Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star UC4-848-015431 with event index number of 65323
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/09/11 11:28:55 UTC
J2000 position of star is 20:06:20.2 +79:31:15
Equinox of date position of star is 20:05:26.4 +79:34:16
Stellar brightness R=16.2,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 80 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 70% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.2
[RECON map]
TNO is 11.1 AU from the Sun
and 11.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 35.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
16.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 25 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
623 km.
The sky-plane scale is
8002.3 km/arcsec.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=83.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Diameter=34.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 342842, (2017/09/11 11:29UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Deneb 20:42:02.1 +45:20:39 1.3 34.39 90 PPM 000431 02:53:51.7 +89:20:19 2.0 10.59 75 PPM 010164 19:20:33.6 +79:38:12 6.0 2.02 82 PPM 010391 20:01:28.7 +79:43:51 7.3 0.24 80 PPM 010394 20:01:46.8 +79:30:03 10.4 0.18 80 342842 20:05:25.3 +79:34:20 16.2 80 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 11.1 km
RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=7.1%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Niwot | 11:26:42 | -14.1 | AT | Up | 35.0 | 348.5 | Up | 11:24:09 - 11:29:15 | -886 |
| Oroville | 11:27:13 | -19.5 | Dark | Up | 45.9 | 345.2 | Up | 11:24:40 - 11:29:46 | -1249 |
| Tonasket | 11:27:13 | -19.7 | Dark | Up | 45.6 | 345.2 | Up | 11:24:40 - 11:29:46 | -1265 |
| Okanogan | 11:27:13 | -19.9 | Dark | Up | 45.3 | 345.3 | Up | 11:24:40 - 11:29:46 | -1295 |
| Brewster | 11:27:13 | -20.2 | Dark | Up | 45.1 | 345.4 | Up | 11:24:40 - 11:29:46 | -1324 |
| Manson/Chelan | 11:27:13 | -20.5 | Dark | Up | 45.0 | 345.4 | Up | 11:24:40 - 11:29:46 | -1356 |
| Entiat | 11:27:13 | -20.7 | Dark | Up | 44.8 | 345.4 | Up | 11:24:40 - 11:29:46 | -1375 |
| Wenatchee | 11:27:13 | -20.9 | Dark | Up | 44.5 | 345.5 | Up | 11:24:40 - 11:29:46 | -1397 |
| Pasco | 11:27:09 | -20.8 | Dark | Up | 43.2 | 345.9 | Up | 11:24:36 - 11:29:42 | -1411 |
| PNWRO | 11:27:09 | -20.8 | Dark | Up | 42.9 | 345.9 | Up | 11:24:36 - 11:29:42 | -1415 |
| Ellensburg | 11:27:13 | -21.2 | Dark | Up | 44.2 | 345.6 | Up | 11:24:40 - 11:29:46 | -1436 |
| George/Umatilla | 11:27:09 | -21.1 | Dark | Up | 42.9 | 345.9 | Up | 11:24:36 - 11:29:42 | -1445 |
| Yakima | 11:27:12 | -21.4 | Dark | Up | 43.8 | 345.7 | Up | 11:24:39 - 11:29:45 | -1464 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 11:27:12 | -21.4 | Dark | Up | 43.5 | 345.7 | Up | 11:24:39 - 11:29:45 | -1470 |
| Goldendale | 11:27:12 | -22.0 | Dark | Up | 43.1 | 345.8 | Up | 11:24:39 - 11:29:45 | -1529 |
| The Dalles | 11:27:12 | -22.3 | Dark | Up | 42.9 | 345.8 | Up | 11:24:39 - 11:29:45 | -1562 |
| Maupin | 11:27:11 | -22.5 | Dark | Up | 42.5 | 345.9 | Up | 11:24:38 - 11:29:44 | -1585 |
| Madras/Culver | 11:27:11 | -22.8 | Dark | Up | 42.0 | 346.0 | Up | 11:24:38 - 11:29:44 | -1623 |
| Redmond | 11:27:10 | -23.0 | Dark | Up | 41.6 | 346.1 | Up | 11:24:37 - 11:29:43 | -1650 |
| Sisters | 11:27:11 | -23.3 | Dark | Up | 41.7 | 346.1 | Up | 11:24:38 - 11:29:44 | -1669 |
| Bend | 11:27:11 | -23.2 | Dark | Up | 41.5 | 346.2 | Up | 11:24:38 - 11:29:44 | -1671 |
| Oregon Observatory | 11:27:11 | -23.4 | Dark | Up | 41.3 | 346.2 | Up | 11:24:38 - 11:29:44 | -1689 |
| DCO | 11:26:47 | -21.8 | Dark | Up | 31.4 | 348.3 | Up | 11:24:14 - 11:29:20 | -1691 |
| North Lake | 11:27:09 | -23.4 | Dark | Up | 40.6 | 346.4 | Up | 11:24:36 - 11:29:42 | -1702 |
| La Pine/Gilchrist | 11:27:10 | -23.5 | Dark | Up | 41.1 | 346.2 | Up | 11:24:37 - 11:29:43 | -1706 |
| Paisley | 11:27:08 | -23.5 | Dark | Up | 40.0 | 346.5 | Up | 11:24:35 - 11:29:41 | -1717 |
| Patrick | 11:26:49 | -22.2 | Dark | Up | 31.8 | 348.2 | Up | 11:24:16 - 11:29:22 | -1724 |
| Lakeview | 11:27:07 | -23.6 | Dark | Up | 39.5 | 346.6 | Up | 11:24:34 - 11:29:40 | -1739 |
| Kingman/Dolan Springs | 11:26:49 | -22.4 | Dark | Up | 31.6 | 348.2 | Up | 11:24:16 - 11:29:22 | -1748 |
| Henderson | 11:26:51 | -22.8 | Dark | Up | 32.6 | 348.0 | Up | 11:24:18 - 11:29:24 | -1766 |
| Cedarville | 11:27:06 | -23.8 | Dark | Up | 38.8 | 346.7 | Up | 11:24:33 - 11:29:39 | -1770 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 11:26:50 | -22.8 | Dark | Up | 31.7 | 348.2 | Up | 11:24:17 - 11:29:23 | -1784 |
| Indian Springs | 11:26:53 | -23.1 | Dark | Up | 33.2 | 347.9 | Up | 11:24:20 - 11:29:26 | -1784 |
| Searchlight/Boulder City | 11:26:51 | -23.0 | Dark | Up | 32.0 | 348.1 | Up | 11:24:18 - 11:29:24 | -1792 |
| Chiloquin | 11:27:10 | -24.4 | Dark | Up | 40.1 | 346.4 | Up | 11:24:37 - 11:29:43 | -1797 |
| Mohave Valley | 11:26:50 | -22.9 | Dark | Up | 31.4 | 348.2 | Up | 11:24:17 - 11:29:23 | -1797 |
| Tonopah | 11:26:58 | -23.5 | Dark | Up | 34.9 | 347.6 | Up | 11:24:25 - 11:29:31 | -1800 |
| Lake Havasu City | 11:26:49 | -22.9 | Dark | Up | 31.0 | 348.3 | Up | 11:24:16 - 11:29:22 | -1801 |
| Klamath Falls | 11:27:09 | -24.5 | Dark | Up | 39.8 | 346.5 | Up | 11:24:36 - 11:29:42 | -1815 |
| Tulelake | 11:27:09 | -24.4 | Dark | Up | 39.4 | 346.6 | Up | 11:24:36 - 11:29:42 | -1815 |
| Parker | 11:26:49 | -23.0 | Dark | Up | 30.6 | 348.3 | Up | 11:24:16 - 11:29:22 | -1816 |
| Beatty | 11:26:55 | -23.7 | Dark | Up | 33.7 | 347.8 | Up | 11:24:22 - 11:29:28 | -1835 |
| Hawthorne | 11:27:00 | -24.3 | Dark | Up | 35.6 | 347.4 | Up | 11:24:27 - 11:29:33 | -1860 |
| Blythe | 11:26:49 | -23.4 | Dark | Up | 30.1 | 348.3 | Up | 11:24:16 - 11:29:22 | -1863 |
| Yerington | 11:27:02 | -24.4 | Dark | Up | 36.2 | 347.3 | Up | 11:24:29 - 11:29:35 | -1865 |
| Susanville | 11:27:06 | -24.7 | Dark | Up | 37.8 | 346.9 | Up | 11:24:33 - 11:29:39 | -1866 |
| Fall River/Burney | 11:27:08 | -24.9 | Dark | Up | 38.5 | 346.7 | Up | 11:24:35 - 11:29:41 | -1868 |
| Reno | 11:27:03 | -24.6 | Dark | Up | 36.8 | 347.1 | Up | 11:24:30 - 11:29:36 | -1870 |
| Carson City | 11:27:03 | -24.7 | Dark | Up | 36.5 | 347.2 | Up | 11:24:30 - 11:29:36 | -1891 |
| Portola | 11:27:05 | -24.9 | Dark | Up | 37.2 | 347.0 | Up | 11:24:32 - 11:29:38 | -1892 |
| Gimple | 11:27:06 | -25.0 | Dark | Up | 37.6 | 346.9 | Up | 11:24:33 - 11:29:39 | -1895 |
| Greenville | 11:27:06 | -25.0 | Dark | Up | 37.6 | 346.9 | Up | 11:24:33 - 11:29:39 | -1899 |
| Gardnerville | 11:27:02 | -24.8 | Dark | Up | 36.2 | 347.2 | Up | 11:24:29 - 11:29:35 | -1902 |
| Yuma | 11:26:48 | -23.8 | Dark | Up | 29.2 | 348.5 | Low | 11:24:15 - 11:29:21 | -1911 |
| Quincy | 11:27:06 | -25.1 | Dark | Up | 37.4 | 347.0 | Up | 11:24:33 - 11:29:39 | -1911 |
| Bishop | 11:26:59 | -24.6 | Dark | Up | 34.4 | 347.6 | Up | 11:24:26 - 11:29:32 | -1912 |
| Lee Vining | 11:27:01 | -24.9 | Dark | Up | 35.2 | 347.4 | Up | 11:24:28 - 11:29:34 | -1923 |
| Lone Pine | 11:26:58 | -24.8 | Dark | Up | 33.6 | 347.7 | Up | 11:24:25 - 11:29:31 | -1934 |
| Calipatria | 11:26:50 | -24.4 | Dark | Up | 29.8 | 348.3 | Low | 11:24:17 - 11:29:23 | -1951 |
| Idyllwild | 11:26:53 | -25.0 | Dark | Up | 30.6 | 348.2 | Up | 11:24:20 - 11:29:26 | -2001 |
| Wildwood | 11:26:56 | -26.3 | Dark | Up | 31.3 | 348.0 | Up | 11:24:23 - 11:29:29 | -2104 |
| CPSLO | 11:27:01 | -27.2 | Dark | Up | 32.8 | 347.7 | Up | 11:24:28 - 11:29:34 | -2166 |
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 342842, (2017/09/11 11:29UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Deneb 20:41:25.9 +45:16:49 1.3 34.39 90 PPM 000431 02:31:52.2 +89:15:50 2.0 10.59 75 PPM 010164 19:21:40.2 +79:36:09 6.0 2.02 82 PPM 010391 20:02:26.5 +79:40:51 7.3 0.24 80 PPM 010394 20:02:42.0 +79:27:03 10.4 0.18 80 342842 20:06:20.2 +79:31:15 16.2 80 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/05/16 18:32:46 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute