Event between 14QP441 and star GA0880:00235566 with event index number of 310650
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/12/13 03:44:54 UTC
J2000 position of star is 02:52:05.3 -00:47:34
Equinox of date position of star is 02:53:02.9 -00:42:59
Stellar brightness G=16.7,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 75 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 29% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.5
[RECON map]
TNO is 28.9 AU from the Sun
and 28.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 224 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2771 km.
The sky-plane scale is
20467.6 km/arcsec.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.8
Diameter=66.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Diameter=27.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 1:1
Star training set for 14QP441, (2018/12/13 03:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:00.6 +16:32:45 0.8 30.90 104 Menkar 03:03:16.3 +04:09:47 2.5 5.51 78 PPM 185242 02:59:39.4 -02:42:30 5.3 2.59 76 PPM 175206 02:53:09.7 -00:34:25 8.3 0.14 75 14QP441 02:53:03.3 -00:42:57 16.7 75 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
4.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 19.7 km
RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.6%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Kelowna | 03:46:40 | -35.9 | Dark | Up | 35.3 | 150.2 | Up | 03:31:40 - 04:01:40 | 10634 |
| Summerland | 03:46:41 | -35.6 | Dark | Up | 35.2 | 149.7 | Up | 03:31:41 - 04:01:41 | 10629 |
| Penticton | 03:46:41 | -35.8 | Dark | Up | 35.6 | 149.8 | Up | 03:31:41 - 04:01:41 | 10607 |
| Okanagan Falls | 03:46:41 | -35.8 | Dark | Up | 35.7 | 149.7 | Up | 03:31:41 - 04:01:41 | 10593 |
| Oliver | 03:46:41 | -35.8 | Dark | Up | 35.9 | 149.7 | Up | 03:31:41 - 04:01:41 | 10581 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 03:46:41 | -36.0 | Dark | Up | 36.1 | 149.9 | Up | 03:31:41 - 04:01:41 | 10569 |
| Oroville | 03:46:41 | -35.9 | Dark | Up | 36.1 | 149.8 | Up | 03:31:41 - 04:01:41 | 10563 |
| Tonasket | 03:46:42 | -35.9 | Dark | Up | 36.3 | 149.7 | Up | 03:31:42 - 04:01:42 | 10546 |
| Okanogan | 03:46:43 | -35.9 | Dark | Up | 36.6 | 149.4 | Up | 03:31:43 - 04:01:43 | 10520 |
| Brewster | 03:46:44 | -35.8 | Dark | Up | 36.7 | 149.1 | Up | 03:31:44 - 04:01:44 | 10499 |
| Manson/Chelan | 03:46:46 | -35.5 | Dark | Up | 36.8 | 148.5 | Up | 03:31:46 - 04:01:46 | 10482 |
| Entiat | 03:46:46 | -35.5 | Dark | Up | 37.0 | 148.4 | Up | 03:31:46 - 04:01:46 | 10465 |
| Wenatchee | 03:46:47 | -35.5 | Dark | Up | 37.1 | 148.2 | Up | 03:31:47 - 04:01:47 | 10445 |
| Ellensburg | 03:46:48 | -35.3 | Dark | Up | 37.4 | 147.7 | Up | 03:31:48 - 04:01:48 | 10412 |
| Yakima | 03:46:49 | -35.4 | Dark | Up | 37.8 | 147.6 | Up | 03:31:49 - 04:01:49 | 10381 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 03:46:49 | -35.5 | Dark | Up | 38.0 | 147.7 | Up | 03:31:49 - 04:01:49 | 10365 |
| Pasco | 03:46:44 | -36.4 | Dark | Up | 38.6 | 149.1 | Up | 03:31:44 - 04:01:44 | 10361 |
| PNWRO | 03:46:44 | -36.5 | Dark | Up | 38.8 | 149.3 | Up | 03:31:44 - 04:01:44 | 10343 |
| George/Umatilla | 03:46:46 | -36.2 | Dark | Up | 38.8 | 148.7 | Up | 03:31:46 - 04:01:46 | 10334 |
| Goldendale | 03:46:51 | -35.2 | Dark | Up | 38.3 | 146.9 | Up | 03:31:51 - 04:01:51 | 10320 |
| The Dalles | 03:46:53 | -35.0 | Dark | Up | 38.4 | 146.4 | Up | 03:31:53 - 04:01:53 | 10300 |
| Maupin | 03:46:53 | -35.1 | Dark | Up | 38.7 | 146.4 | Up | 03:31:53 - 04:01:53 | 10268 |
| Madras/Culver | 03:46:54 | -35.0 | Dark | Up | 39.2 | 146.1 | Up | 03:31:54 - 04:01:54 | 10224 |
| Sisters | 03:46:56 | -34.7 | Dark | Up | 39.3 | 145.4 | Up | 03:31:56 - 04:01:56 | 10195 |
| Redmond | 03:46:55 | -35.0 | Dark | Up | 39.5 | 145.9 | Up | 03:31:55 - 04:01:55 | 10195 |
| Bend | 03:46:56 | -34.9 | Dark | Up | 39.6 | 145.6 | Up | 03:31:56 - 04:01:56 | 10177 |
| Oregon Observatory | 03:46:56 | -34.8 | Dark | Up | 39.7 | 145.4 | Up | 03:31:56 - 04:01:56 | 10163 |
| La Pine/Gilchrist | 03:46:57 | -34.8 | Dark | Up | 39.8 | 145.2 | Up | 03:31:57 - 04:01:57 | 10146 |
| North Lake | 03:46:56 | -35.2 | Dark | Up | 40.4 | 145.7 | Up | 03:31:56 - 04:01:56 | 10113 |
| Paisley | 03:46:55 | -35.5 | Dark | Up | 41.0 | 145.9 | Up | 03:31:55 - 04:01:55 | 10069 |
| Chiloquin | 03:47:00 | -34.5 | Dark | Up | 40.6 | 144.2 | Up | 03:32:00 - 04:02:00 | 10053 |
| Lakeview | 03:46:55 | -35.6 | Dark | Up | 41.5 | 145.8 | Up | 03:31:55 - 04:01:55 | 10028 |
| Klamath Falls | 03:47:00 | -34.6 | Dark | Up | 40.9 | 144.2 | Up | 03:32:00 - 04:02:00 | 10025 |
| Tulelake | 03:47:00 | -34.8 | Dark | Up | 41.2 | 144.4 | Up | 03:32:00 - 04:02:00 | 10004 |
| Cedarville | 03:46:55 | -35.8 | Dark | Up | 42.1 | 145.7 | Up | 03:31:55 - 04:01:55 | 9974 |
| Niwot | 03:45:53 | -47.0 | Dark | Up | 48.1 | 165.0 | Up | 03:30:53 - 04:00:53 | 9929 |
| Fall River/Burney | 03:47:00 | -34.8 | Dark | Up | 42.0 | 144.0 | Up | 03:32:00 - 04:02:00 | 9927 |
| Susanville | 03:46:59 | -35.4 | Dark | Up | 42.9 | 144.6 | Up | 03:31:59 - 04:01:59 | 9877 |
| Gimple | 03:47:00 | -35.2 | Dark | Up | 43.0 | 144.2 | Up | 03:32:00 - 04:02:00 | 9853 |
| Greenville | 03:47:00 | -35.2 | Dark | Up | 43.0 | 144.1 | Up | 03:32:00 - 04:02:00 | 9852 |
| Quincy | 03:47:00 | -35.2 | Dark | Up | 43.1 | 144.0 | Up | 03:32:00 - 04:02:00 | 9835 |
| Portola | 03:46:59 | -35.5 | Dark | Up | 43.4 | 144.5 | Up | 03:31:59 - 04:01:59 | 9827 |
| Reno | 03:46:56 | -36.0 | Dark | Up | 43.9 | 145.1 | Up | 03:31:56 - 04:01:56 | 9807 |
| Carson City | 03:46:56 | -36.0 | Dark | Up | 44.2 | 145.0 | Up | 03:31:56 - 04:01:56 | 9776 |
| Yerington | 03:46:54 | -36.5 | Dark | Up | 44.7 | 145.6 | Up | 03:31:54 - 04:01:54 | 9762 |
| Gardnerville | 03:46:57 | -36.0 | Dark | Up | 44.5 | 144.9 | Up | 03:31:57 - 04:01:57 | 9755 |
| Hawthorne | 03:46:53 | -36.9 | Dark | Up | 45.3 | 146.0 | Up | 03:31:53 - 04:01:53 | 9724 |
| Tonopah | 03:46:47 | -38.0 | Dark | Up | 46.3 | 147.6 | Up | 03:31:47 - 04:01:47 | 9691 |
| Lee Vining | 03:46:55 | -36.5 | Dark | Up | 45.5 | 145.1 | Up | 03:31:55 - 04:01:55 | 9672 |
| Bishop | 03:46:53 | -37.0 | Dark | Up | 46.4 | 145.7 | Up | 03:31:53 - 04:01:53 | 9623 |
| Beatty | 03:46:46 | -38.3 | Dark | Up | 47.4 | 147.5 | Up | 03:31:46 - 04:01:46 | 9590 |
| Indian Springs | 03:46:42 | -39.1 | Dark | Up | 48.2 | 148.8 | Up | 03:31:42 - 04:01:42 | 9567 |
| Lone Pine | 03:46:52 | -37.2 | Dark | Up | 47.1 | 145.6 | Up | 03:31:52 - 04:01:52 | 9557 |
| Henderson | 03:46:39 | -39.7 | Dark | Up | 48.9 | 149.4 | Up | 03:31:39 - 04:01:39 | 9523 |
| Patrick | 03:46:35 | -40.5 | Dark | Up | 49.9 | 150.6 | Up | 03:31:35 - 04:01:35 | 9472 |
| Searchlight/Boulder City | 03:46:39 | -39.7 | Dark | Up | 49.4 | 149.1 | Up | 03:31:39 - 04:01:39 | 9471 |
| Kingman/Dolan Springs | 03:46:36 | -40.4 | Dark | Up | 50.0 | 150.2 | Up | 03:31:36 - 04:01:36 | 9451 |
| DCO | 03:46:32 | -41.1 | Dark | Up | 50.5 | 151.4 | Up | 03:31:32 - 04:01:32 | 9448 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 03:46:38 | -40.0 | Dark | Up | 49.8 | 149.4 | Up | 03:31:38 - 04:01:38 | 9446 |
| CPSLO | 03:47:05 | -35.1 | Dark | Up | 47.0 | 141.5 | Up | 03:32:05 - 04:02:05 | 9426 |
| Mohave Valley | 03:46:38 | -40.0 | Dark | Up | 50.1 | 149.3 | Up | 03:31:38 - 04:01:38 | 9421 |
| Lake Havasu City | 03:46:38 | -40.1 | Dark | Up | 50.5 | 149.4 | Up | 03:31:38 - 04:01:38 | 9386 |
| Parker | 03:46:38 | -40.1 | Dark | Up | 50.8 | 149.2 | Up | 03:31:38 - 04:01:38 | 9353 |
| Wildwood | 03:46:57 | -36.6 | Dark | Up | 48.9 | 143.3 | Up | 03:31:57 - 04:01:57 | 9326 |
| Blythe | 03:46:39 | -39.9 | Dark | Up | 51.2 | 148.5 | Up | 03:31:39 - 04:01:39 | 9303 |
| Idyllwild | 03:46:49 | -38.2 | Dark | Up | 50.1 | 145.6 | Up | 03:31:49 - 04:01:49 | 9303 |
| Calipatria | 03:46:44 | -39.1 | Dark | Up | 51.2 | 146.8 | Up | 03:31:44 - 04:01:44 | 9252 |
| Yuma | 03:46:40 | -39.8 | Dark | Up | 51.9 | 147.8 | Up | 03:31:40 - 04:01:40 | 9217 |
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 14QP441, (2018/12/13 03:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 30.90 104 Menkar 03:02:16.8 +04:05:21 2.5 5.51 78 PPM 185242 02:58:42.0 -02:47:00 5.3 2.59 76 PPM 175206 02:52:11.7 -00:39:02 8.3 0.14 75 14QP441 02:52:05.3 -00:47:34 16.7 75 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/19 22:10:07 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute