Event between (15875) 96TP66 and star UC4-591-018936 with event index number of 94686
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/12/13 11:58:30 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:27:43.7 +28:00:37
Equinox of date position of star is 05:28:51.4 +28:01:26
Stellar brightness R=15.8,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 125 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 20% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.6
[RECON map]
TNO is 29.0 AU from the Sun
and 28.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.2
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 1150 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1428 km.
The sky-plane scale is
20315.1 km/arcsec.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=239.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.9 sec chord
Diameter=97.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 15875, (2017/12/13 11:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:36:57.2 +16:32:38 0.8 16.59 139 Alnath 05:27:25.7 +28:37:15 1.6 0.67 125 22 Aur 05:24:31.2 +28:57:07 6.4 1.33 126 PPM 094373 05:28:09.0 +27:37:26 8.4 0.43 126 PPM 094407 05:30:38.8 +27:51:23 9.5 0.43 125 15875 05:28:51.5 +28:01:26 15.8 125 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
0.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 20.7 km
RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=24.6%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Oroville | 11:55:52 | -36.1 | Dark | Up | 40.1 | 268.1 | Up | 11:40:52 - 12:10:52 | 1535 |
| Tonasket | 11:55:51 | -36.2 | Dark | Up | 40.1 | 268.3 | Up | 11:40:51 - 12:10:51 | 1515 |
| Okanogan | 11:55:51 | -36.3 | Dark | Up | 40.2 | 268.5 | Up | 11:40:51 - 12:10:51 | 1480 |
| Brewster | 11:55:50 | -36.5 | Dark | Up | 40.4 | 268.6 | Up | 11:40:50 - 12:10:50 | 1451 |
| Manson/Chelan | 11:55:50 | -36.7 | Dark | Up | 40.6 | 268.5 | Up | 11:40:50 - 12:10:50 | 1422 |
| Entiat | 11:55:50 | -36.8 | Dark | Up | 40.7 | 268.6 | Up | 11:40:50 - 12:10:50 | 1400 |
| Wenatchee | 11:55:49 | -36.9 | Dark | Up | 40.8 | 268.8 | Up | 11:40:49 - 12:10:49 | 1374 |
| Ellensburg | 11:55:49 | -37.1 | Dark | Up | 40.9 | 269.0 | Up | 11:40:49 - 12:10:49 | 1330 |
| Pasco | 11:55:44 | -36.2 | Dark | Up | 40.0 | 270.6 | Up | 11:40:44 - 12:10:44 | 1302 |
| Yakima | 11:55:47 | -37.1 | Dark | Up | 40.9 | 269.3 | Up | 11:40:47 - 12:10:47 | 1292 |
| PNWRO | 11:55:43 | -36.0 | Dark | Up | 39.8 | 271.0 | Up | 11:40:43 - 12:10:43 | 1286 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 11:55:47 | -37.0 | Dark | Up | 40.8 | 269.6 | Up | 11:40:47 - 12:10:47 | 1277 |
| George/Umatilla | 11:55:44 | -36.3 | Dark | Up | 40.1 | 270.7 | Up | 11:40:44 - 12:10:44 | 1265 |
| Goldendale | 11:55:46 | -37.4 | Dark | Up | 41.1 | 269.8 | Up | 11:40:46 - 12:10:46 | 1214 |
| Niwot | 11:55:09 | -25.8 | Dark | Up | 29.2 | 283.4 | Low | 11:40:09 - 12:10:09 | 1202 |
| The Dalles | 11:55:46 | -37.6 | Dark | Up | 41.4 | 269.7 | Up | 11:40:46 - 12:10:46 | 1183 |
| Maupin | 11:55:45 | -37.6 | Dark | Up | 41.3 | 270.1 | Up | 11:40:45 - 12:10:45 | 1147 |
| Madras/Culver | 11:55:44 | -37.7 | Dark | Up | 41.3 | 270.6 | Up | 11:40:44 - 12:10:44 | 1094 |
| Redmond | 11:55:43 | -37.7 | Dark | Up | 41.4 | 270.9 | Up | 11:40:43 - 12:10:43 | 1059 |
| Sisters | 11:55:44 | -38.0 | Dark | Up | 41.7 | 270.6 | Up | 11:40:44 - 12:10:44 | 1050 |
| Bend | 11:55:43 | -37.8 | Dark | Up | 41.5 | 271.0 | Up | 11:40:43 - 12:10:43 | 1035 |
| Oregon Observatory | 11:55:43 | -37.9 | Dark | Up | 41.6 | 271.0 | Up | 11:40:43 - 12:10:43 | 1015 |
| La Pine/Gilchrist | 11:55:42 | -38.0 | Dark | Up | 41.6 | 271.2 | Up | 11:40:42 - 12:10:42 | 994 |
| North Lake | 11:55:40 | -37.6 | Dark | Up | 41.2 | 271.9 | Up | 11:40:40 - 12:10:40 | 970 |
| Paisley | 11:55:38 | -37.3 | Dark | Up | 40.9 | 272.7 | Up | 11:40:38 - 12:10:38 | 928 |
| Lakeview | 11:55:36 | -37.2 | Dark | Up | 40.7 | 273.2 | Up | 11:40:36 - 12:10:36 | 886 |
| Chiloquin | 11:55:40 | -38.3 | Dark | Up | 41.9 | 271.9 | Up | 11:40:40 - 12:10:40 | 878 |
| Klamath Falls | 11:55:39 | -38.3 | Dark | Up | 41.8 | 272.3 | Up | 11:40:39 - 12:10:39 | 847 |
| Tulelake | 11:55:38 | -38.1 | Dark | Up | 41.5 | 272.7 | Up | 11:40:38 - 12:10:38 | 830 |
| Cedarville | 11:55:35 | -37.1 | Dark | Up | 40.6 | 273.9 | Up | 11:40:35 - 12:10:35 | 829 |
| Fall River/Burney | 11:55:36 | -38.0 | Dark | Up | 41.4 | 273.5 | Up | 11:40:36 - 12:10:36 | 745 |
| Susanville | 11:55:33 | -37.5 | Dark | Up | 40.8 | 274.5 | Up | 11:40:33 - 12:10:33 | 707 |
| Gimple | 11:55:33 | -37.6 | Dark | Up | 41.0 | 274.7 | Up | 11:40:33 - 12:10:33 | 674 |
| Greenville | 11:55:33 | -37.7 | Dark | Up | 41.1 | 274.6 | Up | 11:40:33 - 12:10:33 | 671 |
| Portola | 11:55:31 | -37.3 | Dark | Up | 40.7 | 275.2 | Up | 11:40:31 - 12:10:31 | 654 |
| Quincy | 11:55:32 | -37.7 | Dark | Up | 41.0 | 274.8 | Up | 11:40:32 - 12:10:32 | 652 |
| Reno | 11:55:29 | -36.8 | Dark | Up | 40.1 | 275.8 | Up | 11:40:29 - 12:10:29 | 649 |
| Yerington | 11:55:27 | -36.3 | Dark | Up | 39.6 | 276.6 | Up | 11:40:27 - 12:10:27 | 616 |
| Carson City | 11:55:29 | -36.8 | Dark | Up | 40.1 | 276.1 | Up | 11:40:29 - 12:10:29 | 615 |
| Gardnerville | 11:55:28 | -36.8 | Dark | Up | 40.0 | 276.3 | Up | 11:40:28 - 12:10:28 | 592 |
| Tonopah | 11:55:22 | -34.8 | Dark | Up | 38.0 | 278.4 | Up | 11:40:22 - 12:10:22 | 589 |
| Hawthorne | 11:55:25 | -35.9 | Dark | Up | 39.1 | 277.2 | Up | 11:40:25 - 12:10:25 | 588 |
| Lee Vining | 11:55:25 | -36.3 | Dark | Up | 39.4 | 277.4 | Up | 11:40:25 - 12:10:25 | 517 |
| Indian Springs | 11:55:15 | -33.5 | Dark | Up | 36.5 | 280.3 | Up | 11:40:15 - 12:10:15 | 498 |
| Beatty | 11:55:18 | -34.4 | Dark | Up | 37.4 | 279.5 | Up | 11:40:18 - 12:10:18 | 493 |
| Bishop | 11:55:22 | -35.7 | Dark | Up | 38.8 | 278.3 | Up | 11:40:22 - 12:10:22 | 483 |
| Henderson | 11:55:13 | -32.9 | Dark | Up | 35.9 | 281.0 | Up | 11:40:13 - 12:10:13 | 471 |
| Patrick | 11:55:10 | -31.9 | Dark | Up | 34.9 | 281.9 | Up | 11:40:10 - 12:10:10 | 449 |
| DCO | 11:55:08 | -31.3 | Dark | Up | 34.3 | 282.5 | Up | 11:40:08 - 12:10:08 | 446 |
| Kingman/Dolan Springs | 11:55:10 | -32.0 | Dark | Up | 35.0 | 282.0 | Up | 11:40:10 - 12:10:10 | 421 |
| Lone Pine | 11:55:20 | -35.4 | Dark | Up | 38.4 | 279.1 | Up | 11:40:20 - 12:10:20 | 420 |
| Searchlight/Boulder City | 11:55:12 | -32.8 | Dark | Up | 35.7 | 281.4 | Up | 11:40:12 - 12:10:12 | 417 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 11:55:11 | -32.4 | Dark | Up | 35.4 | 281.8 | Up | 11:40:11 - 12:10:11 | 401 |
| Mohave Valley | 11:55:10 | -32.4 | Dark | Up | 35.4 | 282.0 | Up | 11:40:10 - 12:10:10 | 374 |
| Lake Havasu City | 11:55:09 | -32.2 | Dark | Up | 35.1 | 282.3 | Up | 11:40:09 - 12:10:09 | 344 |
| Parker | 11:55:08 | -32.1 | Dark | Up | 35.0 | 282.6 | Up | 11:40:08 - 12:10:08 | 311 |
| Blythe | 11:55:07 | -32.3 | Dark | Up | 35.1 | 282.8 | Up | 11:40:07 - 12:10:07 | 249 |
| CPSLO | 11:55:22 | -37.4 | Dark | Up | 40.3 | 278.9 | Up | 11:40:22 - 12:10:22 | 206 |
| Idyllwild | 11:55:11 | -34.0 | Dark | Up | 36.8 | 281.8 | Up | 11:40:11 - 12:10:11 | 184 |
| Calipatria | 11:55:08 | -33.0 | Dark | Up | 35.8 | 282.8 | Up | 11:40:08 - 12:10:08 | 167 |
| Yuma | 11:55:06 | -32.2 | Dark | Up | 34.9 | 283.4 | Up | 11:40:06 - 12:10:06 | 157 |
| Wildwood | 11:55:16 | -35.6 | Dark | Up | 38.4 | 280.8 | Up | 11:40:16 - 12:10:16 | 154 |
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 15875, (2017/12/13 11:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 16.59 139 Alnath 05:26:17.5 +28:36:24 1.6 0.67 125 22 Aur 05:23:22.9 +28:56:10 6.4 1.33 126 PPM 094373 05:27:01.4 +27:36:35 8.4 0.43 126 PPM 094407 05:29:31.0 +27:50:36 9.5 0.43 125 15875 05:27:43.7 +28:00:37 15.8 125 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:05:59 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute