Event between (55638) 02VE95 and star GA0960:01534865 with event index number of 342906
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/10/29 12:41:53 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:20:37.6 +07:21:30
Equinox of date position of star is 06:21:41.9 +07:20:53
Stellar brightness G=13.5,
use SENSEUP=32
Star is 138 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 3% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.2
[RECON map]
TNO is 30.2 AU from the Sun
and 29.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 212 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1808 km.
The sky-plane scale is
21512.5 km/arcsec.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.3
Diameter=524.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 43.1 sec chord
Diameter=214.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 17.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 55638, (2019/10/29 12:42UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:14.7 +07:24:33 0.4 6.31 144 Alhena 06:38:51.4 +16:22:51 1.9 9.96 135 PPM 150217 06:18:02.6 +07:02:38 6.4 0.96 139 PPM 150335 06:22:10.5 +07:31:30 7.7 0.21 138 55638 06:21:42.0 +07:20:53 13.5 138 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
4.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 23.2 km
RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=26.1%
| Site | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time (UT) |
X-track (km) |
| Victoria | 12:37:52 | -23.2 | Dark | Down | 48.2 | 192.6 | Up | 12:22:52 - 12:52:52 | 1371 |
| Clarence Fulton | 12:37:29 | -20.4 | Dark | Down | 45.9 | 197.9 | Up | 12:22:29 - 12:52:29 | 1341 |
| Kelowna | 12:37:31 | -20.5 | Dark | Down | 46.3 | 197.8 | Up | 12:22:31 - 12:52:31 | 1318 |
| Summerland | 12:37:31 | -20.7 | Dark | Down | 46.6 | 197.6 | Up | 12:22:31 - 12:52:31 | 1305 |
| Penticton | 12:37:32 | -20.6 | Dark | Down | 46.6 | 197.8 | Up | 12:22:32 - 12:52:32 | 1295 |
| Oliver | 12:37:33 | -20.6 | Dark | Down | 46.9 | 197.9 | Up | 12:22:33 - 12:52:33 | 1268 |
| Anarchist Mountain Observatory | 12:37:33 | -20.5 | Dark | Down | 47.1 | 198.3 | Up | 12:22:33 - 12:52:33 | 1247 |
| Tonasket | 12:37:33 | -20.6 | Dark | Down | 47.4 | 198.3 | Up | 12:22:33 - 12:52:33 | 1225 |
| Okanogan | 12:37:35 | -20.7 | Dark | Down | 47.7 | 198.2 | Up | 12:22:35 - 12:52:35 | 1205 |
| Brewster | 12:37:37 | -20.8 | Dark | Down | 48.0 | 198.0 | Up | 12:22:37 - 12:52:37 | 1192 |
| Manson/Chelan | 12:37:40 | -21.1 | Dark | Down | 48.3 | 197.5 | Up | 12:22:40 - 12:52:40 | 1190 |
| Entiat | 12:37:40 | -21.1 | Dark | Down | 48.5 | 197.5 | Up | 12:22:40 - 12:52:40 | 1176 |
| Wenatchee | 12:37:40 | -21.2 | Dark | Down | 48.8 | 197.4 | Up | 12:22:40 - 12:52:40 | 1160 |
| Ellensburg | 12:37:44 | -21.4 | Dark | Down | 49.2 | 197.3 | Up | 12:22:44 - 12:52:44 | 1136 |
| Yakima | 12:37:46 | -21.4 | Dark | Down | 49.6 | 197.4 | Up | 12:22:46 - 12:52:46 | 1105 |
| Toppenish/White Swan | 12:37:44 | -21.3 | Dark | Down | 49.8 | 197.7 | Up | 12:22:44 - 12:52:44 | 1081 |
| Goldendale | 12:37:50 | -21.6 | Dark | Down | 50.4 | 197.3 | Up | 12:22:50 - 12:52:50 | 1055 |
| The Dalles | 12:37:51 | -21.9 | Dark | Down | 50.7 | 196.8 | Up | 12:22:51 - 12:52:51 | 1052 |
| Pasco | 12:37:38 | -20.4 | Dark | Down | 49.6 | 199.6 | Up | 12:22:38 - 12:52:38 | 1018 |
| Maupin | 12:37:52 | -21.8 | Dark | Down | 51.0 | 197.2 | Up | 12:22:52 - 12:52:52 | 1014 |
| PNWRO | 12:37:38 | -20.3 | Dark | Down | 49.8 | 200.1 | Up | 12:22:38 - 12:52:38 | 989 |
| Sisters | 12:37:56 | -22.2 | Dark | Down | 52.0 | 196.8 | Up | 12:22:56 - 12:52:56 | 965 |
| Redmond | 12:37:55 | -21.9 | Dark | Down | 51.9 | 197.4 | Up | 12:22:55 - 12:52:55 | 945 |
| Bend | 12:37:57 | -22.0 | Dark | Down | 52.2 | 197.3 | Up | 12:22:57 - 12:52:57 | 934 |
| Oregon Observatory | 12:37:58 | -22.1 | Dark | Down | 52.3 | 197.1 | Up | 12:22:58 - 12:52:58 | 926 |
| La Pine/Gilchrist | 12:37:59 | -22.2 | Dark | Down | 52.6 | 197.1 | Up | 12:22:59 - 12:52:59 | 912 |
| North Lake | 12:37:57 | -21.7 | Dark | Down | 52.8 | 198.2 | Up | 12:22:57 - 12:52:57 | 850 |
| Klamath Falls | 12:38:05 | -22.4 | Dark | Down | 54.0 | 197.3 | Up | 12:23:05 - 12:53:05 | 805 |
| Paisley | 12:37:57 | -21.5 | Dark | Down | 53.3 | 199.0 | Up | 12:22:57 - 12:52:57 | 789 |
| Lakeview | 12:37:57 | -21.4 | Dark | Down | 53.7 | 199.6 | Up | 12:22:57 - 12:52:57 | 738 |
| Fall River/Burney | 12:38:07 | -22.1 | Dark | Down | 55.0 | 198.4 | Up | 12:23:07 - 12:53:07 | 691 |
| Cedarville | 12:37:59 | -21.2 | Dark | Down | 54.3 | 200.2 | Up | 12:22:59 - 12:52:59 | 676 |
| Susanville | 12:38:05 | -21.6 | Dark | Down | 55.4 | 200.0 | Up | 12:23:05 - 12:53:05 | 604 |
| Greenville | 12:38:08 | -21.8 | Dark | Down | 55.8 | 199.6 | Up | 12:23:08 - 12:53:08 | 594 |
| Gimple | 12:38:06 | -21.8 | Dark | Down | 55.8 | 199.8 | Up | 12:23:06 - 12:53:06 | 590 |
| Quincy | 12:38:08 | -21.8 | Dark | Down | 56.0 | 199.7 | Up | 12:23:08 - 12:53:08 | 577 |
| Portola | 12:38:06 | -21.5 | Dark | Down | 56.0 | 200.6 | Up | 12:23:06 - 12:53:06 | 544 |
| Reno | 12:38:04 | -21.0 | Dark | Down | 56.0 | 201.8 | Up | 12:23:04 - 12:53:04 | 492 |
| Carson City | 12:38:04 | -20.9 | Dark | Down | 56.4 | 202.1 | Up | 12:23:04 - 12:53:04 | 460 |
| Gardnerville | 12:38:05 | -20.9 | Dark | Down | 56.6 | 202.3 | Up | 12:23:05 - 12:53:05 | 437 |
| Yerington | 12:38:02 | -20.4 | Dark | Down | 56.3 | 203.3 | Up | 12:23:02 - 12:53:02 | 414 |
| Hawthorne | 12:37:59 | -20.0 | Dark | Down | 56.6 | 204.4 | Up | 12:22:59 - 12:52:59 | 349 |
| Lee Vining | 12:38:04 | -20.4 | Dark | Down | 57.3 | 204.0 | Up | 12:23:04 - 12:53:04 | 323 |
| Tonopah | 12:37:53 | -18.9 | Dark | Down | 56.6 | 207.1 | Up | 12:22:53 - 12:52:53 | 243 |
| Bishop | 12:38:02 | -19.8 | Dark | Down | 57.6 | 205.6 | Up | 12:23:02 - 12:53:02 | 237 |
| CPSLO | 12:38:23 | -21.5 | Dark | Down | 60.2 | 203.1 | Up | 12:23:23 - 12:53:23 | 165 |
| Beatty | 12:37:54 | -18.5 | Dark | Down | 57.4 | 208.7 | Up | 12:22:54 - 12:52:54 | 119 |
| Indian Springs | 12:37:49 | -17.6 | AT | Down | 57.3 | 210.7 | Up | 12:22:49 - 12:52:49 | 40 |
| Henderson | 12:37:47 | -17.0 | AT | Down | 57.4 | 212.3 | Up | 12:22:47 - 12:52:47 | -41 |
| Wildwood | 12:38:15 | -19.8 | Dark | Down | 60.6 | 207.8 | Up | 12:23:15 - 12:53:15 | -43 |
| Niwot | 12:36:41 | -10.1 | NT | Down | 49.6 | 222.9 | Up | 12:21:41 - 12:51:41 | -90 |
| Searchlight/Boulder City | 12:37:48 | -16.9 | AT | Down | 57.9 | 212.9 | Up | 12:22:48 - 12:52:48 | -96 |
| SwRI | 12:36:42 | -10.1 | NT | Down | 49.8 | 222.9 | Up | 12:21:42 - 12:51:42 | -96 |
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 12:37:47 | -16.6 | AT | Down | 58.0 | 213.8 | Up | 12:22:47 - 12:52:47 | -139 |
| Patrick | 12:37:42 | -16.1 | AT | Down | 57.5 | 214.7 | Up | 12:22:42 - 12:52:42 | -150 |
| Kingman/Dolan Springs | 12:37:44 | -16.2 | AT | Down | 57.7 | 214.6 | Up | 12:22:44 - 12:52:44 | -161 |
| Mohave Valley | 12:37:48 | -16.6 | AT | Down | 58.2 | 214.0 | Up | 12:22:48 - 12:52:48 | -164 |
| Idyllwild | 12:38:05 | -18.2 | Dark | Down | 60.1 | 211.5 | Up | 12:23:05 - 12:53:05 | -167 |
| DCO | 12:37:40 | -15.5 | AT | Down | 57.4 | 216.1 | Up | 12:22:40 - 12:52:40 | -211 |
| Lake Havasu City | 12:37:48 | -16.4 | AT | Down | 58.4 | 214.8 | Up | 12:22:48 - 12:52:48 | -212 |
| Parker | 12:37:49 | -16.3 | AT | Down | 58.7 | 215.2 | Up | 12:22:49 - 12:52:49 | -246 |
| Blythe | 12:37:53 | -16.5 | AT | Down | 59.3 | 215.2 | Up | 12:22:53 - 12:52:53 | -280 |
| Calipatria | 12:38:00 | -17.2 | AT | Down | 60.1 | 214.1 | Up | 12:23:00 - 12:53:00 | -280 |
| Yuma | 12:37:56 | -16.4 | AT | Down | 60.0 | 216.1 | Up | 12:22:56 - 12:52:56 | -363 |
| George/Scottsdale | 12:37:36 | -14.3 | AT | Down | 57.8 | 219.5 | Up | 12:22:36 - 12:52:36 | -400 |
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 55638, (2019/10/29 12:42UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 6.31 144 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 9.96 135 PPM 150217 06:16:58.4 +07:03:09 6.4 0.96 139 PPM 150335 06:21:06.1 +07:32:07 7.7 0.21 138 55638 06:20:37.6 +07:21:30 13.5 138 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/10/10 20:26:40 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute