Event between (119979) 02WC19 and star UC4-549-018223 with event index number of 99485
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/01/22 03:13:20 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:42:46.1 +19:41:43
Equinox of date position of star is 05:43:49.9 +19:42:09
Stellar brightness R=15.2,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 87 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 22% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.0
[RECON map]
TNO is 40.5 AU from the Sun
and 39.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.9
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 430 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2409 km.
The sky-plane scale is
28827.7 km/arcsec.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.9
Diameter=631.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 31.7 sec chord
Diameter=257.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 13.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
Star training set for 119979, (2018/01/22 03:13UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:09.0 +07:24:32 0.4 12.65 89 Alnath 05:27:26.1 +28:37:16 1.6 9.67 85 123Zet Tau 05:38:43.5 +21:09:07 3.0 1.88 86 PPM 121323 05:44:37.2 +19:32:51 8.5 0.24 88 PPM 121293 05:43:19.7 +19:39:04 8.9 0.13 87 119979 05:43:50.2 +19:42:09 15.2 88 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
2.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 23.5 km
RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.4%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Oroville | 03:15:32 | -25.5 | Dark | Up | 49.6 | 123.9 | Up | 03:00:32 - 03:30:32 | 10421 |
| Tonasket | 03:15:33 | -25.5 | Dark | Up | 49.8 | 123.7 | Up | 03:00:33 - 03:30:33 | 10399 |
| Okanogan | 03:15:35 | -25.4 | Dark | Up | 49.9 | 123.2 | Up | 03:00:35 - 03:30:35 | 10369 |
| Brewster | 03:15:35 | -25.3 | Dark | Up | 49.9 | 122.7 | Up | 03:00:35 - 03:30:35 | 10345 |
| Manson/Chelan | 03:15:38 | -25.0 | Dark | Up | 49.8 | 122.1 | Up | 03:00:38 - 03:30:38 | 10329 |
| Entiat | 03:15:38 | -25.0 | Dark | Up | 49.9 | 121.8 | Up | 03:00:38 - 03:30:38 | 10308 |
| Wenatchee | 03:15:38 | -24.9 | Dark | Up | 50.0 | 121.4 | Up | 03:00:38 - 03:30:38 | 10285 |
| Ellensburg | 03:15:40 | -24.7 | Dark | Up | 50.1 | 120.7 | Up | 03:00:40 - 03:30:40 | 10248 |
| Yakima | 03:15:41 | -24.7 | Dark | Up | 50.3 | 120.3 | Up | 03:00:41 - 03:30:41 | 10208 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 03:15:41 | -24.8 | Dark | Up | 50.5 | 120.3 | Up | 03:00:41 - 03:30:41 | 10186 |
| Pasco | 03:15:38 | -25.7 | Dark | Up | 51.3 | 121.6 | Up | 03:00:38 - 03:30:38 | 10160 |
| Goldendale | 03:15:44 | -24.5 | Dark | Up | 50.5 | 119.2 | Up | 03:00:44 - 03:30:44 | 10137 |
| PNWRO | 03:15:37 | -25.8 | Dark | Up | 51.5 | 121.6 | Up | 03:00:37 - 03:30:37 | 10134 |
| George/Umatilla | 03:15:39 | -25.5 | Dark | Up | 51.3 | 121.0 | Up | 03:00:39 - 03:30:39 | 10130 |
| The Dalles | 03:15:45 | -24.2 | Dark | Up | 50.4 | 118.6 | Up | 03:00:45 - 03:30:45 | 10119 |
| Maupin | 03:15:45 | -24.3 | Dark | Up | 50.6 | 118.2 | Up | 03:00:45 - 03:30:45 | 10077 |
| Madras/Culver | 03:15:47 | -24.2 | Dark | Up | 50.9 | 117.6 | Up | 03:00:47 - 03:30:47 | 10023 |
| Sisters | 03:15:49 | -23.8 | Dark | Up | 50.7 | 116.7 | Up | 03:00:49 - 03:30:49 | 9996 |
| Redmond | 03:15:48 | -24.1 | Dark | Up | 51.0 | 117.2 | Up | 03:00:48 - 03:30:48 | 9989 |
| Bend | 03:15:49 | -24.0 | Dark | Up | 51.0 | 116.8 | Up | 03:00:49 - 03:30:49 | 9969 |
| Oregon Observatory | 03:15:49 | -23.9 | Dark | Up | 51.0 | 116.4 | Up | 03:00:49 - 03:30:49 | 9954 |
| La Pine/Gilchrist | 03:15:50 | -23.8 | Dark | Up | 51.1 | 116.1 | Up | 03:00:50 - 03:30:50 | 9934 |
| North Lake | 03:15:49 | -24.2 | Dark | Up | 51.7 | 116.3 | Up | 03:00:49 - 03:30:49 | 9884 |
| Chiloquin | 03:15:53 | -23.5 | Dark | Up | 51.3 | 114.5 | Up | 03:00:53 - 03:30:53 | 9828 |
| Paisley | 03:15:49 | -24.5 | Dark | Up | 52.1 | 116.1 | Up | 03:00:49 - 03:30:49 | 9824 |
| Klamath Falls | 03:15:54 | -23.5 | Dark | Up | 51.5 | 114.2 | Up | 03:00:54 - 03:30:54 | 9792 |
| Lakeview | 03:15:49 | -24.6 | Dark | Up | 52.5 | 115.7 | Up | 03:00:49 - 03:30:49 | 9771 |
| Tulelake | 03:15:53 | -23.7 | Dark | Up | 51.8 | 114.2 | Up | 03:00:53 - 03:30:53 | 9761 |
| Cedarville | 03:15:50 | -24.6 | Dark | Up | 52.9 | 115.1 | Up | 03:00:50 - 03:30:50 | 9703 |
| Fall River/Burney | 03:15:55 | -23.7 | Dark | Up | 52.3 | 113.3 | Up | 03:00:55 - 03:30:55 | 9669 |
| Susanville | 03:15:53 | -24.2 | Dark | Up | 53.0 | 113.3 | Up | 03:00:53 - 03:30:53 | 9596 |
| Greenville | 03:15:55 | -23.9 | Dark | Up | 52.9 | 112.6 | Up | 03:00:55 - 03:30:55 | 9571 |
| Gimple | 03:15:54 | -24.0 | Dark | Up | 53.0 | 112.7 | Up | 03:00:54 - 03:30:54 | 9570 |
| Quincy | 03:15:55 | -23.9 | Dark | Up | 53.0 | 112.4 | Up | 03:00:55 - 03:30:55 | 9550 |
| Portola | 03:15:54 | -24.3 | Dark | Up | 53.4 | 112.7 | Up | 03:00:54 - 03:30:54 | 9532 |
| Reno | 03:15:52 | -24.7 | Dark | Up | 53.9 | 113.1 | Up | 03:00:52 - 03:30:52 | 9496 |
| Carson City | 03:15:52 | -24.7 | Dark | Up | 54.1 | 112.6 | Up | 03:00:52 - 03:30:52 | 9459 |
| Gardnerville | 03:15:53 | -24.7 | Dark | Up | 54.2 | 112.4 | Up | 03:00:53 - 03:30:53 | 9434 |
| Yerington | 03:15:50 | -25.2 | Dark | Up | 54.6 | 113.0 | Up | 03:00:50 - 03:30:50 | 9432 |
| Niwot | 03:14:55 | -35.8 | Dark | Up | 63.0 | 132.9 | Up | 02:59:55 - 03:29:55 | 9429 |
| Hawthorne | 03:15:49 | -25.5 | Dark | Up | 55.2 | 113.0 | Up | 03:00:49 - 03:30:49 | 9377 |
| Lee Vining | 03:15:52 | -25.1 | Dark | Up | 55.1 | 111.7 | Up | 03:00:52 - 03:30:52 | 9325 |
| Tonopah | 03:15:45 | -26.6 | Dark | Up | 56.4 | 113.9 | Up | 03:00:45 - 03:30:45 | 9313 |
| Bishop | 03:15:50 | -25.6 | Dark | Up | 55.8 | 111.7 | Up | 03:00:50 - 03:30:50 | 9254 |
| Beatty | 03:15:45 | -26.8 | Dark | Up | 57.2 | 112.7 | Up | 03:00:45 - 03:30:45 | 9187 |
| Lone Pine | 03:15:50 | -25.8 | Dark | Up | 56.3 | 111.0 | Up | 03:00:50 - 03:30:50 | 9171 |
| Indian Springs | 03:15:41 | -27.7 | Dark | Up | 58.1 | 113.4 | Up | 03:00:41 - 03:30:41 | 9141 |
| Henderson | 03:15:39 | -28.2 | Dark | Up | 58.8 | 113.4 | Up | 03:00:39 - 03:30:39 | 9078 |
| CPSLO | 03:16:02 | -23.6 | Dark | Up | 54.8 | 106.7 | Up | 03:01:02 - 03:31:02 | 9067 |
| Searchlight/Boulder City | 03:15:39 | -28.2 | Dark | Up | 59.1 | 112.6 | Up | 03:00:39 - 03:30:39 | 9016 |
| Patrick | 03:15:35 | -29.0 | Dark | Up | 59.9 | 113.7 | Up | 03:00:35 - 03:30:35 | 9000 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 03:15:39 | -28.4 | Dark | Up | 59.4 | 112.5 | Up | 03:00:39 - 03:30:39 | 8981 |
| Kingman/Dolan Springs | 03:15:37 | -28.8 | Dark | Up | 59.8 | 113.1 | Up | 03:00:37 - 03:30:37 | 8979 |
| DCO | 03:15:33 | -29.6 | Dark | Up | 60.5 | 114.0 | Up | 03:00:33 - 03:30:33 | 8961 |
| Mohave Valley | 03:15:38 | -28.4 | Dark | Up | 59.6 | 112.1 | Up | 03:00:38 - 03:30:38 | 8952 |
| Wildwood | 03:15:56 | -25.1 | Dark | Up | 56.7 | 106.9 | Up | 03:00:56 - 03:30:56 | 8913 |
| Lake Havasu City | 03:15:38 | -28.6 | Dark | Up | 59.9 | 111.7 | Up | 03:00:38 - 03:30:38 | 8907 |
| Parker | 03:15:38 | -28.6 | Dark | Up | 60.0 | 111.2 | Up | 03:00:38 - 03:30:38 | 8870 |
| Idyllwild | 03:15:49 | -26.6 | Dark | Up | 58.3 | 108.1 | Up | 03:00:49 - 03:30:49 | 8852 |
| Blythe | 03:15:40 | -28.3 | Dark | Up | 60.0 | 110.0 | Up | 03:00:40 - 03:30:40 | 8817 |
| Calipatria | 03:15:46 | -27.5 | Dark | Up | 59.4 | 108.3 | Up | 03:00:46 - 03:30:46 | 8774 |
| Yuma | 03:15:42 | -28.1 | Dark | Up | 60.3 | 108.5 | Up | 03:00:42 - 03:30:42 | 8718 |
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 119979, (2018/01/22 03:13UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 12.65 89 Alnath 05:26:17.5 +28:36:24 1.6 9.67 85 123Zet Tau 05:37:38.7 +21:08:33 3.0 1.88 86 PPM 121323 05:43:33.2 +19:32:26 8.5 0.24 88 PPM 121293 05:42:15.6 +19:38:36 8.9 0.13 87 119979 05:42:46.1 +19:41:43 15.2 87 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/17 17:04:35 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute