RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1280:07061892 with event index number of 2201832

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/12/31 05:20:02 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:58:08.4 +38:15:36
Equinox of date position of star is 19:58:55.6 +38:19:12
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 80 degrees from the moon. Moon is 62% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.4

TNO is 14.7 AU from the Sun and 15.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 29.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 23 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1220 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=83.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Diameter=34.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 342842, (2022/12/31 05:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:13.0 +45:21:48  1.3 10.68  72
37Gam Cyg      20:23:03.3 +40:19:53  2.2  5.07  75
PPM 083936     19:59:24.2 +38:10:09  6.2  0.18  80
PPM 083908     19:58:41.4 +38:11:03  8.4  0.15  80
342842         19:58:58.0 +38:19:23 16.7        80
Positions are for equinox of date

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.

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Star training set for 342842, (2022/12/31 05:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 10.68  72
37Gam Cyg      20:22:13.7 +40:15:24  2.2  5.07  75
PPM 083936     19:58:34.4 +38:06:20  6.2  0.18  80
PPM 083908     19:57:51.7 +38:07:16  8.4  0.15  80
342842         19:58:08.4 +38:15:36 16.7        80
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/11/15 00:52:37 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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