Event between (447178) 05RO43 and star GA0740:02759680 with event index number of 2290214
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/10/21 09:32:17 UTC
J2000 position of star is 07:32:35.0 -14:11:50
Equinox of date position of star is 07:33:42.1 -14:15:02
Stellar brightness G=15.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 53 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 79% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.6
[RECON map]
Object is 16.0 AU from the Sun
and 15.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 35 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1093 km.
The sky-plane scale is
11566.2 km/arcsec.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.1 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 447178, (2024/10/21 09:32UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Sirius 06:46:14.5 -16:45:04 -1.5 11.71 49 15Rho Pup 08:08:36.1 -24:22:38 2.8 13.04 66 PPM 218852 07:34:56.3 -14:34:45 5.1 0.44 53 PPM 218843 07:34:30.6 -14:23:36 6.6 0.24 53 PPM 218801 07:33:19.4 -14:11:17 9.3 0.12 52 447178 07:33:43.5 -14:15:07 15.6 53 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 13.8 km
RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=2.0%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Sleaford | 09:26:48 | -37.9 | Dark | Up | 12.3 | 133.4 | Really Low | 09:23:23 - 09:30:13 | -1795 |
| Kamloops | 09:26:53 | -45.2 | Dark | Up | 6.0 | 121.1 | Really Low | 09:23:28 - 09:30:18 | -2524 |
| Kelowna | 09:26:54 | -45.5 | Dark | Up | 6.9 | 121.7 | Really Low | 09:23:29 - 09:30:19 | -2562 |
| Peachland | 09:26:55 | -45.7 | Dark | Up | 6.8 | 121.5 | Really Low | 09:23:30 - 09:30:20 | -2582 |
| Summerland | 09:26:54 | -45.8 | Dark | Up | 6.9 | 121.6 | Really Low | 09:23:29 - 09:30:19 | -2592 |
| Penticton | 09:26:55 | -45.8 | Dark | Up | 7.0 | 121.6 | Really Low | 09:23:30 - 09:30:20 | -2593 |
| Dunrhomin | 09:27:17 | -43.8 | Dark | Up | 20.7 | 131.6 | Low | 09:23:52 - 09:30:42 | -2602 |
| Nikitin | 09:27:16 | -43.9 | Dark | Up | 20.8 | 131.5 | Low | 09:23:51 - 09:30:41 | -2616 |
| Oliver | 09:26:56 | -46.1 | Dark | Up | 7.2 | 121.6 | Really Low | 09:23:31 - 09:30:21 | -2624 |
| CU-SBO | 09:27:17 | -44.0 | Dark | Up | 20.8 | 131.5 | Low | 09:23:52 - 09:30:42 | -2625 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 09:26:56 | -46.1 | Dark | Up | 7.4 | 121.7 | Really Low | 09:23:31 - 09:30:21 | -2631 |
| Okanogan | 09:26:57 | -46.7 | Dark | Up | 7.6 | 121.5 | Really Low | 09:23:32 - 09:30:22 | -2695 |
| Brewster | 09:26:58 | -47.0 | Dark | Up | 7.6 | 121.3 | Really Low | 09:23:33 - 09:30:23 | -2726 |
| Manson/Chelan | 09:26:59 | -47.3 | Dark | Up | 7.5 | 121.0 | Really Low | 09:23:34 - 09:30:24 | -2758 |
| Wenatchee | 09:27:00 | -47.8 | Dark | Up | 7.7 | 120.8 | Really Low | 09:23:35 - 09:30:25 | -2805 |
| Victoria | 09:27:00 | -48.1 | Dark | Up | 5.3 | 118.5 | Really Low | 09:23:35 - 09:30:25 | -2822 |
| Ellensburg | 09:27:00 | -48.2 | Dark | Up | 7.8 | 120.6 | Really Low | 09:23:35 - 09:30:25 | -2850 |
| PNWRO | 09:27:02 | -48.2 | Dark | Up | 9.2 | 121.8 | Really Low | 09:23:37 - 09:30:27 | -2867 |
| Yakima | 09:27:02 | -48.5 | Dark | Up | 8.0 | 120.5 | Really Low | 09:23:37 - 09:30:27 | -2885 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 09:27:03 | -48.6 | Dark | Up | 8.2 | 120.6 | Really Low | 09:23:38 - 09:30:28 | -2896 |
| The Dalles | 09:27:06 | -49.5 | Dark | Up | 8.1 | 119.9 | Really Low | 09:23:41 - 09:30:31 | -2993 |
| Maupin | 09:27:06 | -49.8 | Dark | Up | 8.4 | 120.0 | Really Low | 09:23:41 - 09:30:31 | -3025 |
| Sisters | 09:27:08 | -50.7 | Dark | Up | 8.5 | 119.5 | Really Low | 09:23:43 - 09:30:33 | -3119 |
| Bend | 09:27:08 | -50.8 | Dark | Up | 8.8 | 119.7 | Really Low | 09:23:43 - 09:30:33 | -3128 |
| Oregon Observatory | 09:27:09 | -51.0 | Dark | Up | 8.8 | 119.5 | Really Low | 09:23:44 - 09:30:34 | -3148 |
| Chiloquin | 09:27:14 | -52.2 | Dark | Up | 9.2 | 119.1 | Really Low | 09:23:49 - 09:30:39 | -3274 |
| Cedarville | 09:27:16 | -52.1 | Dark | Up | 10.8 | 120.2 | Really Low | 09:23:51 - 09:30:41 | -3288 |
| Klamath Falls | 09:27:14 | -52.4 | Dark | Up | 9.4 | 119.1 | Really Low | 09:23:49 - 09:30:39 | -3299 |
| Fall River/Burney | 09:27:17 | -53.1 | Dark | Up | 10.2 | 119.2 | Really Low | 09:23:52 - 09:30:42 | -3379 |
| Gimple | 09:27:20 | -53.5 | Dark | Up | 11.0 | 119.4 | Really Low | 09:23:55 - 09:30:45 | -3430 |
| Reno | 09:27:22 | -53.3 | Dark | Up | 12.0 | 120.1 | Really Low | 09:23:57 - 09:30:47 | -3430 |
| Greenville | 09:27:20 | -53.5 | Dark | Up | 11.0 | 119.4 | Really Low | 09:23:55 - 09:30:45 | -3433 |
| Portola | 09:27:21 | -53.5 | Dark | Up | 11.5 | 119.7 | Really Low | 09:23:56 - 09:30:46 | -3438 |
| Patrick | 09:27:32 | -52.1 | Dark | Up | 18.3 | 123.5 | Really Low | 09:24:07 - 09:30:57 | -3441 |
| George/Scottsdale | 09:27:39 | -51.5 | Dark | Up | 20.6 | 124.5 | Low | 09:24:14 - 09:31:04 | -3443 |
| Yerington | 09:27:24 | -53.3 | Dark | Up | 12.8 | 120.5 | Really Low | 09:23:59 - 09:30:49 | -3444 |
| Quincy | 09:27:21 | -53.6 | Dark | Up | 11.1 | 119.3 | Really Low | 09:23:56 - 09:30:46 | -3449 |
| Hawthorne | 09:27:23 | -53.3 | Dark | Up | 13.4 | 120.7 | Really Low | 09:23:58 - 09:30:48 | -3455 |
| Carson City | 09:27:22 | -53.5 | Dark | Up | 12.2 | 120.0 | Really Low | 09:23:57 - 09:30:47 | -3458 |
| Gardnerville | 09:27:22 | -53.7 | Dark | Up | 12.4 | 120.0 | Really Low | 09:23:57 - 09:30:47 | -3475 |
| Beatty | 09:27:29 | -53.2 | Dark | Up | 15.5 | 121.7 | Really Low | 09:24:04 - 09:30:54 | -3486 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 09:27:35 | -52.7 | Dark | Up | 17.9 | 122.9 | Really Low | 09:24:10 - 09:31:00 | -3496 |
| Lee Vining | 09:27:26 | -54.0 | Dark | Up | 13.3 | 120.3 | Really Low | 09:24:01 - 09:30:51 | -3521 |
| Lake Havasu City | 09:27:36 | -52.9 | Dark | Up | 18.5 | 122.9 | Really Low | 09:24:11 - 09:31:01 | -3530 |
| Bishop | 09:27:28 | -53.9 | Dark | Up | 14.1 | 120.7 | Really Low | 09:24:03 - 09:30:53 | -3532 |
| Yuma | 09:27:44 | -54.0 | Dark | Up | 19.2 | 122.2 | Really Low | 09:24:19 - 09:31:09 | -3671 |
| Calipatria | 09:27:43 | -54.5 | Dark | Up | 18.4 | 121.7 | Really Low | 09:24:18 - 09:31:08 | -3691 |
| Idyllwild | 09:27:40 | -55.0 | Dark | Up | 17.2 | 121.0 | Really Low | 09:24:15 - 09:31:05 | -3712 |
| Wildwood | 09:27:39 | -56.1 | Dark | Up | 15.7 | 119.8 | Really Low | 09:24:14 - 09:31:04 | -3783 |
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 447178, (2024/10/21 09:32UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Sirius 06:45:08.0 -16:43:26 -1.5 11.71 49 15Rho Pup 08:07:32.5 -24:18:14 2.8 13.04 66 PPM 218852 07:33:47.9 -14:31:26 5.1 0.44 53 PPM 218843 07:33:22.1 -14:20:18 6.6 0.24 53 PPM 218801 07:32:10.8 -14:08:01 9.3 0.12 52 447178 07:32:35.0 -14:11:50 15.6 52 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/18 03:37:31 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute