Event between (307616) 03QW90 and star GA0960:00099916 with event index number of 148830
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/08/21 05:52:46 UTC
J2000 position of star is 01:07:24.1 +07:03:03
Equinox of date position of star is 01:08:21.7 +07:08:56
Stellar brightness G=12.5,
use SENSEUP=16
Star is 107 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 77% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.5
[RECON map]
TNO is 43.4 AU from the Sun
and 42.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.6
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 170 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2311 km.
The sky-plane scale is
30989.9 km/arcsec.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.0
Diameter=602.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 41.2 sec chord
Diameter=246.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 16.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 307616, (2018/08/21 05:53UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Algenib 00:14:11.9 +15:17:13 2.8 15.57 97 71Eps Psc 01:03:54.8 +07:59:24 4.3 1.39 107 PPM 144219 01:04:45.3 +06:51:52 7.5 0.94 106 PPM 144274 01:07:41.9 +06:45:58 9.8 0.42 107 PPM 144296 01:08:48.2 +07:06:36 10.7 0.11 107 307616 01:08:22.3 +07:09:00 12.5 108 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
5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 0.0 km
RECON observability=0.0 and success probability=0.0%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Penticton | 05:55:25 | -22.4 | Dark | Up | 13.1 | 94.5 | Really Low | 05:40:47 - 06:10:03 | 13850 |
| Oroville | 05:55:29 | -23.0 | Dark | Up | 13.2 | 94.5 | Really Low | 05:40:51 - 06:10:07 | 13823 |
| Tonasket | 05:55:32 | -23.2 | Dark | Up | 13.3 | 94.4 | Really Low | 05:40:54 - 06:10:10 | 13813 |
| Okanogan | 05:55:34 | -23.4 | Dark | Up | 13.2 | 94.3 | Really Low | 05:40:56 - 06:10:12 | 13800 |
| Brewster | 05:55:36 | -23.5 | Dark | Up | 13.1 | 94.0 | Really Low | 05:40:58 - 06:10:14 | 13790 |
| Manson/Chelan | 05:55:38 | -23.6 | Dark | Up | 12.9 | 93.7 | Really Low | 05:41:00 - 06:10:16 | 13786 |
| Entiat | 05:55:40 | -23.7 | Dark | Up | 12.8 | 93.6 | Really Low | 05:41:02 - 06:10:18 | 13777 |
| Wenatchee | 05:55:41 | -23.9 | Dark | Up | 12.8 | 93.5 | Really Low | 05:41:03 - 06:10:19 | 13766 |
| Ellensburg | 05:55:44 | -24.2 | Dark | Up | 12.7 | 93.3 | Really Low | 05:41:06 - 06:10:22 | 13750 |
| Yakima | 05:55:47 | -24.5 | Dark | Up | 12.7 | 93.2 | Really Low | 05:41:09 - 06:10:25 | 13731 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 05:55:48 | -24.7 | Dark | Up | 12.8 | 93.2 | Really Low | 05:41:10 - 06:10:26 | 13719 |
| Goldendale | 05:55:52 | -25.0 | Dark | Up | 12.6 | 92.8 | Really Low | 05:41:14 - 06:10:30 | 13698 |
| Pasco | 05:55:49 | -25.3 | Dark | Up | 13.7 | 94.1 | Really Low | 05:41:11 - 06:10:27 | 13695 |
| The Dalles | 05:55:53 | -25.1 | Dark | Up | 12.3 | 92.5 | Really Low | 05:41:15 - 06:10:31 | 13692 |
| George/Umatilla | 05:55:51 | -25.5 | Dark | Up | 13.6 | 93.9 | Really Low | 05:41:13 - 06:10:29 | 13682 |
| PNWRO | 05:55:49 | -25.6 | Dark | Up | 13.9 | 94.3 | Really Low | 05:41:11 - 06:10:27 | 13680 |
| Maupin | 05:55:56 | -25.5 | Dark | Up | 12.4 | 92.5 | Really Low | 05:41:18 - 06:10:34 | 13670 |
| Madras/Culver | 05:56:01 | -25.9 | Dark | Up | 12.4 | 92.4 | Really Low | 05:41:23 - 06:10:39 | 13643 |
| Sisters | 05:56:03 | -26.0 | Dark | Up | 12.1 | 92.0 | Really Low | 05:41:25 - 06:10:41 | 13632 |
| Redmond | 05:56:03 | -26.2 | Dark | Up | 12.4 | 92.3 | Really Low | 05:41:25 - 06:10:41 | 13625 |
| Bend | 05:56:05 | -26.3 | Dark | Up | 12.3 | 92.1 | Really Low | 05:41:27 - 06:10:43 | 13616 |
| Oregon Observatory | 05:56:06 | -26.4 | Dark | Up | 12.3 | 92.0 | Really Low | 05:41:28 - 06:10:44 | 13609 |
| La Pine/Gilchrist | 05:56:06 | -26.5 | Dark | Up | 12.2 | 91.9 | Really Low | 05:41:28 - 06:10:44 | 13599 |
| North Lake | 05:56:10 | -27.1 | Dark | Up | 12.7 | 92.2 | Really Low | 05:41:32 - 06:10:48 | 13568 |
| Chiloquin | 05:56:15 | -27.2 | Dark | Up | 12.0 | 91.4 | Really Low | 05:41:37 - 06:10:53 | 13545 |
| Paisley | 05:56:14 | -27.7 | Dark | Up | 13.0 | 92.4 | Really Low | 05:41:36 - 06:10:52 | 13533 |
| Klamath Falls | 05:56:16 | -27.6 | Dark | Up | 12.1 | 91.4 | Really Low | 05:41:38 - 06:10:54 | 13525 |
| Tulelake | 05:56:19 | -27.9 | Dark | Up | 12.3 | 91.6 | Really Low | 05:41:41 - 06:10:57 | 13506 |
| Lakeview | 05:56:16 | -28.2 | Dark | Up | 13.2 | 92.4 | Really Low | 05:41:38 - 06:10:54 | 13503 |
| Cedarville | 05:56:20 | -28.8 | Dark | Up | 13.3 | 92.4 | Really Low | 05:41:42 - 06:10:58 | 13464 |
| Fall River/Burney | 05:56:25 | -28.7 | Dark | Up | 12.4 | 91.4 | Really Low | 05:41:47 - 06:11:03 | 13454 |
| Susanville | 05:56:28 | -29.5 | Dark | Up | 13.0 | 91.8 | Really Low | 05:41:50 - 06:11:06 | 13407 |
| Greenville | 05:56:30 | -29.6 | Dark | Up | 12.8 | 91.6 | Really Low | 05:41:52 - 06:11:08 | 13396 |
| Gimple | 05:56:32 | -29.7 | Dark | Up | 12.9 | 91.6 | Really Low | 05:41:54 - 06:11:10 | 13394 |
| Quincy | 05:56:32 | -29.8 | Dark | Up | 12.8 | 91.5 | Really Low | 05:41:54 - 06:11:10 | 13384 |
| Portola | 05:56:33 | -30.1 | Dark | Up | 13.2 | 91.8 | Really Low | 05:41:55 - 06:11:11 | 13369 |
| Reno | 05:56:34 | -30.6 | Dark | Up | 13.7 | 92.2 | Really Low | 05:41:56 - 06:11:12 | 13343 |
| Carson City | 05:56:36 | -30.9 | Dark | Up | 13.8 | 92.1 | Really Low | 05:41:58 - 06:11:14 | 13322 |
| Gardnerville | 05:56:38 | -31.1 | Dark | Up | 13.8 | 92.1 | Really Low | 05:42:00 - 06:11:16 | 13306 |
| Yerington | 05:56:36 | -31.4 | Dark | Up | 14.3 | 92.4 | Really Low | 05:41:58 - 06:11:14 | 13300 |
| Hawthorne | 05:56:39 | -32.0 | Dark | Up | 14.7 | 92.7 | Really Low | 05:42:01 - 06:11:17 | 13263 |
| Lee Vining | 05:56:44 | -32.2 | Dark | Up | 14.4 | 92.2 | Really Low | 05:42:06 - 06:11:22 | 13236 |
| Tonopah | 05:56:39 | -33.0 | Dark | Up | 15.8 | 93.4 | Really Low | 05:42:01 - 06:11:17 | 13210 |
| Bishop | 05:56:47 | -33.1 | Dark | Up | 15.0 | 92.5 | Really Low | 05:42:09 - 06:11:25 | 13187 |
| Lone Pine | 05:56:51 | -33.8 | Dark | Up | 15.3 | 92.5 | Really Low | 05:42:13 - 06:11:29 | 13133 |
| Beatty | 05:56:47 | -34.2 | Dark | Up | 16.3 | 93.4 | Really Low | 05:42:09 - 06:11:25 | 13129 |
| Niwot | 05:56:07 | -35.5 | Dark | Up | 24.7 | 102.2 | Low | 05:41:29 - 06:10:45 | 13106 |
| CPSLO | 05:57:01 | -33.6 | Dark | Up | 13.2 | 90.7 | Really Low | 05:42:23 - 06:11:39 | 13091 |
| Indian Springs | 05:56:48 | -34.9 | Dark | Up | 17.2 | 94.0 | Really Low | 05:42:10 - 06:11:26 | 13089 |
| Henderson | 05:56:51 | -35.7 | Dark | Up | 17.8 | 94.2 | Really Low | 05:42:13 - 06:11:29 | 13041 |
| Searchlight/Boulder City | 05:56:54 | -36.2 | Dark | Up | 17.9 | 94.1 | Really Low | 05:42:16 - 06:11:32 | 13002 |
| Patrick | 05:56:53 | -36.7 | Dark | Up | 18.7 | 94.7 | Really Low | 05:42:15 - 06:11:31 | 12978 |
| Wildwood | 05:57:07 | -35.6 | Dark | Up | 15.0 | 91.6 | Really Low | 05:42:29 - 06:11:45 | 12976 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 05:56:55 | -36.6 | Dark | Up | 18.2 | 94.2 | Really Low | 05:42:17 - 06:11:33 | 12975 |
| Kingman/Dolan Springs | 05:56:54 | -36.8 | Dark | Up | 18.6 | 94.5 | Really Low | 05:42:16 - 06:11:32 | 12967 |
| Mohave Valley | 05:56:57 | -36.9 | Dark | Up | 18.2 | 94.1 | Really Low | 05:42:19 - 06:11:35 | 12957 |
| DCO | 05:56:54 | -37.3 | Dark | Up | 19.4 | 95.0 | Really Low | 05:42:16 - 06:11:32 | 12944 |
| Lake Havasu City | 05:56:59 | -37.3 | Dark | Up | 18.5 | 94.2 | Really Low | 05:42:21 - 06:11:37 | 12925 |
| Idyllwild | 05:57:07 | -36.9 | Dark | Up | 16.6 | 92.6 | Really Low | 05:42:29 - 06:11:45 | 12917 |
| Parker | 05:57:01 | -37.6 | Dark | Up | 18.5 | 94.1 | Really Low | 05:42:23 - 06:11:39 | 12900 |
| Blythe | 05:57:05 | -37.9 | Dark | Up | 18.3 | 93.7 | Really Low | 05:42:27 - 06:11:43 | 12869 |
| Calipatria | 05:57:08 | -37.9 | Dark | Up | 17.6 | 93.0 | Really Low | 05:42:30 - 06:11:46 | 12853 |
| Yuma | 05:57:10 | -38.7 | Dark | Up | 18.4 | 93.4 | Really Low | 05:42:32 - 06:11:48 | 12805 |
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 307616, (2018/08/21 05:53UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Algenib 00:13:14.2 +15:11:01 2.8 15.57 97 71Eps Psc 01:02:56.5 +07:53:25 4.3 1.39 107 PPM 144219 01:03:47.2 +06:45:53 7.5 0.94 106 PPM 144274 01:06:43.8 +06:40:01 9.8 0.42 107 PPM 144296 01:07:49.9 +07:00:39 10.7 0.11 107 307616 01:07:24.1 +07:03:03 12.5 107 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/05 16:20:56 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute