Event between (578992) 14JL80 and star GA0700:14112628 with event index number of 2555897
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/05/28 10:02:02 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:39:25.4 -18:49:20
Equinox of date position of star is 17:40:51.8 -18:50:02
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 145 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 19% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0
[RECON map]
Object is 28.6 AU from the Sun
and 27.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 107 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1070 km.
The sky-plane scale is
20077.3 km/arcsec.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.3 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 578992, (2028/05/28 09:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:09.2 -26:29:33 0.9 17.83 130 35Eta Oph 17:12:00.6 -15:45:29 2.6 7.59 138 58 Oph 17:45:08.1 -21:41:39 4.9 3.01 147 PPM 233364 17:39:49.7 -19:59:20 8.5 1.19 145 PPM 233405 17:41:10.4 -18:49:25 9.7 0.02 145 578992 17:41:05.6 -18:50:09 16.9 146 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 19.7 km
RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=0.1%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Kamloops | 10:01:38 | -12.8 | AT | Down | 19.8 | 191.7 | Really Low | 09:52:15 - 10:11:01 | 2693 |
| Sleaford | 10:00:56 | -6.6 | NT | Down | 15.6 | 205.4 | Really Low | 09:51:33 - 10:10:19 | 2688 |
| Kelowna | 10:01:34 | -13.3 | AT | Down | 20.4 | 192.7 | Low | 09:52:11 - 10:10:57 | 2660 |
| Peachland | 10:01:35 | -13.5 | AT | Down | 20.6 | 192.4 | Low | 09:52:12 - 10:10:58 | 2656 |
| Summerland | 10:01:35 | -13.6 | AT | Down | 20.7 | 192.5 | Low | 09:52:12 - 10:10:58 | 2650 |
| Penticton | 10:01:34 | -13.6 | AT | Down | 20.8 | 192.6 | Low | 09:52:11 - 10:10:57 | 2647 |
| Oliver | 10:01:34 | -13.9 | AT | Down | 21.1 | 192.6 | Low | 09:52:11 - 10:10:57 | 2632 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 10:01:33 | -14.0 | AT | Down | 21.2 | 192.8 | Low | 09:52:10 - 10:10:56 | 2626 |
| Victoria | 10:01:46 | -15.7 | AT | Down | 22.2 | 188.8 | Low | 09:52:23 - 10:11:09 | 2608 |
| Okanogan | 10:01:34 | -14.6 | AT | Down | 21.9 | 192.7 | Low | 09:52:11 - 10:10:57 | 2598 |
| Brewster | 10:01:34 | -14.9 | AT | Down | 22.2 | 192.5 | Low | 09:52:11 - 10:10:57 | 2587 |
| Manson/Chelan | 10:01:35 | -15.2 | AT | Down | 22.5 | 192.1 | Low | 09:52:12 - 10:10:58 | 2578 |
| Wenatchee | 10:01:35 | -15.7 | AT | Down | 22.9 | 192.0 | Low | 09:52:12 - 10:10:58 | 2557 |
| Ellensburg | 10:01:36 | -16.1 | AT | Down | 23.4 | 191.8 | Low | 09:52:13 - 10:10:59 | 2539 |
| Yakima | 10:01:35 | -16.5 | AT | Down | 23.8 | 191.8 | Low | 09:52:12 - 10:10:58 | 2521 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 10:01:35 | -16.6 | AT | Down | 24.0 | 192.0 | Low | 09:52:12 - 10:10:58 | 2510 |
| PNWRO | 10:01:29 | -16.4 | AT | Down | 24.1 | 193.6 | Low | 09:52:06 - 10:10:52 | 2491 |
| The Dalles | 10:01:37 | -17.5 | AT | Down | 24.8 | 191.3 | Low | 09:52:14 - 10:11:00 | 2475 |
| Maupin | 10:01:36 | -17.9 | AT | Down | 25.2 | 191.4 | Low | 09:52:13 - 10:10:59 | 2455 |
| Sisters | 10:01:37 | -18.8 | Dark | Down | 26.2 | 191.0 | Low | 09:52:14 - 10:11:00 | 2412 |
| Bend | 10:01:36 | -18.9 | Dark | Down | 26.4 | 191.3 | Low | 09:52:13 - 10:10:59 | 2400 |
| Oregon Observatory | 10:01:37 | -19.1 | Dark | Down | 26.5 | 191.2 | Low | 09:52:14 - 10:11:00 | 2392 |
| Chiloquin | 10:01:37 | -20.4 | Dark | Down | 27.9 | 190.9 | Low | 09:52:14 - 10:11:00 | 2324 |
| Klamath Falls | 10:01:36 | -20.7 | Dark | Down | 28.2 | 191.0 | Low | 09:52:13 - 10:10:59 | 2306 |
| Cedarville | 10:01:30 | -20.7 | Dark | Down | 28.7 | 192.8 | Low | 09:52:07 - 10:10:53 | 2266 |
| Fall River/Burney | 10:01:34 | -21.6 | Dark | Down | 29.3 | 191.5 | Low | 09:52:11 - 10:10:57 | 2241 |
| Greenville | 10:01:32 | -22.2 | Dark | Down | 30.1 | 192.1 | Up | 09:52:09 - 10:10:55 | 2189 |
| Gimple | 10:01:32 | -22.2 | Dark | Down | 30.1 | 192.2 | Up | 09:52:09 - 10:10:55 | 2189 |
| Quincy | 10:01:32 | -22.4 | Dark | Down | 30.3 | 192.1 | Up | 09:52:09 - 10:10:55 | 2178 |
| Portola | 10:01:30 | -22.3 | Dark | Down | 30.4 | 192.7 | Up | 09:52:07 - 10:10:53 | 2170 |
| Reno | 10:01:27 | -22.3 | Dark | Down | 30.5 | 193.4 | Up | 09:52:04 - 10:10:50 | 2154 |
| Carson City | 10:01:27 | -22.6 | Dark | Down | 30.9 | 193.5 | Up | 09:52:04 - 10:10:50 | 2133 |
| Yerington | 10:01:24 | -22.5 | Dark | Down | 31.0 | 194.2 | Up | 09:52:01 - 10:10:47 | 2120 |
| Gardnerville | 10:01:26 | -22.8 | Dark | Down | 31.1 | 193.5 | Up | 09:52:03 - 10:10:49 | 2118 |
| Dunrhomin | 10:00:34 | -15.0 | AT | Down | 25.9 | 208.1 | Low | 09:51:11 - 10:09:57 | 2117 |
| Nikitin | 10:00:34 | -15.1 | AT | Down | 26.1 | 208.1 | Low | 09:51:11 - 10:09:57 | 2107 |
| CU-SBO | 10:00:34 | -15.2 | AT | Down | 26.2 | 208.1 | Low | 09:51:11 - 10:09:57 | 2104 |
| Hawthorne | 10:01:22 | -22.7 | Dark | Down | 31.3 | 194.8 | Up | 09:51:59 - 10:10:45 | 2091 |
| Lee Vining | 10:01:23 | -23.4 | Dark | Down | 31.9 | 194.4 | Up | 09:52:00 - 10:10:46 | 2059 |
| Bishop | 10:01:20 | -23.5 | Dark | Down | 32.4 | 195.2 | Up | 09:51:57 - 10:10:43 | 2020 |
| Beatty | 10:01:13 | -23.2 | Dark | Down | 32.5 | 197.1 | Up | 09:51:50 - 10:10:36 | 1986 |
| Patrick | 10:01:00 | -23.1 | Dark | Down | 33.1 | 200.4 | Up | 09:51:37 - 10:10:23 | 1879 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 10:01:03 | -23.6 | Dark | Down | 33.6 | 199.7 | Up | 09:51:40 - 10:10:26 | 1866 |
| Lake Havasu City | 10:01:01 | -24.0 | Dark | Down | 34.1 | 200.2 | Up | 09:51:38 - 10:10:24 | 1821 |
| Wildwood | 10:01:18 | -26.4 | Dark | Down | 35.6 | 195.6 | Up | 09:51:55 - 10:10:41 | 1810 |
| Idyllwild | 10:01:10 | -25.8 | Dark | Down | 35.5 | 197.7 | Up | 09:51:47 - 10:10:33 | 1781 |
| George/Scottsdale | 10:00:50 | -23.4 | Dark | Down | 34.1 | 203.0 | Up | 09:51:27 - 10:10:13 | 1756 |
| Calipatria | 10:01:05 | -25.7 | Dark | Down | 35.8 | 199.2 | Up | 09:51:42 - 10:10:28 | 1734 |
| Yuma | 10:01:00 | -25.6 | Dark | Down | 35.9 | 200.3 | Up | 09:51:37 - 10:10:23 | 1700 |
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 578992, (2028/05/28 09:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 17.83 130 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 7.59 138 58 Oph 17:43:25.7 -21:41:00 4.9 3.01 147 PPM 233364 17:38:08.6 -19:58:28 8.5 1.19 145 PPM 233405 17:39:30.1 -18:48:36 9.7 0.02 145 578992 17:39:25.4 -18:49:20 16.9 145 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:29:25 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute