RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1180:09181001 with event index number of 1510238

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/10/14 04:59:52 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:41:01.0 +28:20:16
Equinox of date position of star is 19:41:51.5 +28:23:14
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 127 degrees from the moon. Moon is 45% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3

[RECON map]
TNO is 15.9 AU from the Sun and 15.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 28.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 82 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 582 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11378.0 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=83.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.1 sec chord
Diameter=34.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 0.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 342842, (2025/10/14 05:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:48.7 +38:48:31  0.0 16.91 114
37Gam Cyg      20:23:09.3 +40:20:25  2.2 14.62 115
PPM 109352     19:38:11.3 +29:23:35  6.1  1.31 126
PPM 109494     19:41:56.7 +27:50:00  8.4  0.57 127
PPM 109528     19:43:01.7 +28:15:01  8.8  0.26 127
PPM 109500     19:42:05.8 +28:13:45 10.6  0.17 127
342842         19:42:03.5 +28:23:57 16.7       127
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 15.5 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=39.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 04:58:16 -34.6 Dark Down 54.0 250.2 Up 04:50:57 - 05:05:34 -184
Clarence Fulton 04:58:07 -35.9 Dark Down 51.0 252.3 Up 04:50:48 - 05:05:25 -302
Peachland 04:58:09 -35.9 Dark Down 51.4 252.4 Up 04:50:50 - 05:05:27 -310
Kelowna 04:58:08 -36.0 Dark Down 51.2 252.6 Up 04:50:50 - 05:05:27 -319
Summerland 04:58:09 -36.1 Dark Down 51.4 252.7 Up 04:50:51 - 05:05:28 -324
Penticton 04:58:09 -36.1 Dark Down 51.3 252.9 Up 04:50:51 - 05:05:28 -334
Oliver 04:58:11 -36.4 Dark Down 51.4 253.3 Up 04:50:52 - 05:05:29 -355
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:58:11 -36.6 Dark Down 51.4 253.7 Up 04:50:52 - 05:05:29 -377
Tonasket 04:58:12 -36.7 Dark Down 51.5 254.0 Up 04:50:53 - 05:05:30 -391
Manson/Chelan 04:58:15 -36.8 Dark Down 52.2 254.3 Up 04:50:57 - 05:05:34 -402
Okanogan 04:58:13 -36.8 Dark Down 51.7 254.3 Up 04:50:54 - 05:05:31 -404
Brewster 04:58:14 -36.9 Dark Down 51.9 254.4 Up 04:50:56 - 05:05:33 -409
Entiat 04:58:16 -36.9 Dark Down 52.3 254.5 Up 04:50:57 - 05:05:34 -411
Wenatchee 04:58:17 -37.0 Dark Down 52.4 254.8 Up 04:50:58 - 05:05:35 -421
Ellensburg 04:58:18 -37.1 Dark Down 52.6 255.1 Up 04:51:00 - 05:05:37 -433
Yakima 04:58:20 -37.3 Dark Down 52.8 255.6 Up 04:51:01 - 05:05:38 -455
The Dalles 04:58:23 -37.4 Dark Down 53.4 256.3 Up 04:51:05 - 05:05:42 -477
Toppenish/White Swan 04:58:20 -37.5 Dark Down 52.7 256.0 Up 04:51:02 - 05:05:39 -477
Goldendale 04:58:22 -37.5 Dark Down 53.1 256.3 Up 04:51:04 - 05:05:41 -485
Maupin 04:58:25 -37.7 Dark Down 53.4 256.9 Up 04:51:06 - 05:05:43 -507
Sisters 04:58:28 -37.9 Dark Down 53.9 257.7 Up 04:51:10 - 05:05:47 -527
Redmond 04:58:28 -38.2 Dark Down 53.7 258.1 Up 04:51:09 - 05:05:46 -552
Pasco 04:58:19 -38.3 Dark Down 51.9 257.3 Up 04:51:01 - 05:05:38 -555
Bend 04:58:29 -38.2 Dark Down 53.8 258.2 Up 04:51:10 - 05:05:47 -556
Oregon Observatory 04:58:29 -38.2 Dark Down 53.9 258.3 Up 04:51:11 - 05:05:48 -557
La Pine/Gilchrist 04:58:30 -38.3 Dark Down 54.0 258.6 Up 04:51:12 - 05:05:49 -565
PNWRO 04:58:20 -38.6 Dark Down 51.8 257.9 Up 04:51:02 - 05:05:39 -583
North Lake 04:58:31 -38.9 Dark Down 53.7 259.7 Up 04:51:13 - 05:05:50 -625
Klamath Falls 04:58:35 -38.8 Dark Down 54.5 260.3 Up 04:51:17 - 05:05:54 -627
Paisley 04:58:32 -39.4 Dark Down 53.5 260.7 Up 04:51:14 - 05:05:51 -677
Fall River/Burney 04:58:39 -39.6 Dark Down 54.4 262.3 Up 04:51:20 - 05:05:57 -713
Lakeview 04:58:34 -39.7 Dark Down 53.4 261.6 Up 04:51:15 - 05:05:52 -716
Cedarville 04:58:36 -40.2 Dark Down 53.4 262.6 Up 04:51:17 - 05:05:54 -762
Greenville 04:58:42 -40.4 Dark Down 54.1 263.9 Up 04:51:23 - 05:06:00 -788
Susanville 04:58:40 -40.4 Dark Down 53.9 263.7 Up 04:51:22 - 05:05:59 -792
Gimple 04:58:42 -40.4 Dark Down 54.1 264.0 Up 04:51:23 - 05:06:00 -793
Quincy 04:58:42 -40.5 Dark Down 54.1 264.2 Up 04:51:24 - 05:06:01 -799
Portola 04:58:42 -40.8 Dark Down 53.8 264.7 Up 04:51:24 - 05:06:01 -835
Reno 04:58:43 -41.4 Dark Down 53.3 265.5 Up 04:51:24 - 05:06:01 -890
Carson City 04:58:43 -41.6 Dark Down 53.3 266.0 Up 04:51:25 - 05:06:02 -910
Gardnerville 04:58:45 -41.8 Dark Down 53.3 266.4 Up 04:51:26 - 05:06:03 -926
Yerington 04:58:44 -42.1 Dark Down 52.8 266.7 Up 04:51:25 - 05:06:02 -960
Lee Vining 04:58:47 -42.7 Dark Down 52.8 268.1 Up 04:51:29 - 05:06:06 -1016
Hawthorne 04:58:44 -42.7 Dark Down 52.4 267.7 Up 04:51:26 - 05:06:03 -1017
CPSLO 04:58:58 -42.8 Dark Down 54.1 270.8 Up 04:51:39 - 05:06:16 -1047
Bishop 04:58:49 -43.5 Dark Down 52.3 269.4 Up 04:51:30 - 05:06:07 -1092
Tonopah 04:58:45 -43.9 Dark Down 51.3 269.2 Up 04:51:26 - 05:06:03 -1129
Beatty 04:58:48 -44.8 Dark Down 51.0 270.9 Up 04:51:30 - 05:06:07 -1217
Wildwood 04:59:00 -44.8 Dark Down 52.3 273.5 Up 04:51:41 - 05:06:18 -1241
Indian Springs 04:58:48 -45.7 Dark Down 50.1 272.0 Up 04:51:29 - 05:06:06 -1299
Henderson 04:58:49 -46.5 Dark Down 49.5 273.0 Up 04:51:30 - 05:06:07 -1369
Idyllwild 04:58:58 -46.4 Dark Down 50.7 274.9 Up 04:51:40 - 05:06:17 -1380
Searchlight/Boulder City 04:58:51 -46.8 Dark Down 49.4 273.7 Up 04:51:32 - 05:06:09 -1403
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:58:51 -47.2 Dark Down 49.1 274.2 Up 04:51:33 - 05:06:10 -1439
Mohave Valley 04:58:52 -47.4 Dark Down 49.1 274.5 Up 04:51:34 - 05:06:11 -1453
Patrick 04:58:50 -47.6 Dark Down 48.5 274.3 Up 04:51:31 - 05:06:08 -1469
Kingman/Dolan Springs 04:58:51 -47.6 Dark Down 48.7 274.4 Up 04:51:32 - 05:06:09 -1469
Calipatria 04:59:00 -47.5 Dark Down 49.7 276.1 Up 04:51:41 - 05:06:18 -1484
Lake Havasu City 04:58:54 -47.7 Dark Down 48.8 275.1 Up 04:51:35 - 05:06:12 -1489
Parker 04:58:54 -47.9 Dark Down 48.8 275.5 Up 04:51:36 - 05:06:13 -1509
Blythe 04:58:57 -48.0 Dark Down 49.0 276.0 Up 04:51:38 - 05:06:15 -1517
DCO 04:58:49 -48.2 Dark Down 47.9 275.0 Up 04:51:31 - 05:06:08 -1527
Yuma 04:59:00 -48.4 Dark Down 48.9 277.0 Up 04:51:41 - 05:06:18 -1561
Niwot 04:58:24 -50.0 Dark Down 42.1 274.3 Up 04:51:05 - 05:05:42 -1646
SwRI 04:58:24 -50.0 Dark Down 42.2 274.3 Up 04:51:05 - 05:05:42 -1648
George/Scottsdale 04:58:53 -49.9 Dark Down 46.7 277.1 Up 04:51:34 - 05:06:11 -1675

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, (2025/10/14 05:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 16.91 114
37Gam Cyg      20:22:13.7 +40:15:24  2.2 14.62 115
PPM 109352     19:37:09.6 +29:20:02  6.1  1.31 126
PPM 109494     19:40:53.8 +27:46:18  8.4  0.57 127
PPM 109528     19:41:59.1 +28:11:17  8.8  0.26 127
PPM 109500     19:41:03.2 +28:10:03 10.6  0.17 127
342842         19:41:01.0 +28:20:16 16.7       127
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/10/29 22:03:20 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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