Event between (119951) 02KX14 and star GA0660:11503516 with event index number of 304816
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/10/07 02:31:42 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:19:02.9 -23:16:25
Equinox of date position of star is 17:20:17.8 -23:17:37
Stellar brightness G=15.3,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 171 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 77% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=26.1
[RECON map]
TNO is 39.0 AU from the Sun
and 39.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 106 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1430 km.
The sky-plane scale is
28545.2 km/arcsec.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=691.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Diameter=282.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 119951, (2020/10/07 02:32UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:41.0 -26:28:35 0.9 11.69 174 35Eta Oph 17:11:34.2 -15:44:57 2.6 7.82 171 PPM 266836 17:26:22.5 -24:15:39 6.4 1.69 169 PPM 266759 17:23:22.2 -23:35:34 8.2 0.76 170 PPM 266687 17:20:46.3 -23:00:45 9.3 0.30 170 119951 17:20:18.5 -23:17:38 15.3 170 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 25.6 km
RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=0.5%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Clarence Fulton | 02:33:40 | -12.1 | AT | Down | 10.0 | 212.8 | Really Low | 02:24:18 - 02:43:02 | 4968 |
| Peachland | 02:33:40 | -11.9 | NT | Down | 10.6 | 212.5 | Really Low | 02:24:18 - 02:43:02 | 4956 |
| Kelowna | 02:33:40 | -12.0 | AT | Down | 10.4 | 212.8 | Really Low | 02:24:18 - 02:43:02 | 4956 |
| Victoria | 02:33:30 | -9.5 | NT | Down | 12.9 | 209.4 | Really Low | 02:24:08 - 02:42:52 | 4955 |
| Summerland | 02:33:41 | -11.9 | NT | Down | 10.7 | 212.6 | Really Low | 02:24:19 - 02:43:03 | 4950 |
| Penticton | 02:33:41 | -12.0 | AT | Down | 10.7 | 212.7 | Really Low | 02:24:19 - 02:43:03 | 4946 |
| Oliver | 02:33:42 | -12.0 | AT | Down | 11.0 | 212.7 | Really Low | 02:24:20 - 02:43:04 | 4933 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 02:33:44 | -12.2 | AT | Down | 11.1 | 212.9 | Really Low | 02:24:22 - 02:43:06 | 4925 |
| Tonasket | 02:33:44 | -12.2 | AT | Down | 11.4 | 212.9 | Really Low | 02:24:22 - 02:43:06 | 4914 |
| Okanogan | 02:33:45 | -12.1 | AT | Down | 11.7 | 212.8 | Really Low | 02:24:23 - 02:43:07 | 4903 |
| Brewster | 02:33:45 | -12.0 | AT | Down | 12.0 | 212.7 | Really Low | 02:24:23 - 02:43:07 | 4895 |
| Manson/Chelan | 02:33:44 | -11.8 | NT | Down | 12.3 | 212.4 | Really Low | 02:24:22 - 02:43:06 | 4892 |
| Entiat | 02:33:44 | -11.7 | NT | Down | 12.5 | 212.3 | Really Low | 02:24:22 - 02:43:06 | 4884 |
| Wenatchee | 02:33:44 | -11.7 | NT | Down | 12.8 | 212.3 | Really Low | 02:24:22 - 02:43:06 | 4875 |
| Ellensburg | 02:33:45 | -11.6 | NT | Down | 13.2 | 212.2 | Really Low | 02:24:23 - 02:43:07 | 4862 |
| Yakima | 02:33:46 | -11.6 | NT | Down | 13.6 | 212.2 | Really Low | 02:24:24 - 02:43:08 | 4846 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 02:33:47 | -11.7 | NT | Down | 13.7 | 212.4 | Really Low | 02:24:25 - 02:43:09 | 4834 |
| Goldendale | 02:33:47 | -11.5 | NT | Down | 14.3 | 212.1 | Really Low | 02:24:25 - 02:43:09 | 4817 |
| The Dalles | 02:33:45 | -11.2 | NT | Down | 14.6 | 211.8 | Really Low | 02:24:23 - 02:43:07 | 4812 |
| Pasco | 02:33:52 | -12.6 | AT | Down | 13.3 | 213.5 | Really Low | 02:24:30 - 02:43:14 | 4812 |
| PNWRO | 02:33:54 | -12.8 | AT | Down | 13.4 | 213.7 | Really Low | 02:24:32 - 02:43:16 | 4798 |
| Maupin | 02:33:48 | -11.3 | NT | Down | 14.9 | 211.9 | Really Low | 02:24:26 - 02:43:10 | 4793 |
| Sisters | 02:33:48 | -11.0 | NT | Down | 15.9 | 211.6 | Really Low | 02:24:26 - 02:43:10 | 4761 |
| Redmond | 02:33:50 | -11.3 | NT | Down | 15.7 | 212.0 | Really Low | 02:24:28 - 02:43:12 | 4755 |
| Bend | 02:33:50 | -11.2 | NT | Down | 16.0 | 211.9 | Really Low | 02:24:28 - 02:43:12 | 4747 |
| Oregon Observatory | 02:33:50 | -11.2 | NT | Down | 16.2 | 211.8 | Really Low | 02:24:28 - 02:43:12 | 4741 |
| La Pine/Gilchrist | 02:33:50 | -11.1 | NT | Down | 16.4 | 211.8 | Really Low | 02:24:28 - 02:43:12 | 4733 |
| North Lake | 02:33:54 | -11.6 | NT | Down | 16.5 | 212.4 | Really Low | 02:24:32 - 02:43:16 | 4704 |
| Paisley | 02:33:58 | -11.9 | NT | Down | 16.8 | 212.8 | Really Low | 02:24:36 - 02:43:20 | 4673 |
| Klamath Falls | 02:33:54 | -11.0 | NT | Down | 17.7 | 211.8 | Really Low | 02:24:32 - 02:43:16 | 4668 |
| Lakeview | 02:33:59 | -12.1 | AT | Down | 17.2 | 213.1 | Really Low | 02:24:37 - 02:43:21 | 4646 |
| Cedarville | 02:34:02 | -12.3 | AT | Down | 17.6 | 213.4 | Really Low | 02:24:40 - 02:43:24 | 4611 |
| Fall River/Burney | 02:33:58 | -11.3 | NT | Down | 18.5 | 212.4 | Really Low | 02:24:36 - 02:43:20 | 4604 |
| Susanville | 02:34:03 | -12.0 | NT | Down | 18.8 | 213.1 | Really Low | 02:24:41 - 02:43:25 | 4562 |
| Greenville | 02:34:02 | -11.7 | NT | Down | 19.1 | 212.9 | Really Low | 02:24:40 - 02:43:24 | 4551 |
| Gimple | 02:34:02 | -11.8 | NT | Down | 19.1 | 213.0 | Really Low | 02:24:40 - 02:43:24 | 4550 |
| Quincy | 02:34:02 | -11.8 | NT | Down | 19.3 | 213.0 | Really Low | 02:24:40 - 02:43:24 | 4541 |
| Portola | 02:34:05 | -12.1 | AT | Down | 19.2 | 213.4 | Really Low | 02:24:43 - 02:43:27 | 4528 |
| Reno | 02:34:09 | -12.7 | AT | Down | 19.1 | 214.1 | Really Low | 02:24:47 - 02:43:31 | 4504 |
| Carson City | 02:34:10 | -12.7 | AT | Down | 19.4 | 214.1 | Really Low | 02:24:48 - 02:43:32 | 4484 |
| Gardnerville | 02:34:11 | -12.7 | AT | Down | 19.6 | 214.2 | Really Low | 02:24:49 - 02:43:33 | 4470 |
| Yerington | 02:34:13 | -13.2 | AT | Down | 19.3 | 214.7 | Really Low | 02:24:51 - 02:43:35 | 4464 |
| Hawthorne | 02:34:16 | -13.7 | AT | Down | 19.4 | 215.3 | Really Low | 02:24:54 - 02:43:38 | 4430 |
| Lee Vining | 02:34:16 | -13.3 | AT | Down | 20.1 | 215.0 | Low | 02:24:54 - 02:43:38 | 4407 |
| Tonopah | 02:34:24 | -14.8 | AT | Down | 19.1 | 216.6 | Really Low | 02:25:02 - 02:43:46 | 4380 |
| Bishop | 02:34:20 | -13.9 | AT | Down | 20.2 | 215.8 | Low | 02:24:58 - 02:43:42 | 4360 |
| Beatty | 02:34:29 | -15.3 | AT | Down | 19.8 | 217.3 | Really Low | 02:25:07 - 02:43:51 | 4305 |
| CPSLO | 02:34:16 | -12.2 | AT | Down | 23.0 | 214.3 | Low | 02:24:54 - 02:43:38 | 4275 |
| Indian Springs | 02:34:34 | -16.2 | AT | Down | 19.5 | 218.2 | Really Low | 02:25:12 - 02:43:56 | 4267 |
| Niwot | 02:35:03 | -23.9 | Dark | Down | 11.3 | 225.9 | Really Low | 02:25:41 - 02:44:25 | 4256 |
| SwRI | 02:35:04 | -23.8 | Dark | Down | 11.5 | 225.8 | Really Low | 02:25:42 - 02:44:26 | 4252 |
| Henderson | 02:34:38 | -16.8 | AT | Down | 19.6 | 218.9 | Really Low | 02:25:16 - 02:44:00 | 4222 |
| Searchlight/Boulder City | 02:34:40 | -16.9 | AT | Down | 20.0 | 219.1 | Low | 02:25:18 - 02:44:02 | 4186 |
| Wildwood | 02:34:28 | -14.0 | AT | Down | 23.0 | 216.4 | Low | 02:25:06 - 02:43:50 | 4168 |
| Patrick | 02:34:45 | -17.8 | AT | Down | 19.5 | 220.0 | Really Low | 02:25:23 - 02:44:07 | 4162 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 02:34:43 | -17.3 | AT | Down | 20.1 | 219.5 | Low | 02:25:21 - 02:44:05 | 4161 |
| Kingman/Dolan Springs | 02:34:45 | -17.7 | AT | Down | 19.8 | 219.9 | Really Low | 02:25:23 - 02:44:07 | 4153 |
| Mohave Valley | 02:34:44 | -17.3 | AT | Down | 20.3 | 219.6 | Low | 02:25:22 - 02:44:06 | 4144 |
| DCO | 02:34:49 | -18.4 | Dark | Down | 19.3 | 220.7 | Really Low | 02:25:27 - 02:44:11 | 4130 |
| Lake Havasu City | 02:34:45 | -17.5 | AT | Down | 20.4 | 219.9 | Low | 02:25:23 - 02:44:07 | 4114 |
| Idyllwild | 02:34:37 | -15.6 | AT | Down | 22.3 | 218.1 | Low | 02:25:15 - 02:43:59 | 4113 |
| Parker | 02:34:47 | -17.6 | AT | Down | 20.7 | 220.0 | Low | 02:25:25 - 02:44:09 | 4091 |
| Blythe | 02:34:47 | -17.4 | AT | Down | 21.3 | 219.9 | Low | 02:25:25 - 02:44:09 | 4064 |
| Calipatria | 02:34:45 | -16.6 | AT | Down | 22.1 | 219.2 | Low | 02:25:23 - 02:44:07 | 4050 |
| George/Scottsdale | 02:34:59 | -19.7 | Dark | Down | 19.7 | 222.0 | Really Low | 02:25:37 - 02:44:21 | 4015 |
| Yuma | 02:34:49 | -17.4 | AT | Down | 22.0 | 220.1 | Low | 02:25:27 - 02:44:11 | 4005 |
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 119951, (2020/10/07 02:32UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 11.69 174 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 7.82 171 PPM 266836 17:25:06.3 -24:14:37 6.4 1.69 169 PPM 266759 17:22:06.4 -23:34:26 8.2 0.76 170 PPM 266687 17:19:30.9 -22:59:33 9.3 0.30 170 119951 17:19:02.9 -23:16:25 15.3 170 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/07/30 22:19:19 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute