:25:07.8 +06:20:58 1.6 2.70 103 PPM 149151 05:34:43.3 +05:39:40 6.4 0.66 105 PPM 149142 05:34:19.8 +04:49:30 8.3 0.19 105 229762 05:34:33.2 +05:00:17 15.4 105 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/18 03:41:36 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute