RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1200:12104805 with event index number of 2204014

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/04/22 09:51:28 UTC

J2000 position of star is 20:14:50.3 +31:15:09
Equinox of date position of star is 20:15:48.3 +31:19:39
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 53 degrees from the moon. Moon is 36% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

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Object is 15.7 AU from the Sun and 15.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 95 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 660 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11495.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 342842, (2025/04/22 09:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:17.7 +45:22:18  1.3 14.95  64
53Eps Cyg      20:47:14.1 +34:03:57  2.5  7.14  53
39 Cyg         20:24:52.3 +32:16:23  4.4  2.14  53
PPM 084571     20:16:42.7 +30:49:14  8.3  0.54  52
PPM 084543     20:15:57.1 +31:18:01  8.7  0.04  53
342842         20:15:51.1 +31:19:51 15.6        53
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 14.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=28.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:54:28 -15.6 AT Down 48.1 99.7 Up 09:46:05 - 10:02:51 -259
Kamloops 09:54:48 -22.2 Dark Down 39.3 86.6 Up 09:46:25 - 10:03:11 -877
Kelowna 09:54:43 -22.6 Dark Down 39.8 86.6 Up 09:46:20 - 10:03:06 -918
Peachland 09:54:43 -22.8 Dark Down 39.6 86.3 Up 09:46:20 - 10:03:06 -936
Summerland 09:54:42 -22.9 Dark Down 39.6 86.2 Up 09:46:19 - 10:03:05 -945
Penticton 09:54:42 -22.9 Dark Down 39.7 86.2 Up 09:46:19 - 10:03:05 -947
Oliver 09:54:40 -23.2 Dark Down 39.7 85.9 Up 09:46:17 - 10:03:03 -975
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:54:39 -23.3 Dark Down 39.8 85.9 Up 09:46:16 - 10:03:02 -984
Dunrhomin 09:53:27 -23.7 Dark Up 49.1 86.5 Up 09:45:04 - 10:01:50 -1018
Nikitin 09:53:26 -23.8 Dark Up 49.1 86.3 Up 09:45:03 - 10:01:49 -1031
CU-SBO 09:53:25 -23.9 Dark Up 49.0 86.2 Up 09:45:02 - 10:01:48 -1039
Okanogan 09:54:37 -23.9 Dark Down 39.6 85.2 Up 09:46:14 - 10:03:00 -1041
Brewster 09:54:36 -24.2 Dark Down 39.4 84.9 Up 09:46:13 - 10:02:59 -1069
Manson/Chelan 09:54:36 -24.5 Dark Down 39.2 84.5 Up 09:46:13 - 10:02:59 -1097
Victoria 09:54:45 -25.0 Dark Down 37.1 82.7 Up 09:46:22 - 10:03:08 -1136
Wenatchee 09:54:34 -25.0 Dark Down 39.0 83.9 Up 09:46:11 - 10:02:57 -1139
Ellensburg 09:54:33 -25.4 Dark Down 38.8 83.5 Up 09:46:10 - 10:02:56 -1178
PNWRO 09:54:25 -25.7 Dark Down 39.8 83.7 Up 09:46:02 - 10:02:48 -1204
Yakima 09:54:32 -25.8 Dark Down 38.7 83.1 Up 09:46:09 - 10:02:55 -1211
Toppenish/White Swan 09:54:29 -25.9 Dark Down 38.8 83.1 Up 09:46:06 - 10:02:52 -1222
The Dalles 09:54:28 -26.9 Dark Down 38.2 81.9 Up 09:46:05 - 10:02:51 -1306
Maupin 09:54:26 -27.2 Dark Down 38.2 81.7 Up 09:46:03 - 10:02:49 -1335
Sisters 09:54:23 -28.1 Dark Down 37.7 80.7 Up 09:46:00 - 10:02:46 -1417
Bend 09:54:21 -28.2 Dark Down 37.8 80.6 Up 09:45:58 - 10:02:44 -1428
Oregon Observatory 09:54:21 -28.4 Dark Down 37.7 80.4 Up 09:45:58 - 10:02:44 -1445
Chiloquin 09:54:15 -29.7 Dark Down 37.2 79.2 Up 09:45:52 - 10:02:38 -1556
Cedarville 09:54:07 -30.0 Dark Down 38.2 79.3 Up 09:45:44 - 10:02:30 -1578
Klamath Falls 09:54:14 -30.0 Dark Down 37.2 79.0 Up 09:45:51 - 10:02:37 -1578
Fall River/Burney 09:54:08 -30.9 Dark Down 37.2 78.3 Up 09:45:45 - 10:02:31 -1652
Gimple 09:54:02 -31.4 Dark Down 37.4 77.9 Up 09:45:39 - 10:02:25 -1699
Greenville 09:54:02 -31.5 Dark Down 37.3 77.8 Up 09:45:39 - 10:02:25 -1701
Reno 09:53:56 -31.5 Dark Down 38.0 78.0 Up 09:45:33 - 10:02:19 -1705
Portola 09:53:59 -31.5 Dark Down 37.6 77.8 Up 09:45:36 - 10:02:22 -1709
Quincy 09:54:01 -31.6 Dark Down 37.3 77.7 Up 09:45:38 - 10:02:24 -1715
Yerington 09:53:52 -31.7 Dark Down 38.4 77.9 Up 09:45:29 - 10:02:15 -1720
Carson City 09:53:54 -31.8 Dark Down 38.0 77.7 Up 09:45:31 - 10:02:17 -1729
Hawthorne 09:53:49 -31.8 Dark Down 38.7 77.8 Up 09:45:26 - 10:02:12 -1732
Patrick 09:53:21 -32.0 Dark Down 41.6 77.3 Up 09:44:58 - 10:01:44 -1737
Gardnerville 09:53:53 -32.0 Dark Down 37.9 77.5 Up 09:45:30 - 10:02:16 -1744
George/Scottsdale 09:53:07 -32.1 Dark Up 42.8 76.6 Up 09:44:44 - 10:01:30 -1744
Beatty 09:53:36 -32.3 Dark Down 39.7 77.3 Up 09:45:13 - 10:01:59 -1767
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:53:22 -32.5 Dark Down 41.0 76.8 Up 09:44:59 - 10:01:45 -1783
Lee Vining 09:53:47 -32.5 Dark Down 38.2 77.1 Up 09:45:24 - 10:02:10 -1788
Bishop 09:53:43 -32.7 Dark Down 38.6 76.9 Up 09:45:20 - 10:02:06 -1800
Lake Havasu City 09:53:17 -32.9 Dark Down 41.1 76.3 Up 09:44:54 - 10:01:40 -1812
Yuma 09:53:08 -34.5 Dark Down 40.3 74.7 Up 09:44:45 - 10:01:31 -1931
Calipatria 09:53:13 -34.6 Dark Down 39.7 74.7 Up 09:44:50 - 10:01:36 -1946
Idyllwild 09:53:21 -34.8 Dark Down 39.0 74.8 Up 09:44:58 - 10:01:44 -1961
Wildwood 09:53:26 -35.4 Dark Down 37.6 74.3 Up 09:45:03 - 10:01:49 -2015

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, (2025/04/22 09:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 14.95  64
53Eps Cyg      20:46:13.3 +33:58:20  2.5  7.14  53
39 Cyg         20:23:51.7 +32:11:24  4.4  2.14  53
PPM 084571     20:15:41.6 +30:44:30  8.3  0.54  52
PPM 084543     20:14:56.3 +31:13:19  8.7  0.04  53
342842         20:14:50.3 +31:15:09 15.6        53
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 06:11:23 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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