RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1180:09313083 with event index number of 1510194

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/09/30 05:48:53 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:41:39.5 +29:11:22
Equinox of date position of star is 19:42:29.5 +29:14:22
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 59 degrees from the moon. Moon is 53% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3

[RECON map]
TNO is 15.9 AU from the Sun and 15.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 29.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 75 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 765 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11262.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=83.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Diameter=34.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 0.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 342842, (2025/09/30 05:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:48.6 +38:48:31  0.0 16.45  67
37Gam Cyg      20:23:09.2 +40:20:25  2.2 13.83  72
PPM 109352     19:38:11.2 +29:23:35  6.1  0.99  59
PPM 109509     19:42:21.7 +29:12:22  8.5  0.08  59
342842         19:42:41.3 +29:15:05 16.5        59
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 19.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=56.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 05:47:09 -35.8 Dark Up 55.7 249.4 Up 05:40:24 - 05:53:55 950
Clarence Fulton 05:47:00 -36.3 Dark Down 52.6 251.5 Up 05:40:14 - 05:53:45 886
Peachland 05:47:01 -36.5 Dark Down 53.1 251.7 Up 05:40:16 - 05:53:47 867
Kelowna 05:47:01 -36.5 Dark Down 52.8 251.8 Up 05:40:16 - 05:53:47 863
Summerland 05:47:02 -36.6 Dark Down 53.0 251.9 Up 05:40:16 - 05:53:47 851
Penticton 05:47:02 -36.7 Dark Down 53.0 252.1 Up 05:40:16 - 05:53:47 841
Oliver 05:47:03 -37.0 Dark Down 53.1 252.6 Up 05:40:17 - 05:53:48 813
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:47:03 -37.2 Dark Down 53.0 253.0 Up 05:40:18 - 05:53:49 790
Tonasket 05:47:04 -37.4 Dark Down 53.2 253.3 Up 05:40:18 - 05:53:49 769
Okanogan 05:47:05 -37.6 Dark Down 53.3 253.6 Up 05:40:20 - 05:53:51 750
Manson/Chelan 05:47:07 -37.8 Dark Down 53.8 253.7 Up 05:40:21 - 05:53:52 740
Brewster 05:47:06 -37.8 Dark Down 53.5 253.8 Up 05:40:20 - 05:53:51 738
Entiat 05:47:07 -37.9 Dark Up 53.9 253.9 Up 05:40:22 - 05:53:53 726
Wenatchee 05:47:08 -38.1 Dark Up 54.1 254.1 Up 05:40:23 - 05:53:54 711
Ellensburg 05:47:10 -38.3 Dark Up 54.3 254.5 Up 05:40:24 - 05:53:55 690
Yakima 05:47:11 -38.6 Dark Up 54.4 255.0 Up 05:40:25 - 05:53:56 659
Toppenish/White Swan 05:47:11 -38.8 Dark Up 54.4 255.5 Up 05:40:25 - 05:53:56 634
The Dalles 05:47:14 -39.0 Dark Up 55.1 255.8 Up 05:40:29 - 05:54:00 615
Goldendale 05:47:13 -39.0 Dark Up 54.8 255.8 Up 05:40:28 - 05:53:59 614
Maupin 05:47:15 -39.4 Dark Up 55.1 256.5 Up 05:40:29 - 05:54:00 578
Pasco 05:47:10 -39.5 Dark Up 53.6 256.8 Up 05:40:24 - 05:53:55 562
Sisters 05:47:18 -39.8 Dark Up 55.7 257.3 Up 05:40:33 - 05:54:04 538
PNWRO 05:47:10 -39.8 Dark Up 53.5 257.4 Up 05:40:24 - 05:53:55 532
Redmond 05:47:18 -40.0 Dark Up 55.4 257.7 Up 05:40:32 - 05:54:03 515
Bend 05:47:18 -40.1 Dark Up 55.5 257.9 Up 05:40:33 - 05:54:04 506
Oregon Observatory 05:47:19 -40.2 Dark Up 55.7 258.0 Up 05:40:33 - 05:54:04 500
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:47:20 -40.3 Dark Up 55.7 258.2 Up 05:40:34 - 05:54:05 488
North Lake 05:47:20 -40.9 Dark Up 55.4 259.4 Up 05:40:34 - 05:54:05 424
Klamath Falls 05:47:24 -41.2 Dark Up 56.2 260.1 Up 05:40:39 - 05:54:10 397
Paisley 05:47:21 -41.5 Dark Up 55.2 260.5 Up 05:40:36 - 05:54:07 364
Lakeview 05:47:22 -41.9 Dark Up 55.2 261.4 Up 05:40:37 - 05:54:08 316
Fall River/Burney 05:47:27 -42.2 Dark Up 56.1 262.2 Up 05:40:41 - 05:54:12 290
Cedarville 05:47:24 -42.5 Dark Up 55.1 262.5 Up 05:40:38 - 05:54:09 258
Susanville 05:47:28 -43.1 Dark Up 55.6 263.7 Up 05:40:42 - 05:54:13 203
Greenville 05:47:29 -43.1 Dark Up 55.9 263.9 Up 05:40:43 - 05:54:14 200
Gimple 05:47:29 -43.1 Dark Up 55.8 263.9 Up 05:40:43 - 05:54:14 195
Quincy 05:47:29 -43.2 Dark Up 55.9 264.2 Up 05:40:44 - 05:54:15 185
Portola 05:47:29 -43.6 Dark Up 55.5 264.7 Up 05:40:43 - 05:54:14 149
Reno 05:47:29 -44.1 Dark Up 55.0 265.6 Up 05:40:43 - 05:54:14 94
Carson City 05:47:30 -44.4 Dark Up 55.0 266.1 Up 05:40:44 - 05:54:15 67
Gardnerville 05:47:30 -44.6 Dark Up 55.0 266.5 Up 05:40:45 - 05:54:16 46
Yerington 05:47:29 -44.9 Dark Up 54.6 266.8 Up 05:40:44 - 05:54:15 18
Hawthorne 05:47:30 -45.5 Dark Up 54.2 267.8 Up 05:40:44 - 05:54:15 -45
Lee Vining 05:47:32 -45.6 Dark Up 54.6 268.3 Up 05:40:47 - 05:54:18 -59
Bishop 05:47:33 -46.5 Dark Up 54.0 269.6 Up 05:40:47 - 05:54:18 -142
Tonopah 05:47:29 -46.6 Dark Up 53.1 269.4 Up 05:40:43 - 05:54:14 -156
CPSLO 05:47:42 -46.6 Dark Up 55.8 271.2 Up 05:40:57 - 05:54:28 -156
Beatty 05:47:32 -47.7 Dark Up 52.7 271.2 Up 05:40:46 - 05:54:17 -264
Indian Springs 05:47:31 -48.5 Dark Up 51.8 272.2 Up 05:40:45 - 05:54:16 -345
Wildwood 05:47:42 -48.6 Dark Up 54.0 274.0 Up 05:40:57 - 05:54:28 -359
Henderson 05:47:31 -49.3 Dark Up 51.2 273.3 Up 05:40:46 - 05:54:17 -420
Searchlight/Boulder City 05:47:33 -49.8 Dark Up 51.2 274.0 Up 05:40:47 - 05:54:18 -465
Idyllwild 05:47:40 -50.0 Dark Up 52.5 275.4 Up 05:40:55 - 05:54:26 -492
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:47:33 -50.2 Dark Up 50.8 274.6 Up 05:40:47 - 05:54:18 -504
Patrick 05:47:31 -50.4 Dark Up 50.3 274.6 Up 05:40:45 - 05:54:16 -523
Mohave Valley 05:47:34 -50.4 Dark Up 50.8 274.9 Up 05:40:48 - 05:54:19 -524
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:47:32 -50.4 Dark Up 50.4 274.8 Up 05:40:46 - 05:54:17 -530
Niwot 05:47:05 -50.1 Dark Down 43.9 274.3 Up 05:40:19 - 05:53:50 -543
SwRI 05:47:05 -50.2 Dark Down 43.9 274.3 Up 05:40:20 - 05:53:51 -547
Lake Havasu City 05:47:34 -50.8 Dark Up 50.6 275.5 Up 05:40:49 - 05:54:20 -566
DCO 05:47:31 -51.0 Dark Up 49.7 275.3 Up 05:40:45 - 05:54:16 -582
Parker 05:47:35 -51.1 Dark Up 50.5 275.9 Up 05:40:50 - 05:54:21 -593
Calipatria 05:47:40 -51.2 Dark Up 51.4 276.7 Up 05:40:55 - 05:54:26 -598
Blythe 05:47:37 -51.3 Dark Up 50.7 276.5 Up 05:40:52 - 05:54:23 -614
Yuma 05:47:40 -52.0 Dark Up 50.6 277.6 Up 05:40:55 - 05:54:26 -677
George/Scottsdale 05:47:33 -52.7 Dark Up 48.5 277.5 Up 05:40:47 - 05:54:18 -747

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, (2025/09/30 05:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 16.45  67
37Gam Cyg      20:22:13.7 +40:15:24  2.2 13.83  72
PPM 109352     19:37:09.6 +29:20:02  6.1  0.99  59
PPM 109509     19:41:19.9 +29:08:40  8.5  0.08  59
342842         19:41:39.5 +29:11:22 16.5        59
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/10/29 21:53:43 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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