Event between 01VN71 and star GA1220:02904461 with event index number of 237452
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/01/19 09:46:59 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:46:12.1 +32:55:46
Equinox of date position of star is 06:47:28.3 +32:54:27
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 131 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 30% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.8
[RECON map]
TNO is 30.5 AU from the Sun
and 29.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 378 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2148 km.
The sky-plane scale is
21475.7 km/arcsec.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.9
Diameter=102.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Diameter=41.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 01VN71, (2020/01/19 09:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:32.4 +27:58:34 1.1 13.63 119 34The Gem 06:54:06.5 +33:56:07 3.6 1.72 130 PPM 072054 06:47:21.8 +33:00:25 8.4 0.10 131 01VN71 06:47:30.7 +32:54:24 16.5 131 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
2.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 15.6 km
RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=2.6%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Kelowna | 09:45:04 | -54.8 | Dark | Down | 53.8 | 258.8 | Up | 09:30:04 - 10:00:04 | 6825 |
| Summerland | 09:45:04 | -55.1 | Dark | Down | 54.1 | 258.9 | Up | 09:30:04 - 10:00:04 | 6789 |
| Penticton | 09:45:03 | -55.1 | Dark | Down | 54.0 | 259.1 | Up | 09:30:03 - 10:00:03 | 6787 |
| Okanagan Falls | 09:45:02 | -55.3 | Dark | Down | 54.1 | 259.3 | Up | 09:30:02 - 10:00:02 | 6769 |
| Oliver | 09:45:02 | -55.4 | Dark | Down | 54.1 | 259.6 | Up | 09:30:02 - 10:00:02 | 6755 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 09:45:01 | -55.5 | Dark | Down | 54.0 | 260.0 | Up | 09:30:01 - 10:00:01 | 6746 |
| Oroville | 09:45:02 | -55.5 | Dark | Down | 54.1 | 260.0 | Up | 09:30:02 - 10:00:02 | 6737 |
| Tonasket | 09:45:01 | -55.7 | Dark | Down | 54.1 | 260.3 | Up | 09:30:01 - 10:00:01 | 6716 |
| Okanogan | 09:45:00 | -56.0 | Dark | Down | 54.3 | 260.7 | Up | 09:30:00 - 10:00:00 | 6681 |
| Brewster | 09:44:59 | -56.3 | Dark | Down | 54.4 | 260.9 | Up | 09:29:59 - 09:59:59 | 6650 |
| Manson/Chelan | 09:45:00 | -56.6 | Dark | Down | 54.7 | 260.8 | Up | 09:30:00 - 10:00:00 | 6619 |
| Entiat | 09:44:59 | -56.8 | Dark | Down | 54.8 | 261.1 | Up | 09:29:59 - 09:59:59 | 6597 |
| Wenatchee | 09:44:59 | -57.1 | Dark | Down | 54.9 | 261.3 | Up | 09:29:59 - 09:59:59 | 6571 |
| Ellensburg | 09:44:59 | -57.5 | Dark | Down | 55.1 | 261.7 | Up | 09:29:59 - 09:59:59 | 6526 |
| Pasco | 09:44:54 | -57.3 | Dark | Down | 54.2 | 263.9 | Up | 09:29:54 - 09:59:54 | 6504 |
| PNWRO | 09:44:52 | -57.4 | Dark | Down | 54.1 | 264.5 | Up | 09:29:52 - 09:59:52 | 6489 |
| Yakima | 09:44:57 | -57.8 | Dark | Down | 55.2 | 262.3 | Up | 09:29:57 - 09:59:57 | 6488 |
| Niwot | 09:44:06 | -52.0 | Dark | Up | 44.0 | 280.1 | Up | 09:29:06 - 09:59:06 | 6482 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 09:44:56 | -57.9 | Dark | Down | 55.1 | 262.7 | Up | 09:29:56 - 09:59:56 | 6473 |
| SwRI | 09:44:06 | -52.1 | Dark | Up | 44.0 | 280.1 | Up | 09:29:06 - 09:59:06 | 6468 |
| George/Umatilla | 09:44:53 | -57.7 | Dark | Down | 54.4 | 264.2 | Up | 09:29:53 - 09:59:53 | 6466 |
| Goldendale | 09:44:56 | -58.5 | Dark | Down | 55.5 | 263.2 | Up | 09:29:56 - 09:59:56 | 6408 |
| The Dalles | 09:44:57 | -58.8 | Dark | Down | 55.7 | 263.2 | Up | 09:29:57 - 09:59:57 | 6375 |
| Maupin | 09:44:55 | -59.0 | Dark | Down | 55.7 | 263.9 | Up | 09:29:55 - 09:59:55 | 6340 |
| Madras/Culver | 09:44:54 | -59.5 | Dark | Down | 55.8 | 264.6 | Up | 09:29:54 - 09:59:54 | 6287 |
| Redmond | 09:44:53 | -59.7 | Dark | Down | 55.9 | 265.1 | Up | 09:29:53 - 09:59:53 | 6252 |
| Sisters | 09:44:54 | -59.9 | Dark | Down | 56.2 | 264.8 | Up | 09:29:54 - 09:59:54 | 6241 |
| Bend | 09:44:53 | -60.0 | Dark | Down | 56.0 | 265.3 | Up | 09:29:53 - 09:59:53 | 6227 |
| Oregon Observatory | 09:44:53 | -60.2 | Dark | Down | 56.1 | 265.5 | Up | 09:29:53 - 09:59:53 | 6206 |
| La Pine/Gilchrist | 09:44:52 | -60.3 | Dark | Down | 56.2 | 265.7 | Up | 09:29:52 - 09:59:52 | 6185 |
| North Lake | 09:44:49 | -60.3 | Dark | Down | 55.8 | 266.8 | Up | 09:29:49 - 09:59:49 | 6164 |
| Paisley | 09:44:48 | -60.5 | Dark | Down | 55.5 | 267.9 | Up | 09:29:48 - 09:59:48 | 6124 |
| Lakeview | 09:44:46 | -60.7 | Dark | Down | 55.4 | 268.7 | Up | 09:29:46 - 09:59:46 | 6083 |
| Chiloquin | 09:44:50 | -61.3 | Dark | Down | 56.5 | 267.1 | Up | 09:29:50 - 09:59:50 | 6067 |
| Klamath Falls | 09:44:49 | -61.5 | Dark | Down | 56.5 | 267.7 | Up | 09:29:49 - 09:59:49 | 6037 |
| Cedarville | 09:44:43 | -61.1 | Dark | Down | 55.3 | 269.8 | Up | 09:29:43 - 09:59:43 | 6026 |
| Tulelake | 09:44:48 | -61.5 | Dark | Down | 56.2 | 268.3 | Up | 09:29:48 - 09:59:48 | 6022 |
| Fall River/Burney | 09:44:45 | -62.1 | Dark | Down | 56.2 | 269.7 | Up | 09:29:45 - 09:59:45 | 5937 |
| Susanville | 09:44:42 | -62.1 | Dark | Down | 55.6 | 271.1 | Up | 09:29:42 - 09:59:42 | 5903 |
| Gimple | 09:44:42 | -62.4 | Dark | Down | 55.8 | 271.4 | Up | 09:29:42 - 09:59:42 | 5869 |
| Greenville | 09:44:42 | -62.4 | Dark | Down | 55.9 | 271.3 | Up | 09:29:42 - 09:59:42 | 5866 |
| Portola | 09:44:40 | -62.3 | Dark | Down | 55.5 | 272.1 | Up | 09:29:40 - 09:59:40 | 5851 |
| Reno | 09:44:38 | -62.1 | Dark | Down | 55.0 | 272.9 | Up | 09:29:38 - 09:59:38 | 5849 |
| Quincy | 09:44:42 | -62.5 | Dark | Down | 55.9 | 271.6 | Up | 09:29:42 - 09:59:42 | 5846 |
| Yerington | 09:44:35 | -62.0 | Dark | Down | 54.5 | 274.0 | Up | 09:29:35 - 09:59:35 | 5820 |
| Carson City | 09:44:37 | -62.3 | Dark | Down | 55.0 | 273.4 | Up | 09:29:37 - 09:59:37 | 5816 |
| Tonopah | 09:44:27 | -61.2 | Dark | Down | 52.9 | 276.3 | Up | 09:29:27 - 09:59:27 | 5805 |
| Hawthorne | 09:44:33 | -61.9 | Dark | Down | 54.0 | 274.9 | Up | 09:29:33 - 09:59:33 | 5795 |
| Gardnerville | 09:44:36 | -62.4 | Dark | Down | 54.9 | 273.8 | Up | 09:29:36 - 09:59:36 | 5794 |
| Indian Springs | 09:44:19 | -60.9 | Dark | Down | 51.5 | 278.9 | Up | 09:29:19 - 09:59:19 | 5723 |
| Lee Vining | 09:44:32 | -62.6 | Dark | Down | 54.4 | 275.5 | Up | 09:29:32 - 09:59:32 | 5723 |
| Beatty | 09:44:23 | -61.5 | Dark | Down | 52.4 | 278.0 | Up | 09:29:23 - 09:59:23 | 5712 |
| Henderson | 09:44:17 | -60.6 | Dark | Down | 50.9 | 279.8 | Up | 09:29:17 - 09:59:17 | 5700 |
| Bishop | 09:44:29 | -62.4 | Dark | Down | 53.7 | 276.6 | Up | 09:29:29 - 09:59:29 | 5692 |
| DCO | 09:44:10 | -59.6 | Dark | Down | 49.3 | 281.7 | Up | 09:29:10 - 09:59:10 | 5687 |
| Patrick | 09:44:13 | -60.0 | Dark | Down | 49.9 | 281.0 | Up | 09:29:13 - 09:59:13 | 5686 |
| Kingman/Dolan Springs | 09:44:13 | -60.3 | Dark | Down | 50.0 | 281.2 | Up | 09:29:13 - 09:59:13 | 5657 |
| Searchlight/Boulder City | 09:44:15 | -60.8 | Dark | Down | 50.7 | 280.6 | Up | 09:29:15 - 09:59:15 | 5648 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 09:44:13 | -60.7 | Dark | Down | 50.4 | 281.0 | Up | 09:29:13 - 09:59:13 | 5634 |
| Lone Pine | 09:44:26 | -62.6 | Dark | Down | 53.4 | 277.8 | Up | 09:29:26 - 09:59:26 | 5632 |
| Mohave Valley | 09:44:13 | -60.8 | Dark | Down | 50.3 | 281.4 | Up | 09:29:13 - 09:59:13 | 5608 |
| Lake Havasu City | 09:44:11 | -60.7 | Dark | Down | 50.1 | 281.9 | Up | 09:29:11 - 09:59:11 | 5580 |
| Parker | 09:44:11 | -60.8 | Dark | Down | 50.0 | 282.4 | Up | 09:29:11 - 09:59:11 | 5547 |
| Blythe | 09:44:10 | -61.3 | Dark | Down | 50.1 | 282.9 | Up | 09:29:10 - 09:59:10 | 5484 |
| Idyllwild | 09:44:16 | -62.8 | Dark | Down | 51.8 | 282.0 | Up | 09:29:16 - 09:59:16 | 5408 |
| CPSLO | 09:44:30 | -65.0 | Dark | Down | 55.3 | 278.5 | Up | 09:29:30 - 09:59:30 | 5405 |
| Calipatria | 09:44:11 | -62.2 | Dark | Down | 50.7 | 283.1 | Up | 09:29:11 - 09:59:11 | 5398 |
| Yuma | 09:44:08 | -61.6 | Dark | Down | 49.9 | 283.9 | Up | 09:29:08 - 09:59:08 | 5394 |
| Wildwood | 09:44:22 | -64.1 | Dark | Down | 53.4 | 280.9 | Up | 09:29:22 - 09:59:22 | 5367 |
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 01VN71, (2020/01/19 09:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:18.0 +28:01:33 1.1 13.63 119 34The Gem 06:52:47.3 +33:57:40 3.6 1.72 130 PPM 072054 06:46:03.1 +33:01:46 8.4 0.10 131 01VN71 06:46:12.1 +32:55:46 16.5 131 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:11:03 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute