Event between 05VZ122 and star GA1040:01257718 with event index number of 294545
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/12/21 04:36:21 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:53:27.2 +14:20:30
Equinox of date position of star is 05:54:33.6 +14:20:40
Stellar brightness G=16.7,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 117 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 28% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8
[RECON map]
TNO is 35.6 AU from the Sun
and 34.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1369 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4691 km.
The sky-plane scale is
25107.4 km/arcsec.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=205.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.2 sec chord
Diameter=83.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 05VZ122, (2019/12/21 04:36UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:15.2 +07:24:33 0.4 6.95 117 Bellatrix 05:26:12.2 +06:21:58 1.6 10.60 124 137 Tau 05:53:30.4 +14:10:31 5.5 0.31 117 PPM 121548 05:54:44.8 +14:26:08 8.5 0.10 117 PPM 121532 05:54:22.7 +14:23:49 10.4 0.07 117 05VZ122 05:54:35.4 +14:20:40 16.7 117 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
0.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 20.0 km
RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=9.4%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Kelowna | 04:38:18 | -43.6 | Dark | Down | 37.0 | 114.4 | Up | 04:23:18 - 04:53:18 | 2937 |
| Summerland | 04:38:20 | -43.5 | Dark | Down | 36.9 | 113.9 | Up | 04:23:20 - 04:53:20 | 2917 |
| Penticton | 04:38:20 | -43.6 | Dark | Down | 37.0 | 113.9 | Up | 04:23:20 - 04:53:20 | 2910 |
| Okanagan Falls | 04:38:20 | -43.7 | Dark | Down | 37.1 | 113.8 | Up | 04:23:20 - 04:53:20 | 2895 |
| Oliver | 04:38:21 | -43.7 | Dark | Down | 37.2 | 113.7 | Up | 04:23:21 - 04:53:21 | 2882 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 04:38:21 | -43.9 | Dark | Down | 37.3 | 113.8 | Up | 04:23:21 - 04:53:21 | 2865 |
| Oroville | 04:38:21 | -43.9 | Dark | Down | 37.3 | 113.7 | Up | 04:23:21 - 04:53:21 | 2860 |
| Tonasket | 04:38:22 | -43.9 | Dark | Down | 37.4 | 113.5 | Up | 04:23:22 - 04:53:22 | 2840 |
| Okanogan | 04:38:23 | -43.9 | Dark | Down | 37.5 | 113.1 | Up | 04:23:23 - 04:53:23 | 2815 |
| Brewster | 04:38:24 | -43.9 | Dark | Down | 37.5 | 112.7 | Up | 04:23:24 - 04:53:24 | 2796 |
| Manson/Chelan | 04:38:25 | -43.7 | Dark | Down | 37.3 | 112.3 | Up | 04:23:25 - 04:53:25 | 2784 |
| Entiat | 04:38:26 | -43.7 | Dark | Down | 37.4 | 112.0 | Up | 04:23:26 - 04:53:26 | 2767 |
| Wenatchee | 04:38:27 | -43.7 | Dark | Down | 37.4 | 111.8 | Up | 04:23:27 - 04:53:27 | 2747 |
| Ellensburg | 04:38:28 | -43.6 | Dark | Down | 37.4 | 111.3 | Up | 04:23:28 - 04:53:28 | 2716 |
| Yakima | 04:38:29 | -43.7 | Dark | Down | 37.5 | 111.0 | Up | 04:23:29 - 04:53:29 | 2682 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 04:38:29 | -43.9 | Dark | Down | 37.7 | 111.0 | Up | 04:23:29 - 04:53:29 | 2661 |
| Pasco | 04:38:27 | -44.7 | Dark | Down | 38.6 | 112.0 | Up | 04:23:27 - 04:53:27 | 2630 |
| Goldendale | 04:38:32 | -43.7 | Dark | Down | 37.7 | 110.2 | Up | 04:23:32 - 04:53:32 | 2621 |
| The Dalles | 04:38:33 | -43.5 | Dark | Down | 37.5 | 109.7 | Up | 04:23:33 - 04:53:33 | 2608 |
| PNWRO | 04:38:28 | -45.0 | Dark | Down | 38.8 | 112.1 | Up | 04:23:28 - 04:53:28 | 2605 |
| George/Umatilla | 04:38:29 | -44.7 | Dark | Down | 38.6 | 111.6 | Up | 04:23:29 - 04:53:29 | 2605 |
| Maupin | 04:38:34 | -43.6 | Dark | Down | 37.7 | 109.5 | Up | 04:23:34 - 04:53:34 | 2570 |
| Madras/Culver | 04:38:36 | -43.7 | Dark | Down | 37.9 | 109.1 | Up | 04:23:36 - 04:53:36 | 2523 |
| Sisters | 04:38:37 | -43.5 | Dark | Down | 37.7 | 108.4 | Up | 04:23:37 - 04:53:37 | 2502 |
| Redmond | 04:38:37 | -43.7 | Dark | Down | 37.9 | 108.8 | Up | 04:23:37 - 04:53:37 | 2493 |
| Bend | 04:38:37 | -43.7 | Dark | Down | 37.9 | 108.5 | Up | 04:23:37 - 04:53:37 | 2477 |
| Oregon Observatory | 04:38:38 | -43.6 | Dark | Down | 37.9 | 108.2 | Up | 04:23:38 - 04:53:38 | 2464 |
| La Pine/Gilchrist | 04:38:39 | -43.6 | Dark | Down | 37.9 | 108.0 | Up | 04:23:39 - 04:53:39 | 2447 |
| North Lake | 04:38:38 | -44.1 | Dark | Down | 38.5 | 108.2 | Up | 04:23:38 - 04:53:38 | 2398 |
| Chiloquin | 04:38:42 | -43.5 | Dark | Down | 38.0 | 106.9 | Up | 04:23:42 - 04:53:42 | 2355 |
| Paisley | 04:38:39 | -44.5 | Dark | Down | 38.9 | 108.1 | Up | 04:23:39 - 04:53:39 | 2343 |
| Klamath Falls | 04:38:43 | -43.6 | Dark | Down | 38.2 | 106.7 | Up | 04:23:43 - 04:53:43 | 2323 |
| Lakeview | 04:38:40 | -44.7 | Dark | Down | 39.2 | 107.9 | Up | 04:23:40 - 04:53:40 | 2295 |
| Tulelake | 04:38:43 | -43.9 | Dark | Down | 38.5 | 106.8 | Up | 04:23:43 - 04:53:43 | 2294 |
| Cedarville | 04:38:41 | -44.9 | Dark | Down | 39.5 | 107.5 | Up | 04:23:41 - 04:53:41 | 2232 |
| Fall River/Burney | 04:38:45 | -44.0 | Dark | Down | 38.8 | 106.2 | Up | 04:23:45 - 04:53:45 | 2211 |
| Susanville | 04:38:45 | -44.7 | Dark | Down | 39.5 | 106.3 | Up | 04:23:45 - 04:53:45 | 2140 |
| Greenville | 04:38:46 | -44.5 | Dark | Down | 39.4 | 105.8 | Up | 04:23:46 - 04:53:46 | 2120 |
| Gimple | 04:38:46 | -44.5 | Dark | Down | 39.4 | 105.9 | Up | 04:23:46 - 04:53:46 | 2118 |
| Quincy | 04:38:46 | -44.5 | Dark | Down | 39.4 | 105.7 | Up | 04:23:46 - 04:53:46 | 2101 |
| Portola | 04:38:46 | -44.9 | Dark | Down | 39.8 | 106.0 | Up | 04:23:46 - 04:53:46 | 2081 |
| Reno | 04:38:45 | -45.4 | Dark | Down | 40.4 | 106.3 | Up | 04:23:45 - 04:53:45 | 2045 |
| Carson City | 04:38:46 | -45.5 | Dark | Down | 40.5 | 106.0 | Up | 04:23:46 - 04:53:46 | 2011 |
| Gardnerville | 04:38:46 | -45.5 | Dark | Down | 40.6 | 105.8 | Up | 04:23:46 - 04:53:46 | 1988 |
| Yerington | 04:38:45 | -46.0 | Dark | Down | 41.0 | 106.4 | Up | 04:23:45 - 04:53:45 | 1981 |
| Hawthorne | 04:38:44 | -46.4 | Dark | Down | 41.5 | 106.4 | Up | 04:23:44 - 04:53:44 | 1928 |
| Lee Vining | 04:38:47 | -46.1 | Dark | Down | 41.3 | 105.5 | Up | 04:23:47 - 04:53:47 | 1884 |
| Tonopah | 04:38:42 | -47.6 | Dark | Down | 42.7 | 107.1 | Up | 04:23:42 - 04:53:42 | 1859 |
| Niwot | 04:38:07 | -56.2 | Dark | Down | 50.4 | 120.6 | Up | 04:23:07 - 04:53:07 | 1857 |
| SwRI | 04:38:08 | -56.1 | Dark | Down | 50.3 | 120.4 | Up | 04:23:08 - 04:53:08 | 1849 |
| Bishop | 04:38:46 | -46.7 | Dark | Down | 42.0 | 105.6 | Up | 04:23:46 - 04:53:46 | 1815 |
| Beatty | 04:38:43 | -48.1 | Dark | Down | 43.4 | 106.5 | Up | 04:23:43 - 04:53:43 | 1741 |
| Lone Pine | 04:38:47 | -47.0 | Dark | Down | 42.5 | 105.2 | Up | 04:23:47 - 04:53:47 | 1736 |
| Indian Springs | 04:38:41 | -48.9 | Dark | Down | 44.3 | 107.1 | Up | 04:23:41 - 04:53:41 | 1690 |
| CPSLO | 04:38:56 | -45.0 | Dark | Down | 40.8 | 102.1 | Up | 04:23:56 - 04:53:56 | 1661 |
| Henderson | 04:38:41 | -49.5 | Dark | Down | 45.0 | 107.1 | Up | 04:23:41 - 04:53:41 | 1626 |
| Searchlight/Boulder City | 04:38:42 | -49.6 | Dark | Down | 45.2 | 106.6 | Up | 04:23:42 - 04:53:42 | 1569 |
| Patrick | 04:38:39 | -50.5 | Dark | Down | 46.1 | 107.5 | Up | 04:23:39 - 04:53:39 | 1545 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 04:38:41 | -50.0 | Dark | Down | 45.6 | 106.6 | Up | 04:23:41 - 04:53:41 | 1534 |
| Kingman/Dolan Springs | 04:38:40 | -50.4 | Dark | Down | 46.0 | 107.1 | Up | 04:23:40 - 04:53:40 | 1526 |
| Mohave Valley | 04:38:42 | -50.0 | Dark | Down | 45.7 | 106.4 | Up | 04:23:42 - 04:53:42 | 1507 |
| Wildwood | 04:38:54 | -46.7 | Dark | Down | 42.7 | 102.6 | Up | 04:23:54 - 04:53:54 | 1504 |
| DCO | 04:38:38 | -51.1 | Dark | Down | 46.7 | 107.7 | Up | 04:23:38 - 04:53:38 | 1502 |
| Lake Havasu City | 04:38:42 | -50.2 | Dark | Down | 46.0 | 106.2 | Up | 04:23:42 - 04:53:42 | 1463 |
| Idyllwild | 04:38:50 | -48.3 | Dark | Down | 44.3 | 103.6 | Up | 04:23:50 - 04:53:50 | 1433 |
| Parker | 04:38:43 | -50.3 | Dark | Down | 46.1 | 105.9 | Up | 04:23:43 - 04:53:43 | 1428 |
| Blythe | 04:38:45 | -50.1 | Dark | Down | 46.0 | 105.1 | Up | 04:23:45 - 04:53:45 | 1382 |
| Calipatria | 04:38:48 | -49.3 | Dark | Down | 45.4 | 103.9 | Up | 04:23:48 - 04:53:48 | 1350 |
| Yuma | 04:38:46 | -50.1 | Dark | Down | 46.2 | 104.1 | Up | 04:23:46 - 04:53:46 | 1291 |
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 05VZ122, (2019/12/21 04:36UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 6.95 117 Bellatrix 05:25:07.8 +06:20:58 1.6 10.60 124 137 Tau 05:52:22.2 +14:10:18 5.5 0.31 117 PPM 121548 05:53:36.6 +14:25:58 8.5 0.10 117 PPM 121532 05:53:14.4 +14:23:38 10.4 0.07 117 05VZ122 05:53:27.2 +14:20:30 16.7 117 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:03:01 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute