Event between (559177) 15BF518 and star GA0720:05494475 with event index number of 2749058
Geocentric closest approach at 2029/03/26 09:56:25 UTC
J2000 position of star is 14:47:35.3 -16:20:05
Equinox of date position of star is 14:48:56.1 -16:26:05
Stellar brightness G=15.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 90 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 81% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.6
[RECON map]
Object is 18.0 AU from the Sun
and 17.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 15.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 286 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2130 km.
The sky-plane scale is
12480.8 km/arcsec.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.9
Diameter=62.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Diameter=25.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 559177, (2029/03/26 09:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:44.3 -11:18:47 1.0 20.65 69 27Bet Lib 15:18:35.1 -09:29:20 2.6 9.98 95 8Alp1Lib 14:52:18.6 -16:07:01 5.1 0.82 90 PPM 229241 14:47:13.5 -16:51:56 8.2 0.63 89 PPM 229285 14:48:40.0 -16:35:40 9.2 0.19 90 559177 14:49:12.9 -16:27:20 15.6 90 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
3.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 8.7 km
RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=4.9%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Sleaford | 09:58:38 | -24.9 | Dark | Up | 21.4 | 186.2 | Low | 09:43:38 - 10:13:38 | 5394 |
| Kamloops | 09:59:34 | -31.7 | Dark | Up | 22.6 | 171.4 | Low | 09:44:34 - 10:14:34 | 4923 |
| Kelowna | 09:59:30 | -32.1 | Dark | Up | 23.5 | 172.3 | Low | 09:44:30 - 10:14:30 | 4914 |
| Dunrhomin | 09:58:13 | -32.1 | Dark | Up | 33.1 | 187.6 | Up | 09:43:13 - 10:13:13 | 4903 |
| Peachland | 09:59:32 | -32.3 | Dark | Up | 23.6 | 172.0 | Low | 09:44:32 - 10:14:32 | 4900 |
| Penticton | 09:59:30 | -32.4 | Dark | Up | 23.8 | 172.2 | Low | 09:44:30 - 10:14:30 | 4896 |
| Summerland | 09:59:31 | -32.4 | Dark | Up | 23.7 | 172.1 | Low | 09:44:31 - 10:14:31 | 4896 |
| Nikitin | 09:58:12 | -32.2 | Dark | Up | 33.3 | 187.6 | Up | 09:43:12 - 10:13:12 | 4893 |
| CU-SBO | 09:58:12 | -32.3 | Dark | Up | 33.3 | 187.5 | Up | 09:43:12 - 10:13:12 | 4887 |
| Oliver | 09:59:30 | -32.7 | Dark | Up | 24.2 | 172.2 | Low | 09:44:30 - 10:14:30 | 4880 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 09:59:30 | -32.8 | Dark | Up | 24.3 | 172.4 | Low | 09:44:30 - 10:14:30 | 4878 |
| Okanogan | 09:59:30 | -33.4 | Dark | Up | 25.0 | 172.1 | Low | 09:44:30 - 10:14:30 | 4840 |
| Brewster | 09:59:31 | -33.7 | Dark | Up | 25.2 | 171.9 | Low | 09:44:31 - 10:14:31 | 4820 |
| Manson/Chelan | 09:59:32 | -34.0 | Dark | Up | 25.4 | 171.5 | Low | 09:44:32 - 10:14:32 | 4798 |
| Wenatchee | 09:59:32 | -34.4 | Dark | Up | 25.8 | 171.2 | Low | 09:44:32 - 10:14:32 | 4769 |
| PNWRO | 09:59:25 | -35.0 | Dark | Up | 27.4 | 172.7 | Low | 09:44:25 - 10:14:25 | 4746 |
| Ellensburg | 09:59:32 | -34.9 | Dark | Up | 26.2 | 171.0 | Low | 09:44:32 - 10:14:32 | 4741 |
| Victoria | 09:59:45 | -34.6 | Dark | Up | 24.4 | 168.1 | Low | 09:44:45 - 10:14:45 | 4722 |
| Yakima | 09:59:33 | -35.2 | Dark | Up | 26.6 | 170.9 | Low | 09:44:33 - 10:14:33 | 4719 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 09:59:32 | -35.3 | Dark | Up | 26.8 | 171.1 | Low | 09:44:32 - 10:14:32 | 4714 |
| The Dalles | 09:59:36 | -36.3 | Dark | Up | 27.5 | 170.2 | Low | 09:44:36 - 10:14:36 | 4646 |
| Maupin | 09:59:34 | -36.6 | Dark | Up | 28.0 | 170.3 | Low | 09:44:34 - 10:14:34 | 4628 |
| Sisters | 09:59:36 | -37.5 | Dark | Up | 28.8 | 169.7 | Low | 09:44:36 - 10:14:36 | 4563 |
| Bend | 09:59:35 | -37.6 | Dark | Up | 29.0 | 169.9 | Low | 09:44:35 - 10:14:35 | 4559 |
| Oregon Observatory | 09:59:36 | -37.8 | Dark | Up | 29.2 | 169.8 | Low | 09:44:36 - 10:14:36 | 4545 |
| Cedarville | 09:59:27 | -39.1 | Dark | Up | 31.7 | 170.9 | Up | 09:44:27 - 10:14:27 | 4456 |
| Chiloquin | 09:59:35 | -39.0 | Dark | Up | 30.4 | 169.2 | Up | 09:44:35 - 10:14:35 | 4455 |
| Klamath Falls | 09:59:34 | -39.3 | Dark | Up | 30.8 | 169.2 | Up | 09:44:34 - 10:14:34 | 4438 |
| Fall River/Burney | 09:59:33 | -40.0 | Dark | Up | 32.0 | 169.5 | Up | 09:44:33 - 10:14:33 | 4382 |
| Reno | 09:59:23 | -40.5 | Dark | Up | 33.7 | 171.1 | Up | 09:44:23 - 10:14:23 | 4351 |
| Gimple | 09:59:28 | -40.5 | Dark | Up | 32.9 | 170.0 | Up | 09:44:28 - 10:14:28 | 4347 |
| Greenville | 09:59:29 | -40.6 | Dark | Up | 32.9 | 169.9 | Up | 09:44:29 - 10:14:29 | 4344 |
| Portola | 09:59:26 | -40.6 | Dark | Up | 33.3 | 170.4 | Up | 09:44:26 - 10:14:26 | 4342 |
| Yerington | 09:59:20 | -40.6 | Dark | Up | 34.3 | 171.8 | Up | 09:44:20 - 10:14:20 | 4342 |
| Hawthorne | 09:59:16 | -40.7 | Dark | Up | 34.8 | 172.3 | Up | 09:44:16 - 10:14:16 | 4333 |
| Quincy | 09:59:30 | -40.7 | Dark | Up | 33.1 | 169.9 | Up | 09:44:30 - 10:14:30 | 4332 |
| Carson City | 09:59:23 | -40.8 | Dark | Up | 34.0 | 171.1 | Up | 09:44:23 - 10:14:23 | 4330 |
| Patrick | 09:58:48 | -40.3 | Dark | Up | 38.2 | 177.6 | Up | 09:43:48 - 10:13:48 | 4317 |
| Gardnerville | 09:59:22 | -41.0 | Dark | Up | 34.3 | 171.1 | Up | 09:44:22 - 10:14:22 | 4316 |
| Beatty | 09:59:05 | -40.9 | Dark | Up | 36.6 | 174.3 | Up | 09:44:05 - 10:14:05 | 4302 |
| George/Scottsdale | 09:58:35 | -40.2 | Dark | Up | 39.9 | 180.0 | Up | 09:43:35 - 10:13:35 | 4284 |
| Lee Vining | 09:59:18 | -41.4 | Dark | Up | 35.3 | 171.7 | Up | 09:44:18 - 10:14:18 | 4279 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 09:58:51 | -40.9 | Dark | Up | 38.4 | 176.8 | Up | 09:43:51 - 10:13:51 | 4274 |
| Bishop | 09:59:15 | -41.5 | Dark | Up | 36.0 | 172.5 | Up | 09:44:15 - 10:14:15 | 4269 |
| Lake Havasu City | 09:58:49 | -41.2 | Dark | Up | 39.1 | 177.1 | Up | 09:43:49 - 10:13:49 | 4240 |
| Yuma | 09:58:47 | -42.6 | Dark | Up | 40.9 | 176.6 | Up | 09:43:47 - 10:13:47 | 4109 |
| Calipatria | 09:58:54 | -42.9 | Dark | Up | 40.4 | 175.5 | Up | 09:43:54 - 10:13:54 | 4103 |
| Idyllwild | 09:59:00 | -43.2 | Dark | Up | 39.7 | 174.1 | Up | 09:44:00 - 10:14:00 | 4098 |
| Wildwood | 09:59:11 | -44.0 | Dark | Up | 39.2 | 171.9 | Up | 09:44:11 - 10:14:11 | 4046 |
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 559177, (2029/03/26 09:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 20.65 69 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 9.98 95 8Alp1Lib 14:50:41.0 -15:59:52 5.1 0.82 90 PPM 229241 14:45:35.8 -16:44:38 8.2 0.63 89 PPM 229285 14:47:02.3 -16:28:24 9.2 0.19 90 559177 14:47:35.3 -16:20:05 15.6 90 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/08 03:12:39 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute