Event between (517717) 15KZ120 and star GA1320:01621637 with event index number of 2628449
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/12/09 06:13:48 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:06:48.6 +42:05:11
Equinox of date position of star is 04:08:23.3 +42:08:47
Stellar brightness G=16.2,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 160 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2
[RECON map]
TNO is 16.1 AU from the Sun
and 15.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 30.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
10.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 105 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4921 km.
The sky-plane scale is
11041.8 km/arcsec.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.1
Diameter=57.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Diameter=23.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 0.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 517717, (2026/12/09 06:14UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:28.2 +16:33:41 0.8 26.33 166 44Zet Per 03:55:49.9 +31:57:41 2.8 10.51 162 PPM 046963 04:20:00.5 +42:12:17 6.1 2.10 162 PPM 046828 04:10:46.1 +42:17:33 8.5 0.41 160 PPM 046801 04:09:01.2 +41:49:35 11.2 0.34 160 517717 04:08:40.2 +42:09:25 16.2 160 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 31.6 km
RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=11.0%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Kamloops | 06:13:55 | -56.1 | Dark | Down | 78.8 | 135.7 | Up | 06:04:40 - 06:23:10 | 1949 |
| Victoria | 06:14:05 | -56.1 | Dark | Down | 78.5 | 119.0 | Up | 06:04:50 - 06:23:20 | 1892 |
| Peachland | 06:13:56 | -57.0 | Dark | Down | 79.7 | 134.1 | Up | 06:04:41 - 06:23:11 | 1842 |
| Kelowna | 06:13:55 | -57.0 | Dark | Down | 79.7 | 135.5 | Up | 06:04:40 - 06:23:10 | 1840 |
| Summerland | 06:13:56 | -57.1 | Dark | Down | 79.8 | 133.9 | Up | 06:04:41 - 06:23:11 | 1825 |
| Penticton | 06:13:56 | -57.2 | Dark | Down | 79.9 | 134.0 | Up | 06:04:41 - 06:23:11 | 1815 |
| Oliver | 06:13:57 | -57.5 | Dark | Down | 80.2 | 132.5 | Up | 06:04:42 - 06:23:12 | 1783 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 06:13:57 | -57.7 | Dark | Down | 80.4 | 132.4 | Up | 06:04:42 - 06:23:12 | 1760 |
| Okanogan | 06:13:58 | -58.1 | Dark | Down | 80.7 | 128.8 | Up | 06:04:43 - 06:23:13 | 1711 |
| Brewster | 06:13:59 | -58.2 | Dark | Down | 80.8 | 126.8 | Up | 06:04:44 - 06:23:14 | 1696 |
| Manson/Chelan | 06:14:01 | -58.1 | Dark | Down | 80.7 | 124.6 | Up | 06:04:46 - 06:23:16 | 1693 |
| Wenatchee | 06:14:02 | -58.4 | Dark | Down | 80.8 | 121.7 | Up | 06:04:47 - 06:23:17 | 1658 |
| Ellensburg | 06:14:03 | -58.5 | Dark | Down | 80.9 | 118.8 | Up | 06:04:48 - 06:23:18 | 1631 |
| Yakima | 06:14:04 | -58.8 | Dark | Down | 81.1 | 116.5 | Up | 06:04:49 - 06:23:19 | 1595 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 06:14:04 | -59.0 | Dark | Down | 81.3 | 115.7 | Up | 06:04:49 - 06:23:19 | 1568 |
| Sleaford | 06:13:24 | -59.6 | Dark | Down | 79.7 | 195.7 | Up | 06:04:09 - 06:22:39 | 1564 |
| The Dalles | 06:14:08 | -59.1 | Dark | Down | 81.1 | 109.2 | Up | 06:04:53 - 06:23:23 | 1535 |
| Maupin | 06:14:08 | -59.4 | Dark | Down | 81.3 | 106.9 | Up | 06:04:53 - 06:23:23 | 1493 |
| PNWRO | 06:14:02 | -60.0 | Dark | Down | 82.4 | 117.8 | Up | 06:04:47 - 06:23:17 | 1469 |
| Sisters | 06:14:11 | -59.7 | Dark | Down | 81.2 | 100.4 | Up | 06:04:56 - 06:23:26 | 1437 |
| Bend | 06:14:11 | -60.0 | Dark | Down | 81.4 | 99.3 | Up | 06:04:56 - 06:23:26 | 1404 |
| Oregon Observatory | 06:14:12 | -60.0 | Dark | Down | 81.3 | 98.0 | Up | 06:04:57 - 06:23:27 | 1395 |
| Chiloquin | 06:14:15 | -60.5 | Dark | Down | 81.1 | 89.0 | Up | 06:05:00 - 06:23:30 | 1297 |
| Klamath Falls | 06:14:16 | -60.8 | Dark | Down | 81.2 | 86.9 | Up | 06:05:01 - 06:23:31 | 1263 |
| Fall River/Burney | 06:14:18 | -61.7 | Dark | Down | 81.3 | 79.3 | Up | 06:05:03 - 06:23:33 | 1138 |
| Cedarville | 06:14:14 | -62.2 | Dark | Down | 82.3 | 82.4 | Up | 06:04:59 - 06:23:29 | 1122 |
| Greenville | 06:14:19 | -62.4 | Dark | Down | 81.4 | 73.3 | Up | 06:05:04 - 06:23:34 | 1035 |
| Gimple | 06:14:19 | -62.5 | Dark | Down | 81.5 | 73.2 | Up | 06:05:04 - 06:23:34 | 1030 |
| Quincy | 06:14:19 | -62.5 | Dark | Down | 81.4 | 72.0 | Up | 06:05:04 - 06:23:34 | 1016 |
| Portola | 06:14:18 | -62.9 | Dark | Down | 81.7 | 70.7 | Up | 06:05:03 - 06:23:33 | 981 |
| Reno | 06:14:17 | -63.5 | Dark | Down | 82.1 | 68.1 | Up | 06:05:02 - 06:23:32 | 925 |
| Carson City | 06:14:18 | -63.7 | Dark | Down | 81.9 | 65.7 | Up | 06:05:03 - 06:23:33 | 891 |
| Gardnerville | 06:14:19 | -63.8 | Dark | Down | 81.9 | 64.1 | Up | 06:05:04 - 06:23:34 | 867 |
| Yerington | 06:14:17 | -64.2 | Dark | Down | 82.3 | 63.3 | Up | 06:05:02 - 06:23:32 | 842 |
| Hawthorne | 06:14:17 | -64.8 | Dark | Down | 82.4 | 59.1 | Up | 06:05:02 - 06:23:32 | 773 |
| Lee Vining | 06:14:19 | -64.8 | Dark | Down | 81.8 | 56.8 | Up | 06:05:04 - 06:23:34 | 746 |
| Bishop | 06:14:19 | -65.6 | Dark | Down | 81.9 | 51.5 | Up | 06:05:04 - 06:23:34 | 655 |
| Beatty | 06:14:16 | -66.9 | Dark | Down | 82.6 | 43.6 | Up | 06:05:01 - 06:23:31 | 532 |
| Wildwood | 06:14:26 | -66.9 | Dark | Down | 79.5 | 37.9 | Up | 06:05:11 - 06:23:41 | 365 |
| Dunrhomin | 06:13:41 | -70.7 | Dark | Down | 86.1 | 299.6 | Up | 06:04:26 - 06:22:56 | 359 |
| CU-SBO | 06:13:42 | -70.9 | Dark | Down | 86.0 | 303.2 | Up | 06:04:27 - 06:22:57 | 338 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 06:14:14 | -69.3 | Dark | Down | 82.2 | 26.6 | Up | 06:04:59 - 06:23:29 | 264 |
| Patrick | 06:14:11 | -69.7 | Dark | Down | 82.6 | 23.9 | Up | 06:04:56 - 06:23:26 | 253 |
| Idyllwild | 06:14:22 | -68.5 | Dark | Down | 80.1 | 30.7 | Up | 06:05:07 - 06:23:37 | 235 |
| Lake Havasu City | 06:14:14 | -69.8 | Dark | Down | 81.6 | 23.4 | Up | 06:04:59 - 06:23:29 | 189 |
| Calipatria | 06:14:20 | -69.6 | Dark | Down | 80.0 | 24.8 | Up | 06:05:05 - 06:23:35 | 119 |
| Yuma | 06:14:18 | -70.5 | Dark | Down | 79.9 | 20.5 | Up | 06:05:03 - 06:23:33 | 35 |
| George/Scottsdale | 06:14:09 | -72.0 | Dark | Down | 81.5 | 10.1 | Up | 06:04:54 - 06:23:24 | -2 |
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 517717, (2026/12/09 06:14UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 26.33 166 44Zet Per 03:54:07.9 +31:53:01 2.8 10.51 162 PPM 046963 04:18:08.2 +42:08:27 6.1 2.10 162 PPM 046828 04:08:54.3 +42:13:24 8.5 0.41 160 PPM 046801 04:07:09.9 +41:45:22 11.2 0.34 160 517717 04:06:48.6 +42:05:11 16.2 160 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/16 03:00:40 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute