Event between 09KN30 and star GA0640:30344364 with event index number of 260618
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/05/17 09:08:03 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:27:45.6 -24:04:04
Equinox of date position of star is 18:28:59.7 -24:03:14
Stellar brightness G=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 81 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 25% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.4
[RECON map]
TNO is 33.9 AU from the Sun
and 33.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 448 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1510 km.
The sky-plane scale is
24037.0 km/arcsec.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=156.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Diameter=63.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 7:2EEEEE
Star training set for 09KN30, (2020/05/17 09:08UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:39.6 -26:28:32 0.9 26.81 107 Nunki 18:56:31.6 -26:16:11 2.0 6.61 75 PPM 268291 18:22:46.6 -24:54:15 6.0 1.65 83 PPM 268473 18:30:31.2 -24:26:20 8.3 0.52 81 PPM 268427 18:28:34.9 -23:45:51 9.9 0.31 82 PPM 268424 18:28:24.7 -24:00:11 10.1 0.14 82 09KN30 18:29:00.3 -24:03:13 16.1 81 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
2.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 9.5 km
RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=0.2%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Clarence Fulton | 09:09:29 | -18.3 | Dark | Down | 12.9 | 158.2 | Really Low | 08:54:29 - 09:24:29 | 6581 |
| Kelowna | 09:09:31 | -18.7 | Dark | Down | 13.2 | 158.0 | Really Low | 08:54:31 - 09:24:31 | 6567 |
| Peachland | 09:09:31 | -18.9 | Dark | Down | 13.2 | 157.8 | Really Low | 08:54:31 - 09:24:31 | 6560 |
| Summerland | 09:09:32 | -19.0 | Dark | Down | 13.4 | 157.8 | Really Low | 08:54:32 - 09:24:32 | 6556 |
| Penticton | 09:09:31 | -19.0 | Dark | Down | 13.5 | 157.9 | Really Low | 08:54:31 - 09:24:31 | 6555 |
| Oliver | 09:09:31 | -19.4 | Dark | Down | 13.8 | 157.9 | Really Low | 08:54:31 - 09:24:31 | 6543 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 09:09:32 | -19.5 | Dark | Down | 14.0 | 158.1 | Really Low | 08:54:32 - 09:24:32 | 6540 |
| Tonasket | 09:09:32 | -19.8 | Dark | Down | 14.3 | 158.0 | Really Low | 08:54:32 - 09:24:32 | 6528 |
| Okanogan | 09:09:33 | -20.1 | Dark | Down | 14.5 | 157.8 | Really Low | 08:54:33 - 09:24:33 | 6515 |
| Brewster | 09:09:35 | -20.4 | Dark | Down | 14.7 | 157.6 | Really Low | 08:54:35 - 09:24:35 | 6503 |
| Manson/Chelan | 09:09:37 | -20.7 | Dark | Down | 14.8 | 157.3 | Really Low | 08:54:37 - 09:24:37 | 6492 |
| Entiat | 09:09:38 | -20.9 | Dark | Down | 15.0 | 157.2 | Really Low | 08:54:38 - 09:24:38 | 6483 |
| Victoria | 09:09:49 | -20.7 | Dark | Down | 13.4 | 154.4 | Really Low | 08:54:49 - 09:24:49 | 6480 |
| Wenatchee | 09:09:39 | -21.2 | Dark | Down | 15.2 | 157.1 | Really Low | 08:54:39 - 09:24:39 | 6473 |
| Ellensburg | 09:09:40 | -21.6 | Dark | Down | 15.6 | 156.8 | Really Low | 08:54:40 - 09:24:40 | 6456 |
| Pasco | 09:09:36 | -22.0 | Dark | Down | 16.6 | 158.0 | Really Low | 08:54:36 - 09:24:36 | 6441 |
| Yakima | 09:09:42 | -22.0 | Dark | Down | 15.9 | 156.8 | Really Low | 08:54:42 - 09:24:42 | 6440 |
| PNWRO | 09:09:35 | -22.2 | Dark | Down | 16.9 | 158.2 | Really Low | 08:54:35 - 09:24:35 | 6434 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 09:09:42 | -22.2 | Dark | Down | 16.2 | 156.9 | Really Low | 08:54:42 - 09:24:42 | 6433 |
| Goldendale | 09:09:44 | -22.8 | Dark | Down | 16.6 | 156.5 | Really Low | 08:54:44 - 09:24:44 | 6407 |
| The Dalles | 09:09:46 | -23.1 | Dark | Down | 16.7 | 156.1 | Really Low | 08:54:46 - 09:24:46 | 6394 |
| Maupin | 09:09:46 | -23.5 | Dark | Down | 17.1 | 156.1 | Really Low | 08:54:46 - 09:24:46 | 6378 |
| Redmond | 09:09:49 | -24.4 | Dark | Down | 17.9 | 156.0 | Really Low | 08:54:49 - 09:24:49 | 6340 |
| Sisters | 09:09:49 | -24.4 | Dark | Down | 17.8 | 155.6 | Really Low | 08:54:49 - 09:24:49 | 6336 |
| Bend | 09:09:50 | -24.6 | Dark | Down | 18.0 | 155.8 | Really Low | 08:54:50 - 09:24:50 | 6329 |
| Oregon Observatory | 09:09:50 | -24.8 | Dark | Down | 18.2 | 155.7 | Really Low | 08:54:50 - 09:24:50 | 6320 |
| La Pine/Gilchrist | 09:09:51 | -25.0 | Dark | Down | 18.3 | 155.6 | Really Low | 08:54:51 - 09:24:51 | 6310 |
| North Lake | 09:09:49 | -25.3 | Dark | Down | 18.9 | 156.1 | Really Low | 08:54:49 - 09:24:49 | 6298 |
| Paisley | 09:09:49 | -25.7 | Dark | Down | 19.5 | 156.3 | Really Low | 08:54:49 - 09:24:49 | 6277 |
| Niwot | 09:08:41 | -23.0 | Dark | Down | 25.2 | 170.5 | Low | 08:53:41 - 09:23:41 | 6265 |
| SwRI | 09:08:41 | -23.1 | Dark | Down | 25.3 | 170.4 | Low | 08:53:41 - 09:23:41 | 6259 |
| Lakeview | 09:09:49 | -26.1 | Dark | Down | 20.0 | 156.4 | Low | 08:54:49 - 09:24:49 | 6256 |
| Klamath Falls | 09:09:56 | -26.4 | Dark | Down | 19.6 | 155.1 | Really Low | 08:54:56 - 09:24:56 | 6242 |
| Cedarville | 09:09:50 | -26.7 | Dark | Down | 20.7 | 156.5 | Low | 08:54:50 - 09:24:50 | 6227 |
| Fall River/Burney | 09:09:56 | -27.5 | Dark | Down | 20.8 | 155.3 | Low | 08:54:56 - 09:24:56 | 6190 |
| Susanville | 09:09:55 | -27.9 | Dark | Down | 21.6 | 155.9 | Low | 08:54:55 - 09:24:55 | 6168 |
| Gimple | 09:09:56 | -28.2 | Dark | Down | 21.8 | 155.7 | Low | 08:54:56 - 09:24:56 | 6152 |
| Greenville | 09:09:56 | -28.2 | Dark | Down | 21.7 | 155.6 | Low | 08:54:56 - 09:24:56 | 6151 |
| Quincy | 09:09:56 | -28.4 | Dark | Down | 21.9 | 155.5 | Low | 08:54:56 - 09:24:56 | 6141 |
| Portola | 09:09:54 | -28.4 | Dark | Down | 22.2 | 156.0 | Low | 08:54:54 - 09:24:54 | 6140 |
| Reno | 09:09:52 | -28.5 | Dark | Down | 22.6 | 156.5 | Low | 08:54:52 - 09:24:52 | 6134 |
| Carson City | 09:09:53 | -28.8 | Dark | Down | 23.0 | 156.5 | Low | 08:54:53 - 09:24:53 | 6116 |
| Yerington | 09:09:49 | -28.8 | Dark | Down | 23.3 | 157.0 | Low | 08:54:49 - 09:24:49 | 6113 |
| Gardnerville | 09:09:53 | -29.0 | Dark | Down | 23.2 | 156.5 | Low | 08:54:53 - 09:24:53 | 6104 |
| Hawthorne | 09:09:48 | -29.1 | Dark | Down | 23.9 | 157.4 | Low | 08:54:48 - 09:24:48 | 6095 |
| Tonopah | 09:09:42 | -29.1 | Dark | Down | 24.8 | 158.7 | Low | 08:54:42 - 09:24:42 | 6085 |
| Lee Vining | 09:09:52 | -29.8 | Dark | Down | 24.3 | 156.9 | Low | 08:54:52 - 09:24:52 | 6060 |
| Bishop | 09:09:49 | -30.1 | Dark | Down | 25.1 | 157.5 | Low | 08:54:49 - 09:24:49 | 6035 |
| Beatty | 09:09:42 | -30.1 | Dark | Down | 26.0 | 158.9 | Low | 08:54:42 - 09:24:42 | 6026 |
| Indian Springs | 09:09:36 | -30.0 | Dark | Down | 26.6 | 159.9 | Low | 08:54:36 - 09:24:36 | 6019 |
| Henderson | 09:09:35 | -30.3 | Dark | Down | 27.3 | 160.5 | Low | 08:54:35 - 09:24:35 | 5995 |
| Patrick | 09:09:29 | -30.4 | Dark | Down | 28.2 | 161.4 | Low | 08:54:29 - 09:24:29 | 5969 |
| Searchlight/Boulder City | 09:09:34 | -30.8 | Dark | Down | 27.8 | 160.4 | Low | 08:54:34 - 09:24:34 | 5964 |
| DCO | 09:09:26 | -30.4 | Dark | Down | 28.6 | 162.1 | Low | 08:54:26 - 09:24:26 | 5958 |
| Kingman/Dolan Springs | 09:09:31 | -30.7 | Dark | Down | 28.3 | 161.2 | Low | 08:54:31 - 09:24:31 | 5955 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 09:09:33 | -30.9 | Dark | Down | 28.2 | 160.7 | Low | 08:54:33 - 09:24:33 | 5949 |
| Mohave Valley | 09:09:34 | -31.2 | Dark | Down | 28.5 | 160.7 | Low | 08:54:34 - 09:24:34 | 5933 |
| Lake Havasu City | 09:09:33 | -31.4 | Dark | Down | 28.9 | 160.8 | Low | 08:54:33 - 09:24:33 | 5912 |
| CPSLO | 09:10:03 | -32.7 | Dark | Down | 26.2 | 155.0 | Low | 08:55:03 - 09:25:03 | 5893 |
| Parker | 09:09:33 | -31.7 | Dark | Down | 29.2 | 160.8 | Low | 08:54:33 - 09:24:33 | 5892 |
| George/Scottsdale | 09:09:21 | -31.2 | Dark | Down | 30.3 | 163.1 | Up | 08:54:21 - 09:24:21 | 5886 |
| Blythe | 09:09:35 | -32.3 | Dark | Down | 29.7 | 160.4 | Low | 08:54:35 - 09:24:35 | 5858 |
| Wildwood | 09:09:55 | -33.2 | Dark | Down | 28.0 | 156.7 | Low | 08:54:55 - 09:24:55 | 5846 |
| Idyllwild | 09:09:46 | -32.9 | Dark | Down | 28.9 | 158.4 | Low | 08:54:46 - 09:24:46 | 5846 |
| Calipatria | 09:09:41 | -33.1 | Dark | Down | 29.9 | 159.4 | Low | 08:54:41 - 09:24:41 | 5819 |
| Yuma | 09:09:37 | -33.1 | Dark | Down | 30.5 | 160.2 | Up | 08:54:37 - 09:24:37 | 5801 |
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.
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Star training set for 09KN30, (2020/05/17 09:08UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 26.81 107 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 6.61 75 PPM 268291 18:21:31.4 -24:54:54 6.0 1.65 83 PPM 268473 18:29:16.3 -24:27:13 8.3 0.52 81 PPM 268427 18:27:20.3 -23:46:41 9.9 0.31 82 PPM 268424 18:27:10.0 -24:01:00 10.1 0.14 82 09KN30 18:27:45.6 -24:04:04 16.1 81 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/09 21:01:31 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute