RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1540:04474227 with event index number of 336682

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/08/17 10:00:39 UTC

J2000 position of star is 20:08:41.2 +65:10:59
Equinox of date position of star is 20:08:53.5 +65:14:28
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 82 degrees from the moon. Moon is 97% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.7

[RECON map]
TNO is 12.6 AU from the Sun and 12.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 33.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 13.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 24 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1033 km.
The sky-plane scale is 9027.0 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=83.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Diameter=34.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 342842, (2019/08/17 10:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:06.1 +45:21:04  1.3 20.40  65
Alderamin      21:19:02.8 +62:40:09  2.4  8.09  76
PPM 021951     20:04:59.0 +63:56:49  6.2  1.36  82
PPM 021996     20:08:01.4 +64:39:38  8.5  0.59  82
PPM 021982     20:06:50.3 +64:56:06  9.6  0.37  82
PPM 022034     20:11:55.1 +65:19:56 11.2  0.33  82
342842         20:08:53.5 +65:14:28 16.2        82
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 20.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 09:59:23 -21.6 Dark Up 58.6 319.4 Up 09:56:54 - 10:01:53 -3585
Summerland 09:59:24 -21.9 Dark Up 58.5 319.7 Up 09:56:55 - 10:01:54 -3620
Penticton 09:59:24 -21.9 Dark Up 58.4 319.8 Up 09:56:54 - 10:01:53 -3625
Okanagan Falls 09:59:23 -22.1 Dark Up 58.3 320.0 Up 09:56:54 - 10:01:53 -3645
Oliver 09:59:24 -22.3 Dark Up 58.2 320.2 Up 09:56:54 - 10:01:53 -3661
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:59:23 -22.3 Dark Up 58.0 320.3 Up 09:56:54 - 10:01:53 -3675
Oroville 09:59:23 -22.4 Dark Up 57.9 320.4 Up 09:56:54 - 10:01:53 -3684
Tonasket 09:59:23 -22.6 Dark Up 57.8 320.6 Up 09:56:54 - 10:01:53 -3707
Okanogan 09:59:23 -23.0 Dark Up 57.6 321.0 Up 09:56:54 - 10:01:53 -3744
Brewster 09:59:24 -23.3 Dark Up 57.4 321.3 Up 09:56:54 - 10:01:53 -3775
Manson/Chelan 09:59:24 -23.6 Dark Up 57.4 321.5 Up 09:56:55 - 10:01:54 -3802
Wenatchee 09:59:25 -24.0 Dark Up 57.1 322.0 Up 09:56:55 - 10:01:54 -3852
Ellensburg 09:59:25 -24.5 Dark Up 56.9 322.4 Up 09:56:55 - 10:01:54 -3897
Yakima 09:59:25 -24.8 Dark Up 56.6 322.8 Up 09:56:55 - 10:01:54 -3938
Pasco 09:59:22 -24.6 Dark Up 55.7 322.9 Up 09:56:52 - 10:01:51 -3947
Toppenish/White Swan 09:59:24 -25.0 Dark Up 56.3 322.9 Up 09:56:55 - 10:01:54 -3957
PNWRO 09:59:21 -24.7 Dark Up 55.4 323.1 Up 09:56:51 - 10:01:50 -3967
Goldendale 09:59:25 -25.6 Dark Up 56.1 323.5 Up 09:56:56 - 10:01:55 -4019
The Dalles 09:59:26 -25.9 Dark Up 56.0 323.7 Up 09:56:56 - 10:01:55 -4047
Maupin 09:59:25 -26.2 Dark Up 55.6 324.1 Up 09:56:56 - 10:01:55 -4086
Madras/Culver 09:59:25 -26.7 Dark Up 55.2 324.5 Up 09:56:56 - 10:01:55 -4141
SwRI 09:58:51 -23.1 Dark Up 44.8 326.8 Up 09:56:22 - 10:01:21 -4149
Redmond 09:59:26 -27.0 Dark Up 54.9 324.8 Up 09:56:56 - 10:01:55 -4177
Sisters 09:59:27 -27.2 Dark Up 55.1 324.9 Up 09:56:57 - 10:01:56 -4181
Bend 09:59:27 -27.3 Dark Up 54.8 325.0 Up 09:56:57 - 10:01:56 -4200
Oregon Observatory 09:59:27 -27.5 Dark Up 54.7 325.2 Up 09:56:57 - 10:01:56 -4219
La Pine/Gilchrist 09:59:26 -27.7 Dark Up 54.6 325.4 Up 09:56:57 - 10:01:56 -4240
North Lake 09:59:25 -27.8 Dark Up 54.0 325.6 Up 09:56:56 - 10:01:55 -4273
Paisley 09:59:25 -28.2 Dark Up 53.4 326.0 Up 09:56:55 - 10:01:54 -4320
Chiloquin 09:59:27 -28.8 Dark Up 53.8 326.3 Up 09:56:58 - 10:01:57 -4354
Lakeview 09:59:24 -28.5 Dark Up 52.9 326.3 Up 09:56:55 - 10:01:54 -4365
Klamath Falls 09:59:27 -29.0 Dark Up 53.5 326.5 Up 09:56:58 - 10:01:57 -4386
Tulelake 09:59:27 -29.1 Dark Up 53.2 326.7 Up 09:56:57 - 10:01:56 -4407
Cedarville 09:59:24 -29.0 Dark Up 52.3 326.8 Up 09:56:54 - 10:01:53 -4425
Fall River/Burney 09:59:26 -29.9 Dark Up 52.4 327.3 Up 09:56:57 - 10:01:56 -4493
Susanville 09:59:24 -30.1 Dark Up 51.5 327.6 Up 09:56:55 - 10:01:54 -4540
Gimple 09:59:25 -30.5 Dark Up 51.4 327.9 Up 09:56:55 - 10:01:54 -4569
Greenville 09:59:26 -30.5 Dark Up 51.4 327.9 Up 09:56:56 - 10:01:55 -4571
Quincy 09:59:25 -30.7 Dark Up 51.2 328.0 Up 09:56:56 - 10:01:55 -4590
Portola 09:59:24 -30.6 Dark Up 50.9 328.0 Up 09:56:54 - 10:01:53 -4593
Reno 09:59:23 -30.5 Dark Up 50.5 328.1 Up 09:56:53 - 10:01:52 -4606
Carson City 09:59:23 -30.8 Dark Up 50.1 328.3 Up 09:56:53 - 10:01:52 -4639
Yerington 09:59:21 -30.7 Dark Up 49.7 328.3 Up 09:56:52 - 10:01:51 -4645
Gardnerville 09:59:23 -31.0 Dark Up 49.9 328.4 Up 09:56:53 - 10:01:52 -4661
Hawthorne 09:59:20 -30.9 Dark Up 49.1 328.5 Up 09:56:50 - 10:01:49 -4677
Tonopah 09:59:17 -30.6 Dark Up 48.1 328.6 Up 09:56:47 - 10:01:46 -4688
Lee Vining 09:59:21 -31.5 Dark Up 48.8 328.9 Up 09:56:52 - 10:01:51 -4739
Bishop 09:59:19 -31.7 Dark Up 48.0 329.2 Up 09:56:50 - 10:01:49 -4778
Beatty 09:59:16 -31.3 Dark Up 47.0 329.2 Up 09:56:46 - 10:01:45 -4782
Indian Springs 09:59:13 -31.1 Dark Up 46.2 329.2 Up 09:56:43 - 10:01:42 -4785
Henderson 09:59:11 -31.1 Dark Up 45.5 329.4 Up 09:56:42 - 10:01:41 -4814
Patrick 09:59:09 -31.0 Dark Up 44.5 329.6 Up 09:56:39 - 10:01:38 -4838
Lone Pine 09:59:18 -32.2 Dark Up 47.2 329.5 Up 09:56:49 - 10:01:48 -4839
Searchlight/Boulder City 09:59:11 -31.5 Dark Up 45.0 329.7 Up 09:56:41 - 10:01:40 -4863
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:59:09 -31.3 Dark Up 44.4 329.8 Up 09:56:39 - 10:01:38 -4863
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:59:10 -31.6 Dark Up 44.6 329.8 Up 09:56:41 - 10:01:40 -4879
Mohave Valley 09:59:10 -31.8 Dark Up 44.3 330.0 Up 09:56:41 - 10:01:40 -4903
George/Scottsdale 09:59:04 -31.2 Dark Up 42.2 330.2 Up 09:56:34 - 10:01:33 -4923
Lake Havasu City 09:59:10 -32.0 Dark Up 43.9 330.1 Up 09:56:40 - 10:01:39 -4931
Parker 09:59:10 -32.2 Dark Up 43.6 330.3 Up 09:56:40 - 10:01:39 -4960
CPSLO 09:59:24 -34.4 Dark Up 47.1 330.7 Up 09:56:55 - 10:01:54 -5009
Blythe 09:59:10 -32.8 Dark Up 43.2 330.6 Up 09:56:41 - 10:01:40 -5014
Idyllwild 09:59:15 -33.8 Dark Up 44.2 330.8 Up 09:56:46 - 10:01:45 -5060
Wildwood 09:59:20 -34.5 Dark Up 45.3 330.9 Up 09:56:50 - 10:01:49 -5074
Calipatria 09:59:12 -33.7 Dark Up 43.2 330.9 Up 09:56:43 - 10:01:42 -5082
Yuma 09:59:10 -33.5 Dark Up 42.4 331.0 Up 09:56:41 - 10:01:40 -5094

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, (2019/08/17 10:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 20.40  65
Alderamin      21:18:35.2 +62:35:09  2.4  8.09  76
PPM 021951     20:04:44.5 +63:53:25  6.2  1.36  82
PPM 021996     20:07:48.0 +64:36:10  8.5  0.59  82
PPM 021982     20:06:37.6 +64:52:39  9.6  0.37  82
PPM 022034     20:11:42.6 +65:16:22 11.2  0.33  82
342842         20:08:41.2 +65:10:59 16.2        82
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/08/02 22:11:41 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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