Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1400:05609634 with event index number of 1007454
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/11/18 02:49:33 UTC
J2000 position of star is 19:50:04.0 +50:56:20
Equinox of date position of star is 19:50:37.6 +50:59:33
Stellar brightness G=11.2,
use SENSEUP=8
Star is 78 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 12% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.7
[RECON map]
TNO is 13.5 AU from the Sun
and 13.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 33.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
12.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 30 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
674 km.
The sky-plane scale is
9779.2 km/arcsec.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=83.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Diameter=34.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 0.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 342842, (2020/11/18 02:50UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Deneb 20:42:08.7 +45:21:21 1.3 10.25 76 PPM 037948 19:57:19.5 +50:57:35 6.3 1.05 78 PPM 037860 19:52:07.2 +50:42:33 8.4 0.37 78 PPM 037798 19:48:46.0 +50:52:34 10.1 0.32 78 342842 19:50:37.7 +50:59:34 11.2 78 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 4.5 km
RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=7.9%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Niwot | 02:50:13 | -35.9 | Dark | Down | 49.4 | 305.3 | Up | 02:47:13 - 02:53:12 | 2662 |
| SwRI | 02:50:13 | -35.8 | Dark | Down | 49.4 | 305.3 | Up | 02:47:14 - 02:53:13 | 2657 |
| George/Scottsdale | 02:50:37 | -30.6 | Dark | Up | 49.6 | 311.0 | Up | 02:47:37 - 02:53:36 | 2250 |
| DCO | 02:50:34 | -29.6 | Dark | Up | 51.3 | 309.8 | Up | 02:47:34 - 02:53:33 | 2144 |
| Patrick | 02:50:33 | -29.1 | Dark | Up | 52.0 | 309.6 | Up | 02:47:34 - 02:53:33 | 2088 |
| Kingman/Dolan Springs | 02:50:34 | -28.9 | Dark | Up | 51.9 | 309.8 | Up | 02:47:34 - 02:53:33 | 2074 |
| Parker | 02:50:38 | -28.6 | Dark | Up | 51.4 | 310.9 | Up | 02:47:38 - 02:53:37 | 2059 |
| Lake Havasu City | 02:50:36 | -28.6 | Dark | Up | 51.7 | 310.5 | Up | 02:47:37 - 02:53:36 | 2056 |
| Blythe | 02:50:39 | -28.3 | Dark | Up | 51.2 | 311.4 | Up | 02:47:40 - 02:53:39 | 2036 |
| Mohave Valley | 02:50:35 | -28.5 | Dark | Up | 52.1 | 310.2 | Up | 02:47:36 - 02:53:35 | 2035 |
| Yuma | 02:50:42 | -28.2 | Dark | Up | 50.6 | 312.3 | Up | 02:47:43 - 02:53:42 | 2034 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 02:50:34 | -28.5 | Dark | Up | 52.3 | 309.9 | Up | 02:47:35 - 02:53:34 | 2034 |
| Searchlight/Boulder City | 02:50:34 | -28.2 | Dark | Up | 52.7 | 309.6 | Up | 02:47:34 - 02:53:33 | 2006 |
| Henderson | 02:50:32 | -28.2 | Dark | Up | 53.1 | 309.1 | Up | 02:47:33 - 02:53:32 | 1999 |
| Calipatria | 02:50:41 | -27.5 | Dark | Up | 51.5 | 312.0 | Up | 02:47:42 - 02:53:41 | 1962 |
| Indian Springs | 02:50:31 | -27.7 | Dark | Up | 53.8 | 308.6 | Up | 02:47:31 - 02:53:30 | 1944 |
| Idyllwild | 02:50:40 | -26.6 | Dark | Up | 52.6 | 311.6 | Up | 02:47:40 - 02:53:39 | 1867 |
| Beatty | 02:50:30 | -26.8 | Dark | Up | 54.7 | 308.3 | Up | 02:47:31 - 02:53:30 | 1859 |
| Tonopah | 02:50:27 | -26.6 | Dark | Up | 55.7 | 307.0 | Up | 02:47:27 - 02:53:26 | 1821 |
| Bishop | 02:50:30 | -25.6 | Dark | Up | 56.0 | 308.0 | Up | 02:47:30 - 02:53:29 | 1731 |
| Wildwood | 02:50:40 | -25.1 | Dark | Up | 54.1 | 311.6 | Up | 02:47:40 - 02:53:39 | 1714 |
| Hawthorne | 02:50:26 | -25.5 | Dark | Up | 56.9 | 306.6 | Up | 02:47:27 - 02:53:26 | 1711 |
| Lee Vining | 02:50:28 | -25.1 | Dark | Up | 56.9 | 307.3 | Up | 02:47:29 - 02:53:28 | 1674 |
| Yerington | 02:50:25 | -25.1 | Dark | Up | 57.5 | 306.1 | Up | 02:47:25 - 02:53:24 | 1669 |
| PNWRO | 02:50:03 | -25.7 | Dark | Down | 61.0 | 295.9 | Up | 02:47:03 - 02:53:02 | 1652 |
| Pasco | 02:50:02 | -25.5 | Dark | Down | 61.3 | 295.5 | Up | 02:47:03 - 02:53:02 | 1634 |
| Gardnerville | 02:50:25 | -24.7 | Dark | Up | 57.9 | 306.2 | Up | 02:47:26 - 02:53:25 | 1624 |
| Carson City | 02:50:25 | -24.6 | Dark | Up | 58.0 | 305.9 | Up | 02:47:25 - 02:53:24 | 1620 |
| Reno | 02:50:24 | -24.7 | Dark | Up | 58.3 | 305.4 | Up | 02:47:24 - 02:53:23 | 1618 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 02:49:53 | -25.4 | Dark | Down | 62.5 | 290.7 | Up | 02:46:54 - 02:52:53 | 1593 |
| Tonasket | 02:49:55 | -25.3 | Dark | Down | 62.5 | 291.2 | Up | 02:46:55 - 02:52:54 | 1591 |
| Cedarville | 02:50:18 | -24.5 | Dark | Up | 59.6 | 302.7 | Up | 02:47:18 - 02:53:17 | 1586 |
| Okanogan | 02:49:55 | -25.2 | Dark | Down | 62.4 | 291.7 | Up | 02:46:56 - 02:52:55 | 1585 |
| Clarence Fulton | 02:49:49 | -25.4 | Dark | Down | 62.9 | 288.4 | Up | 02:46:50 - 02:52:49 | 1583 |
| Oliver | 02:49:53 | -25.3 | Dark | Down | 62.7 | 290.3 | Up | 02:46:53 - 02:52:52 | 1578 |
| Kelowna | 02:49:51 | -25.3 | Dark | Down | 62.9 | 289.1 | Up | 02:46:51 - 02:52:50 | 1577 |
| Penticton | 02:49:52 | -25.3 | Dark | Down | 62.8 | 289.6 | Up | 02:46:52 - 02:52:51 | 1575 |
| Brewster | 02:49:56 | -25.1 | Dark | Down | 62.5 | 292.2 | Up | 02:46:57 - 02:52:56 | 1574 |
| Lakeview | 02:50:16 | -24.5 | Dark | Up | 60.1 | 301.7 | Up | 02:47:16 - 02:53:15 | 1571 |
| Portola | 02:50:23 | -24.2 | Dark | Up | 58.8 | 305.1 | Up | 02:47:23 - 02:53:22 | 1567 |
| Summerland | 02:49:51 | -25.2 | Dark | Down | 62.9 | 289.5 | Up | 02:46:52 - 02:52:51 | 1567 |
| Peachland | 02:49:51 | -25.1 | Dark | Down | 63.0 | 289.2 | Up | 02:46:52 - 02:52:51 | 1559 |
| Paisley | 02:50:14 | -24.3 | Dark | Up | 60.5 | 301.0 | Up | 02:47:15 - 02:53:14 | 1555 |
| Susanville | 02:50:21 | -24.1 | Dark | Up | 59.3 | 304.3 | Up | 02:47:22 - 02:53:21 | 1552 |
| Manson/Chelan | 02:49:57 | -24.8 | Dark | Down | 62.6 | 292.5 | Up | 02:46:58 - 02:52:57 | 1551 |
| CPSLO | 02:50:37 | -23.5 | Dark | Up | 56.1 | 310.7 | Up | 02:47:38 - 02:53:37 | 1548 |
| Entiat | 02:49:58 | -24.8 | Dark | Down | 62.6 | 292.8 | Up | 02:46:58 - 02:52:57 | 1548 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 02:50:02 | -24.6 | Dark | Down | 62.1 | 295.1 | Up | 02:47:03 - 02:53:02 | 1546 |
| Wenatchee | 02:49:59 | -24.7 | Dark | Down | 62.5 | 293.3 | Up | 02:46:59 - 02:52:58 | 1543 |
| Gimple | 02:50:22 | -23.9 | Dark | Up | 59.3 | 304.7 | Up | 02:47:23 - 02:53:22 | 1536 |
| Yakima | 02:50:02 | -24.5 | Dark | Down | 62.3 | 294.6 | Up | 02:47:02 - 02:53:01 | 1533 |
| Ellensburg | 02:50:00 | -24.6 | Dark | Down | 62.5 | 293.9 | Up | 02:47:01 - 02:53:00 | 1531 |
| Quincy | 02:50:23 | -23.8 | Dark | Up | 59.2 | 305.0 | Up | 02:47:23 - 02:53:22 | 1530 |
| Greenville | 02:50:22 | -23.8 | Dark | Up | 59.3 | 304.7 | Up | 02:47:23 - 02:53:22 | 1530 |
| North Lake | 02:50:12 | -24.1 | Dark | Up | 61.0 | 300.1 | Up | 02:47:13 - 02:53:12 | 1527 |
| Goldendale | 02:50:04 | -24.3 | Dark | Down | 62.2 | 295.9 | Up | 02:47:05 - 02:53:04 | 1520 |
| Maupin | 02:50:06 | -24.1 | Dark | Up | 62.0 | 297.0 | Up | 02:47:07 - 02:53:06 | 1505 |
| Redmond | 02:50:09 | -24.0 | Dark | Up | 61.7 | 298.5 | Up | 02:47:10 - 02:53:09 | 1503 |
| The Dalles | 02:50:05 | -24.1 | Dark | Down | 62.3 | 296.3 | Up | 02:47:06 - 02:53:05 | 1495 |
| Fall River/Burney | 02:50:20 | -23.6 | Dark | Up | 60.1 | 303.4 | Up | 02:47:20 - 02:53:19 | 1495 |
| Bend | 02:50:10 | -23.9 | Dark | Up | 61.6 | 298.8 | Up | 02:47:10 - 02:53:09 | 1494 |
| Oregon Observatory | 02:50:11 | -23.8 | Dark | Up | 61.6 | 299.1 | Up | 02:47:11 - 02:53:10 | 1485 |
| La Pine/Gilchrist | 02:50:11 | -23.7 | Dark | Up | 61.6 | 299.4 | Up | 02:47:12 - 02:53:11 | 1481 |
| Sisters | 02:50:09 | -23.7 | Dark | Up | 61.9 | 298.4 | Up | 02:47:10 - 02:53:09 | 1474 |
| Klamath Falls | 02:50:16 | -23.4 | Dark | Up | 61.0 | 301.7 | Up | 02:47:16 - 02:53:15 | 1464 |
| Victoria | 02:49:56 | -22.7 | Dark | Down | 64.9 | 290.4 | Up | 02:46:57 - 02:52:56 | 1328 |
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, (2020/11/18 02:50UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Deneb 20:41:25.9 +45:16:49 1.3 10.25 76 PPM 037948 19:56:45.2 +50:54:10 6.3 1.05 78 PPM 037860 19:51:33.0 +50:39:17 8.4 0.37 78 PPM 037798 19:48:12.2 +50:49:23 10.1 0.32 78 342842 19:50:04.0 +50:56:20 11.2 78 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/10/25 21:37:25 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute