RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1260:07097210 with event index number of 2203242

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/08/11 06:27:41 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:53:03.1 +36:33:53
Equinox of date position of star is 19:53:56.3 +36:37:43
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 97 degrees from the moon. Moon is 37% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.6

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Object is 15.5 AU from the Sun and 14.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 32.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 10.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 28 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1263 km.
The sky-plane scale is 10784.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 342842, (2024/08/11 06:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:16.3 +45:22:09  1.3 12.60 107
37Gam Cyg      20:23:06.7 +40:20:12  2.2  6.80 103
25 Cyg         20:00:49.3 +37:06:41  5.0  1.46  98
PPM 083731     19:53:10.8 +36:29:49  7.3  0.20  97
PPM 083732     19:53:12.3 +36:41:41  9.9  0.16  97
342842         19:53:57.3 +36:37:48 15.4        97
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 32.5 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=38.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:27:19 -20.7 Dark Down 75.8 174.8 Up 06:24:28 - 06:30:09 -32
Victoria 06:27:28 -21.7 Dark Down 77.6 162.6 Up 06:24:38 - 06:30:19 -90
Peachland 06:27:20 -21.7 Dark Down 76.8 176.6 Up 06:24:29 - 06:30:10 -138
Kelowna 06:27:19 -21.7 Dark Down 76.7 177.6 Up 06:24:28 - 06:30:09 -140
Summerland 06:27:20 -21.9 Dark Down 76.9 176.9 Up 06:24:29 - 06:30:10 -155
Penticton 06:27:20 -22.0 Dark Down 77.0 177.2 Up 06:24:29 - 06:30:10 -166
Oliver 06:27:20 -22.3 Dark Down 77.4 177.2 Up 06:24:30 - 06:30:11 -197
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:27:20 -22.5 Dark Down 77.5 177.9 Up 06:24:30 - 06:30:11 -220
Okanogan 06:27:22 -23.0 Dark Down 78.2 176.9 Up 06:24:31 - 06:30:12 -269
Brewster 06:27:23 -23.2 Dark Down 78.4 176.0 Up 06:24:32 - 06:30:13 -285
Manson/Chelan 06:27:24 -23.3 Dark Down 78.6 174.5 Up 06:24:33 - 06:30:14 -287
Wenatchee 06:27:25 -23.7 Dark Down 79.1 173.5 Up 06:24:34 - 06:30:15 -322
Ellensburg 06:27:26 -24.0 Dark Down 79.5 172.3 Up 06:24:36 - 06:30:17 -350
Yakima 06:27:27 -24.3 Dark Down 79.9 172.0 Up 06:24:36 - 06:30:17 -385
Toppenish/White Swan 06:27:27 -24.6 Dark Down 80.1 172.6 Up 06:24:37 - 06:30:18 -412
Sleaford 06:26:51 -22.2 Dark Down 72.1 215.1 Up 06:24:00 - 06:29:41 -414
The Dalles 06:27:30 -25.0 Dark Down 80.8 168.1 Up 06:24:40 - 06:30:21 -446
Maupin 06:27:31 -25.4 Dark Down 81.2 168.1 Up 06:24:40 - 06:30:21 -488
PNWRO 06:27:25 -25.4 Dark Down 80.6 179.6 Up 06:24:34 - 06:30:15 -511
Sisters 06:27:33 -26.1 Dark Down 82.0 164.0 Up 06:24:43 - 06:30:24 -543
Bend 06:27:33 -26.4 Dark Down 82.3 165.1 Up 06:24:43 - 06:30:24 -577
Oregon Observatory 06:27:34 -26.5 Dark Down 82.4 164.0 Up 06:24:44 - 06:30:25 -586
Chiloquin 06:27:37 -27.5 Dark Down 83.6 157.9 Up 06:24:47 - 06:30:28 -684
Klamath Falls 06:27:38 -27.8 Dark Down 83.9 157.3 Up 06:24:47 - 06:30:28 -718
Fall River/Burney 06:27:39 -29.0 Dark Down 85.1 155.5 Up 06:24:49 - 06:30:30 -843
Cedarville 06:27:36 -29.0 Dark Down 84.9 167.9 Up 06:24:45 - 06:30:26 -858
Greenville 06:27:40 -29.9 Dark Down 86.1 154.8 Up 06:24:50 - 06:30:31 -946
Gimple 06:27:40 -30.0 Dark Down 86.1 155.7 Up 06:24:49 - 06:30:30 -951
Quincy 06:27:41 -30.1 Dark Down 86.3 153.6 Up 06:24:50 - 06:30:31 -965
Portola 06:27:40 -30.4 Dark Down 86.5 158.3 Up 06:24:49 - 06:30:30 -1000
Reno 06:27:39 -30.9 Dark Down 86.9 165.6 Up 06:24:49 - 06:30:30 -1056
Carson City 06:27:40 -31.2 Dark Down 87.3 164.1 Up 06:24:49 - 06:30:30 -1090
Gardnerville 06:27:40 -31.4 Dark Down 87.5 163.5 Up 06:24:50 - 06:30:31 -1114
Yerington 06:27:39 -31.6 Dark Down 87.6 174.4 Up 06:24:48 - 06:30:29 -1139
Hawthorne 06:27:38 -32.2 Dark Down 88.0 185.5 Up 06:24:48 - 06:30:29 -1207
Lee Vining 06:27:41 -32.5 Dark Down 88.6 171.9 Up 06:24:50 - 06:30:31 -1235
Bishop 06:27:40 -33.3 Dark Down 89.1 205.6 Up 06:24:50 - 06:30:31 -1326
Beatty 06:27:37 -34.3 Dark Down 88.3 259.3 Up 06:24:47 - 06:30:28 -1449
Wildwood 06:27:47 -36.2 Dark Down 87.5 354.5 Up 06:24:56 - 06:30:37 -1616
Dunrhomin 06:27:05 -33.9 Dark Down 78.8 255.2 Up 06:24:15 - 06:29:56 -1618
Nikitin 06:27:06 -34.1 Dark Down 78.8 256.0 Up 06:24:16 - 06:29:57 -1636
CU-SBO 06:27:06 -34.1 Dark Down 78.9 256.2 Up 06:24:15 - 06:29:56 -1640
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:27:35 -36.6 Dark Down 86.3 293.2 Up 06:24:45 - 06:30:26 -1716
Patrick 06:27:33 -36.6 Dark Down 85.8 287.4 Up 06:24:43 - 06:30:24 -1727
Idyllwild 06:27:43 -37.2 Dark Down 86.7 328.5 Up 06:24:52 - 06:30:33 -1746
Lake Havasu City 06:27:36 -37.3 Dark Down 85.8 300.6 Up 06:24:45 - 06:30:26 -1792
Calipatria 06:27:41 -38.2 Dark Down 85.6 322.3 Up 06:24:51 - 06:30:32 -1862
Yuma 06:27:40 -38.9 Dark Down 84.8 319.2 Up 06:24:49 - 06:30:30 -1947
George/Scottsdale 06:27:31 -38.8 Dark Down 83.6 298.5 Up 06:24:41 - 06:30:22 -1982

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, (2024/08/11 06:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 12.60 107
37Gam Cyg      20:22:13.7 +40:15:24  2.2  6.80 103
25 Cyg         19:59:55.1 +37:02:34  5.0  1.46  98
PPM 083731     19:52:16.5 +36:25:56  7.3  0.20  97
PPM 083732     19:52:18.2 +36:37:48  9.9  0.16  97
342842         19:53:03.1 +36:33:53 15.4        97
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 05:57:20 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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