Event between (26181) 96GQ21 and star GA0780:05564828 with event index number of 1906179
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/06/24 06:38:53 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:51:17.7 -10:41:05
Equinox of date position of star is 16:52:38.9 -10:43:29
Stellar brightness G=14.1,
use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 138 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 3% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.6
[RECON map]
Object is 48.0 AU from the Sun
and 47.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 113 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1708 km.
The sky-plane scale is
34161.3 km/arcsec.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.8
Diameter=625.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 28.3 sec chord
Diameter=255.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 26181, (2028/06/24 06:37UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:09.5 -26:29:33 0.9 16.57 136 13Zet Oph 16:38:43.8 -10:37:21 2.6 3.48 135 20 Oph 16:51:24.7 -10:49:51 4.6 0.37 138 PPM 232273 16:54:45.8 -11:43:03 8.5 1.09 139 PPM 232245 16:53:26.2 -10:40:28 9.1 0.15 138 26181 16:52:52.2 -10:43:52 14.1 139 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 0.0 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 | 06:38:26 | -14.3 | AT | Down | 26.1 | 195.1 | Low | 06:28:33 - 06:48:19 | 7918 |
| Kamloops | 06:39:08 | -13.6 | AT | Down | 28.6 | 179.5 | Low | 06:29:15 - 06:49:01 | 7812 |
| Kelowna | 06:39:05 | -14.6 | AT | Down | 29.5 | 180.5 | Low | 06:29:12 - 06:48:58 | 7772 |
| Peachland | 06:39:06 | -14.6 | AT | Down | 29.6 | 180.1 | Low | 06:29:13 - 06:48:59 | 7765 |
| Summerland | 06:39:06 | -14.8 | AT | Down | 29.7 | 180.3 | Low | 06:29:13 - 06:48:59 | 7757 |
| Penticton | 06:39:06 | -14.8 | AT | Down | 29.8 | 180.4 | Low | 06:29:13 - 06:48:59 | 7754 |
| Oliver | 06:39:05 | -15.2 | AT | Down | 30.1 | 180.4 | Up | 06:29:12 - 06:48:58 | 7734 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 06:39:04 | -15.4 | AT | Down | 30.3 | 180.6 | Up | 06:29:11 - 06:48:57 | 7726 |
| Okanogan | 06:39:05 | -15.9 | AT | Down | 30.9 | 180.4 | Up | 06:29:12 - 06:48:58 | 7688 |
| Victoria | 06:39:18 | -14.9 | AT | Down | 30.7 | 176.0 | Up | 06:29:25 - 06:49:11 | 7680 |
| Brewster | 06:39:06 | -16.1 | AT | Down | 31.2 | 180.1 | Up | 06:29:13 - 06:48:59 | 7671 |
| Manson/Chelan | 06:39:07 | -16.3 | AT | Down | 31.4 | 179.7 | Up | 06:29:14 - 06:49:00 | 7658 |
| Wenatchee | 06:39:08 | -16.7 | AT | Down | 31.9 | 179.5 | Up | 06:29:15 - 06:49:01 | 7630 |
| Ellensburg | 06:39:08 | -17.0 | AT | Down | 32.3 | 179.3 | Up | 06:29:15 - 06:49:01 | 7604 |
| Yakima | 06:39:08 | -17.4 | AT | Down | 32.7 | 179.2 | Up | 06:29:15 - 06:49:01 | 7580 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 06:39:08 | -17.6 | AT | Down | 32.9 | 179.4 | Up | 06:29:15 - 06:49:01 | 7568 |
| PNWRO | 06:39:02 | -18.3 | Dark | Down | 33.3 | 181.2 | Up | 06:29:09 - 06:48:55 | 7552 |
| The Dalles | 06:39:11 | -18.2 | Dark | Down | 33.7 | 178.5 | Up | 06:29:18 - 06:49:04 | 7517 |
| Maupin | 06:39:10 | -18.6 | Dark | Down | 34.1 | 178.6 | Up | 06:29:17 - 06:49:03 | 7491 |
| Sisters | 06:39:12 | -19.3 | Dark | Down | 35.0 | 178.0 | Up | 06:29:19 - 06:49:05 | 7434 |
| Bend | 06:39:10 | -19.6 | Dark | Down | 35.2 | 178.3 | Up | 06:29:17 - 06:49:03 | 7420 |
| Oregon Observatory | 06:39:11 | -19.7 | Dark | Down | 35.4 | 178.2 | Up | 06:29:18 - 06:49:04 | 7408 |
| Chiloquin | 06:39:12 | -20.8 | Dark | Down | 36.7 | 177.6 | Up | 06:29:19 - 06:49:05 | 7320 |
| Klamath Falls | 06:39:12 | -21.1 | Dark | Down | 37.1 | 177.7 | Up | 06:29:19 - 06:49:05 | 7298 |
| Cedarville | 06:39:06 | -22.2 | Dark | Down | 37.8 | 179.7 | Up | 06:29:13 - 06:48:59 | 7259 |
| Fall River/Burney | 06:39:11 | -22.3 | Dark | Down | 38.3 | 178.1 | Up | 06:29:18 - 06:49:04 | 7219 |
| Dunrhomin | 06:38:12 | -26.1 | Dark | Down | 37.3 | 198.0 | Up | 06:28:19 - 06:48:05 | 7210 |
| Nikitin | 06:38:12 | -26.3 | Dark | Down | 37.5 | 198.1 | Up | 06:28:19 - 06:48:05 | 7197 |
| CU-SBO | 06:38:12 | -26.3 | Dark | Down | 37.6 | 198.0 | Up | 06:28:19 - 06:48:05 | 7192 |
| Gimple | 06:39:09 | -23.3 | Dark | Down | 39.2 | 178.8 | Up | 06:29:16 - 06:49:02 | 7159 |
| Greenville | 06:39:09 | -23.3 | Dark | Down | 39.2 | 178.7 | Up | 06:29:16 - 06:49:02 | 7159 |
| Quincy | 06:39:09 | -23.5 | Dark | Down | 39.4 | 178.7 | Up | 06:29:16 - 06:49:02 | 7145 |
| Portola | 06:39:07 | -23.7 | Dark | Down | 39.5 | 179.3 | Up | 06:29:14 - 06:49:00 | 7138 |
| Reno | 06:39:05 | -24.2 | Dark | Down | 39.8 | 180.1 | Up | 06:29:12 - 06:48:58 | 7122 |
| Carson City | 06:39:04 | -24.5 | Dark | Down | 40.1 | 180.1 | Up | 06:29:11 - 06:48:57 | 7097 |
| Yerington | 06:39:03 | -24.9 | Dark | Down | 40.3 | 180.9 | Up | 06:29:10 - 06:48:56 | 7086 |
| Gardnerville | 06:39:05 | -24.7 | Dark | Down | 40.4 | 180.2 | Up | 06:29:12 - 06:48:58 | 7080 |
| Hawthorne | 06:39:01 | -25.4 | Dark | Down | 40.8 | 181.6 | Up | 06:29:08 - 06:48:54 | 7055 |
| Lee Vining | 06:39:02 | -25.8 | Dark | Down | 41.3 | 181.0 | Up | 06:29:09 - 06:48:55 | 7012 |
| Bishop | 06:39:00 | -26.6 | Dark | Down | 41.9 | 181.9 | Up | 06:29:07 - 06:48:53 | 6971 |
| Beatty | 06:38:53 | -27.4 | Dark | Down | 42.3 | 184.1 | Up | 06:29:00 - 06:48:46 | 6943 |
| Patrick | 06:38:41 | -29.5 | Dark | Down | 43.6 | 188.1 | Up | 06:28:48 - 06:48:34 | 6841 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 06:38:44 | -29.6 | Dark | Down | 43.9 | 187.1 | Up | 06:28:51 - 06:48:37 | 6819 |
| Lake Havasu City | 06:38:42 | -30.3 | Dark | Down | 44.5 | 187.6 | Up | 06:28:49 - 06:48:35 | 6768 |
| Wildwood | 06:38:59 | -29.6 | Dark | Down | 45.2 | 181.8 | Up | 06:29:06 - 06:48:52 | 6720 |
| George/Scottsdale | 06:38:32 | -31.6 | Dark | Down | 45.0 | 191.0 | Up | 06:28:39 - 06:48:25 | 6714 |
| Idyllwild | 06:38:52 | -30.5 | Dark | Down | 45.5 | 184.4 | Up | 06:28:59 - 06:48:45 | 6700 |
| Calipatria | 06:38:47 | -31.3 | Dark | Down | 46.0 | 186.1 | Up | 06:28:54 - 06:48:40 | 6656 |
| Yuma | 06:38:43 | -32.0 | Dark | Down | 46.3 | 187.4 | Up | 06:28:50 - 06:48:36 | 6624 |
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 26181, (2028/06/24 06:37UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 16.57 136 13Zet Oph 16:37:09.6 -10:34:01 2.6 3.48 135 20 Oph 16:49:50.2 -10:47:01 4.6 0.37 138 PPM 232273 16:53:10.7 -11:40:21 8.5 1.09 139 PPM 232245 16:51:51.8 -10:37:43 9.1 0.15 138 26181 16:51:17.7 -10:41:05 14.1 138 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:30:12 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute