Event between 15VN168 and star GA1060:00334411 with event index number of 1018956
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/12/25 04:19:32 UTC
J2000 position of star is 03:17:46.0 +16:33:34
Equinox of date position of star is 03:18:49.9 +16:37:40
Stellar brightness G=17.0,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 76 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 92% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.2
[RECON map]
TNO is 58.2 AU from the Sun
and 57.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 554 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2501 km.
The sky-plane scale is
41639.0 km/arcsec.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.5
Diameter=188.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.9 sec chord
Diameter=77.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 15VN168, (2018/12/25 04:20UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:00.7 +16:32:45 0.8 18.72 58 Menkar 03:03:16.4 +04:09:47 2.5 13.04 83 57Del Ari 03:12:43.1 +19:47:50 4.3 3.49 76 PPM 118974 03:18:17.0 +17:38:30 8.5 1.02 75 PPM 119012 03:21:23.5 +16:29:29 10.0 0.63 75 PPM 118984 03:19:19.4 +16:38:59 10.6 0.12 76 15VN168 03:18:50.1 +16:37:40 17.0 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
1.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 20.0 km
RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=2.8%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Summerland | 04:19:16 | -40.1 | Dark | Up | 55.6 | 161.6 | Up | 04:04:16 - 04:34:16 | -6162 |
| Kelowna | 04:19:16 | -40.3 | Dark | Up | 55.6 | 162.2 | Up | 04:04:16 - 04:34:16 | -6167 |
| Penticton | 04:19:17 | -40.3 | Dark | Up | 55.9 | 161.8 | Up | 04:04:17 - 04:34:17 | -6193 |
| Okanagan Falls | 04:19:17 | -40.3 | Dark | Up | 56.1 | 161.6 | Up | 04:04:17 - 04:34:17 | -6209 |
| Oliver | 04:19:18 | -40.3 | Dark | Up | 56.3 | 161.6 | Up | 04:04:18 - 04:34:18 | -6223 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 04:19:17 | -40.5 | Dark | Up | 56.5 | 161.8 | Up | 04:04:17 - 04:34:17 | -6242 |
| Oroville | 04:19:18 | -40.5 | Dark | Up | 56.5 | 161.7 | Up | 04:04:18 - 04:34:18 | -6247 |
| Tonasket | 04:19:18 | -40.5 | Dark | Up | 56.8 | 161.6 | Up | 04:04:18 - 04:34:18 | -6267 |
| Okanogan | 04:19:19 | -40.5 | Dark | Up | 57.0 | 161.2 | Up | 04:04:19 - 04:34:19 | -6292 |
| Brewster | 04:19:21 | -40.4 | Dark | Up | 57.3 | 160.7 | Up | 04:04:21 - 04:34:21 | -6310 |
| Manson/Chelan | 04:19:23 | -40.2 | Dark | Up | 57.4 | 160.0 | Up | 04:04:23 - 04:34:23 | -6319 |
| Entiat | 04:19:23 | -40.2 | Dark | Up | 57.6 | 159.7 | Up | 04:04:23 - 04:34:23 | -6336 |
| Wenatchee | 04:19:24 | -40.1 | Dark | Up | 57.8 | 159.4 | Up | 04:04:24 - 04:34:24 | -6356 |
| Ellensburg | 04:19:26 | -40.1 | Dark | Up | 58.1 | 158.8 | Up | 04:04:26 - 04:34:26 | -6386 |
| Yakima | 04:19:26 | -40.1 | Dark | Up | 58.5 | 158.5 | Up | 04:04:26 - 04:34:26 | -6421 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 04:19:26 | -40.2 | Dark | Up | 58.7 | 158.7 | Up | 04:04:26 - 04:34:26 | -6444 |
| Goldendale | 04:19:30 | -40.0 | Dark | Up | 59.1 | 157.6 | Up | 04:04:30 - 04:34:30 | -6481 |
| Pasco | 04:19:23 | -41.1 | Dark | Up | 59.1 | 160.9 | Up | 04:04:23 - 04:34:23 | -6487 |
| The Dalles | 04:19:32 | -39.8 | Dark | Up | 59.2 | 156.8 | Up | 04:04:32 - 04:34:32 | -6491 |
| George/Umatilla | 04:19:23 | -41.0 | Dark | Up | 59.4 | 160.3 | Up | 04:04:23 - 04:34:23 | -6511 |
| PNWRO | 04:19:21 | -41.3 | Dark | Up | 59.4 | 161.2 | Up | 04:04:21 - 04:34:21 | -6515 |
| Maupin | 04:19:31 | -39.9 | Dark | Up | 59.7 | 156.7 | Up | 04:04:31 - 04:34:31 | -6531 |
| Madras/Culver | 04:19:33 | -40.0 | Dark | Up | 60.2 | 156.3 | Up | 04:04:33 - 04:34:33 | -6578 |
| Sisters | 04:19:36 | -39.7 | Dark | Up | 60.3 | 155.3 | Up | 04:04:36 - 04:34:36 | -6596 |
| Redmond | 04:19:34 | -40.0 | Dark | Up | 60.5 | 156.0 | Up | 04:04:34 - 04:34:34 | -6608 |
| Bend | 04:19:34 | -39.9 | Dark | Up | 60.6 | 155.6 | Up | 04:04:34 - 04:34:34 | -6624 |
| Oregon Observatory | 04:19:36 | -39.8 | Dark | Up | 60.7 | 155.2 | Up | 04:04:36 - 04:34:36 | -6636 |
| La Pine/Gilchrist | 04:19:37 | -39.8 | Dark | Up | 60.9 | 154.9 | Up | 04:04:37 - 04:34:37 | -6652 |
| North Lake | 04:19:35 | -40.3 | Dark | Up | 61.5 | 155.7 | Up | 04:04:35 - 04:34:35 | -6708 |
| Chiloquin | 04:19:39 | -39.6 | Dark | Up | 61.8 | 153.4 | Up | 04:04:39 - 04:34:39 | -6742 |
| Paisley | 04:19:36 | -40.6 | Dark | Up | 62.1 | 156.0 | Up | 04:04:36 - 04:34:36 | -6768 |
| Klamath Falls | 04:19:40 | -39.7 | Dark | Up | 62.1 | 153.3 | Up | 04:04:40 - 04:34:40 | -6776 |
| Tulelake | 04:19:39 | -39.9 | Dark | Up | 62.5 | 153.6 | Up | 04:04:39 - 04:34:39 | -6809 |
| Lakeview | 04:19:35 | -40.7 | Dark | Up | 62.6 | 156.0 | Up | 04:04:35 - 04:34:35 | -6819 |
| Cedarville | 04:19:37 | -40.9 | Dark | Up | 63.3 | 155.8 | Up | 04:04:37 - 04:34:37 | -6884 |
| Fall River/Burney | 04:19:41 | -40.0 | Dark | Up | 63.3 | 153.0 | Up | 04:04:41 - 04:34:41 | -6894 |
| Susanville | 04:19:41 | -40.6 | Dark | Up | 64.1 | 153.9 | Up | 04:04:41 - 04:34:41 | -6974 |
| Greenville | 04:19:42 | -40.4 | Dark | Up | 64.3 | 153.1 | Up | 04:04:42 - 04:34:42 | -6991 |
| Gimple | 04:19:43 | -40.5 | Dark | Up | 64.3 | 153.3 | Up | 04:04:43 - 04:34:43 | -6993 |
| Quincy | 04:19:42 | -40.4 | Dark | Up | 64.5 | 152.9 | Up | 04:04:42 - 04:34:42 | -7010 |
| Portola | 04:19:41 | -40.8 | Dark | Up | 64.7 | 153.8 | Up | 04:04:41 - 04:34:41 | -7035 |
| Reno | 04:19:39 | -41.3 | Dark | Up | 65.2 | 154.9 | Up | 04:04:39 - 04:34:39 | -7079 |
| Carson City | 04:19:40 | -41.3 | Dark | Up | 65.5 | 154.6 | Up | 04:04:40 - 04:34:40 | -7113 |
| Gardnerville | 04:19:39 | -41.4 | Dark | Up | 65.8 | 154.5 | Up | 04:04:39 - 04:34:39 | -7137 |
| Yerington | 04:19:38 | -41.8 | Dark | Up | 65.9 | 155.8 | Up | 04:04:38 - 04:34:38 | -7150 |
| Hawthorne | 04:19:36 | -42.3 | Dark | Up | 66.5 | 156.5 | Up | 04:04:36 - 04:34:36 | -7209 |
| Lee Vining | 04:19:38 | -41.9 | Dark | Up | 66.9 | 154.9 | Up | 04:04:38 - 04:34:38 | -7249 |
| Tonopah | 04:19:31 | -43.4 | Dark | Up | 67.3 | 159.4 | Up | 04:04:31 - 04:34:31 | -7294 |
| Bishop | 04:19:37 | -42.5 | Dark | Up | 67.6 | 156.0 | Up | 04:04:37 - 04:34:37 | -7327 |
| Niwot | 04:18:38 | -52.2 | Dark | Up | 66.2 | 188.8 | Up | 04:03:38 - 04:33:38 | -7405 |
| Lone Pine | 04:19:39 | -42.8 | Dark | Up | 68.4 | 156.0 | Up | 04:04:39 - 04:34:39 | -7410 |
| Beatty | 04:19:32 | -43.8 | Dark | Up | 68.6 | 159.5 | Up | 04:04:32 - 04:34:32 | -7419 |
| CPSLO | 04:19:51 | -40.7 | Dark | Up | 68.6 | 148.4 | Up | 04:04:51 - 04:34:51 | -7457 |
| Indian Springs | 04:19:27 | -44.6 | Dark | Up | 69.1 | 161.9 | Up | 04:04:27 - 04:34:27 | -7481 |
| Henderson | 04:19:25 | -45.2 | Dark | Up | 69.8 | 163.3 | Up | 04:04:25 - 04:34:25 | -7553 |
| Searchlight/Boulder City | 04:19:26 | -45.3 | Dark | Up | 70.4 | 163.0 | Up | 04:04:26 - 04:34:26 | -7611 |
| Wildwood | 04:19:46 | -42.3 | Dark | Up | 70.5 | 151.8 | Up | 04:04:46 - 04:34:46 | -7638 |
| Patrick | 04:19:22 | -46.1 | Dark | Up | 70.7 | 165.9 | Up | 04:04:22 - 04:34:22 | -7647 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 04:19:26 | -45.6 | Dark | Up | 70.8 | 163.8 | Up | 04:04:26 - 04:34:26 | -7651 |
| Kingman/Dolan Springs | 04:19:23 | -46.0 | Dark | Up | 70.8 | 165.2 | Up | 04:04:23 - 04:34:23 | -7663 |
| Mohave Valley | 04:19:26 | -45.6 | Dark | Up | 71.0 | 163.6 | Up | 04:04:26 - 04:34:26 | -7678 |
| DCO | 04:19:20 | -46.7 | Dark | Up | 71.1 | 167.7 | Up | 04:04:20 - 04:34:20 | -7697 |
| Lake Havasu City | 04:19:26 | -45.8 | Dark | Up | 71.5 | 163.9 | Up | 04:04:26 - 04:34:26 | -7725 |
| Idyllwild | 04:19:38 | -43.9 | Dark | Up | 71.5 | 156.4 | Up | 04:04:38 - 04:34:38 | -7730 |
| Parker | 04:19:25 | -45.8 | Dark | Up | 71.8 | 163.7 | Up | 04:04:25 - 04:34:25 | -7761 |
| Blythe | 04:19:28 | -45.6 | Dark | Up | 72.2 | 162.4 | Up | 04:04:28 - 04:34:28 | -7804 |
| Calipatria | 04:19:34 | -44.8 | Dark | Up | 72.4 | 159.1 | Up | 04:04:34 - 04:34:34 | -7826 |
| Yuma | 04:19:30 | -45.5 | Dark | Up | 73.1 | 161.4 | Up | 04:04:30 - 04:34:30 | -7896 |
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 15VN168, (2018/12/25 04:20UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 18.72 58 Menkar 03:02:16.8 +04:05:21 2.5 13.04 83 57Del Ari 03:11:38.0 +19:43:36 4.3 3.49 76 PPM 118974 03:17:12.5 +17:34:22 8.5 1.02 75 PPM 119012 03:20:19.4 +16:25:25 10.0 0.63 75 PPM 118984 03:18:15.3 +16:34:53 10.6 0.12 76 15VN168 03:17:46.0 +16:33:34 17.0 76 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/12/01 22:11:13 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute