Event between 04TX357 and star GA1240:02028745 with event index number of 229382
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/12/09 11:42:41 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:34:24.9 +35:59:09
Equinox of date position of star is 05:35:43.4 +35:59:51
Stellar brightness G=13.7,
use SENSEUP=64
Star is 43 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 92% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3
[RECON map]
TNO is 29.0 AU from the Sun
and 28.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 537 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3417 km.
The sky-plane scale is
20338.4 km/arcsec.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.7
Diameter=111.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.6 sec chord
Diameter=45.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 4:3E
Star training set for 04TX357, (2019/12/09 11:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:04.0 +16:32:52 0.8 23.42 25 Alnath 05:27:33.2 +28:37:21 1.6 7.58 39 PPM 070537 05:34:57.8 +34:44:16 6.1 1.27 43 PPM 070538 05:35:02.0 +36:28:19 8.5 0.50 43 PPM 070547 05:35:42.1 +35:49:32 9.9 0.17 43 04TX357 05:35:45.4 +35:59:52 13.7 44 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
1.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.5 km
RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=11.4%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Kelowna | 11:40:35 | -37.9 | Dark | Up | 51.6 | 268.3 | Up | 11:25:35 - 11:55:35 | 1965 |
| Summerland | 11:40:35 | -38.1 | Dark | Up | 51.8 | 268.4 | Up | 11:25:35 - 11:55:35 | 1929 |
| Penticton | 11:40:34 | -38.0 | Dark | Up | 51.7 | 268.6 | Up | 11:25:34 - 11:55:34 | 1927 |
| Okanagan Falls | 11:40:34 | -38.1 | Dark | Up | 51.8 | 268.8 | Up | 11:25:34 - 11:55:34 | 1910 |
| Oliver | 11:40:33 | -38.1 | Dark | Up | 51.7 | 269.0 | Up | 11:25:33 - 11:55:33 | 1896 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 11:40:33 | -38.0 | Dark | Up | 51.6 | 269.4 | Up | 11:25:33 - 11:55:33 | 1887 |
| Oroville | 11:40:32 | -38.0 | Dark | Up | 51.7 | 269.4 | Up | 11:25:32 - 11:55:32 | 1878 |
| Tonasket | 11:40:32 | -38.1 | Dark | Up | 51.7 | 269.7 | Up | 11:25:32 - 11:55:32 | 1858 |
| Okanogan | 11:40:31 | -38.2 | Dark | Up | 51.8 | 270.1 | Up | 11:25:31 - 11:55:31 | 1822 |
| Brewster | 11:40:31 | -38.4 | Dark | Up | 51.9 | 270.3 | Up | 11:25:31 - 11:55:31 | 1791 |
| Manson/Chelan | 11:40:31 | -38.7 | Dark | Up | 52.2 | 270.2 | Up | 11:25:31 - 11:55:31 | 1759 |
| Entiat | 11:40:31 | -38.8 | Dark | Up | 52.2 | 270.5 | Up | 11:25:31 - 11:55:31 | 1737 |
| Wenatchee | 11:40:30 | -38.9 | Dark | Up | 52.3 | 270.7 | Up | 11:25:30 - 11:55:30 | 1711 |
| Niwot | 11:39:43 | -28.1 | Dark | Down | 40.5 | 286.9 | Up | 11:24:43 - 11:54:43 | 1686 |
| SwRI | 11:39:43 | -28.1 | Dark | Down | 40.5 | 287.0 | Up | 11:24:43 - 11:54:43 | 1673 |
| Ellensburg | 11:40:29 | -39.1 | Dark | Up | 52.4 | 271.1 | Up | 11:25:29 - 11:55:29 | 1665 |
| Pasco | 11:40:24 | -38.2 | Dark | Up | 51.4 | 273.0 | Up | 11:25:24 - 11:55:24 | 1649 |
| PNWRO | 11:40:23 | -38.1 | Dark | Up | 51.3 | 273.5 | Up | 11:25:23 - 11:55:23 | 1635 |
| Yakima | 11:40:28 | -39.1 | Dark | Up | 52.4 | 271.6 | Up | 11:25:28 - 11:55:28 | 1628 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 11:40:27 | -39.0 | Dark | Up | 52.3 | 272.0 | Up | 11:25:27 - 11:55:27 | 1614 |
| George/Umatilla | 11:40:24 | -38.4 | Dark | Up | 51.6 | 273.3 | Up | 11:25:24 - 11:55:24 | 1611 |
| Goldendale | 11:40:27 | -39.4 | Dark | Up | 52.6 | 272.4 | Up | 11:25:27 - 11:55:27 | 1548 |
| The Dalles | 11:40:27 | -39.7 | Dark | Up | 52.8 | 272.5 | Up | 11:25:27 - 11:55:27 | 1515 |
| Maupin | 11:40:26 | -39.7 | Dark | Up | 52.7 | 273.1 | Up | 11:25:26 - 11:55:26 | 1480 |
| Madras/Culver | 11:40:24 | -39.8 | Dark | Up | 52.7 | 273.8 | Up | 11:25:24 - 11:55:24 | 1428 |
| Redmond | 11:40:24 | -39.9 | Dark | Up | 52.7 | 274.2 | Up | 11:25:24 - 11:55:24 | 1392 |
| Sisters | 11:40:25 | -40.1 | Dark | Up | 53.0 | 273.9 | Up | 11:25:25 - 11:55:25 | 1380 |
| Bend | 11:40:23 | -40.0 | Dark | Up | 52.8 | 274.4 | Up | 11:25:23 - 11:55:23 | 1367 |
| Oregon Observatory | 11:40:23 | -40.1 | Dark | Up | 52.9 | 274.6 | Up | 11:25:23 - 11:55:23 | 1346 |
| La Pine/Gilchrist | 11:40:23 | -40.2 | Dark | Up | 52.9 | 274.8 | Up | 11:25:23 - 11:55:23 | 1325 |
| North Lake | 11:40:20 | -39.8 | Dark | Up | 52.5 | 275.7 | Up | 11:25:20 - 11:55:20 | 1307 |
| Paisley | 11:40:18 | -39.6 | Dark | Up | 52.2 | 276.6 | Up | 11:25:18 - 11:55:18 | 1269 |
| Lakeview | 11:40:17 | -39.5 | Dark | Up | 52.0 | 277.4 | Up | 11:25:17 - 11:55:17 | 1229 |
| Chiloquin | 11:40:21 | -40.5 | Dark | Up | 53.1 | 276.1 | Up | 11:25:21 - 11:55:21 | 1207 |
| Klamath Falls | 11:40:20 | -40.5 | Dark | Up | 53.0 | 276.5 | Up | 11:25:20 - 11:55:20 | 1178 |
| Cedarville | 11:40:15 | -39.4 | Dark | Up | 51.7 | 278.3 | Up | 11:25:15 - 11:55:15 | 1174 |
| Tulelake | 11:40:19 | -40.3 | Dark | Up | 52.8 | 277.1 | Up | 11:25:19 - 11:55:19 | 1164 |
| Fall River/Burney | 11:40:16 | -40.3 | Dark | Up | 52.6 | 278.3 | Up | 11:25:16 - 11:55:16 | 1081 |
| Susanville | 11:40:13 | -39.8 | Dark | Up | 51.9 | 279.5 | Up | 11:25:13 - 11:55:13 | 1050 |
| Gimple | 11:40:13 | -40.0 | Dark | Up | 52.1 | 279.7 | Up | 11:25:13 - 11:55:13 | 1016 |
| Greenville | 11:40:13 | -40.0 | Dark | Up | 52.1 | 279.7 | Up | 11:25:13 - 11:55:13 | 1012 |
| Reno | 11:40:09 | -39.2 | Dark | Up | 51.2 | 280.9 | Up | 11:25:09 - 11:55:09 | 1001 |
| Portola | 11:40:11 | -39.7 | Dark | Up | 51.7 | 280.3 | Up | 11:25:11 - 11:55:11 | 1000 |
| Quincy | 11:40:13 | -40.0 | Dark | Up | 52.1 | 279.9 | Up | 11:25:13 - 11:55:13 | 993 |
| Yerington | 11:40:06 | -38.7 | Dark | Up | 50.6 | 281.9 | Up | 11:25:06 - 11:55:06 | 975 |
| Tonopah | 11:40:00 | -37.2 | Dark | Up | 48.9 | 283.8 | Up | 11:25:00 - 11:55:00 | 968 |
| Carson City | 11:40:08 | -39.2 | Dark | Up | 51.1 | 281.4 | Up | 11:25:08 - 11:55:08 | 968 |
| Hawthorne | 11:40:04 | -38.3 | Dark | Up | 50.1 | 282.6 | Up | 11:25:04 - 11:55:04 | 953 |
| Gardnerville | 11:40:08 | -39.2 | Dark | Up | 51.0 | 281.7 | Up | 11:25:08 - 11:55:08 | 946 |
| Indian Springs | 11:39:53 | -35.9 | Dark | Up | 47.4 | 285.9 | Up | 11:24:53 - 11:54:53 | 895 |
| Lee Vining | 11:40:04 | -38.7 | Dark | Up | 50.3 | 283.1 | Up | 11:25:04 - 11:55:04 | 879 |
| Beatty | 11:39:56 | -36.8 | Dark | Up | 48.3 | 285.2 | Up | 11:24:56 - 11:54:56 | 879 |
| Henderson | 11:39:50 | -35.4 | Dark | Up | 46.7 | 286.7 | Up | 11:24:50 - 11:54:50 | 876 |
| DCO | 11:39:45 | -33.8 | Dark | Up | 45.0 | 288.2 | Up | 11:24:45 - 11:54:45 | 872 |
| Patrick | 11:39:47 | -34.4 | Dark | Up | 45.6 | 287.7 | Up | 11:24:47 - 11:54:47 | 868 |
| Bishop | 11:40:01 | -38.1 | Dark | Up | 49.6 | 284.1 | Up | 11:25:01 - 11:55:01 | 853 |
| Kingman/Dolan Springs | 11:39:47 | -34.6 | Dark | Up | 45.7 | 287.9 | Up | 11:24:47 - 11:54:47 | 838 |
| Searchlight/Boulder City | 11:39:49 | -35.3 | Dark | Up | 46.5 | 287.3 | Up | 11:24:49 - 11:54:49 | 825 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 11:39:48 | -35.0 | Dark | Up | 46.1 | 287.7 | Up | 11:24:48 - 11:54:48 | 813 |
| Lone Pine | 11:39:59 | -37.8 | Dark | Up | 49.2 | 285.1 | Up | 11:24:59 - 11:54:59 | 795 |
| Mohave Valley | 11:39:47 | -34.9 | Dark | Up | 46.0 | 288.0 | Up | 11:24:47 - 11:54:47 | 787 |
| Lake Havasu City | 11:39:45 | -34.7 | Dark | Up | 45.7 | 288.5 | Up | 11:24:45 - 11:54:45 | 761 |
| Parker | 11:39:45 | -34.7 | Dark | Up | 45.6 | 288.8 | Up | 11:24:45 - 11:54:45 | 730 |
| Blythe | 11:39:44 | -34.8 | Dark | Up | 45.6 | 289.2 | Up | 11:24:44 - 11:54:44 | 666 |
| Idyllwild | 11:39:49 | -36.6 | Dark | Up | 47.3 | 288.5 | Up | 11:24:49 - 11:54:49 | 581 |
| Yuma | 11:39:42 | -34.8 | Dark | Up | 45.4 | 290.1 | Up | 11:24:42 - 11:54:42 | 577 |
| Calipatria | 11:39:45 | -35.6 | Dark | Up | 46.2 | 289.5 | Up | 11:24:45 - 11:54:45 | 577 |
| CPSLO | 11:40:02 | -39.9 | Dark | Up | 50.9 | 285.7 | Up | 11:25:02 - 11:55:02 | 560 |
| Wildwood | 11:39:54 | -38.2 | Dark | Up | 48.9 | 287.7 | Up | 11:24:54 - 11:54:54 | 532 |
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 04TX357, (2019/12/09 11:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 23.42 25 Alnath 05:26:17.5 +28:36:23 1.6 7.58 39 PPM 070537 05:33:38.1 +34:43:32 6.1 1.27 43 PPM 070538 05:33:41.1 +36:27:35 8.5 0.50 43 PPM 070547 05:34:21.7 +35:48:49 9.9 0.17 43 04TX357 05:34:24.9 +35:59:09 13.7 43 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:58:33 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute