RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1180:09181001 with event index number of 2204512

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/10/14 04:57:10 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:41:01.0 +28:20:16
Equinox of date position of star is 19:41:59.6 +28:23:43
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 127 degrees from the moon. Moon is 45% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

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Object is 15.9 AU from the Sun and 15.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 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 64 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 577 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11378.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 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 21.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 04:55:36 -34.2 Dark Down 54.4 249.5 Up 04:49:48 - 05:01:24 -351
Kamloops 04:55:26 -34.7 Dark Down 51.9 250.0 Up 04:49:38 - 05:01:14 -393
Peachland 04:55:29 -35.6 Dark Down 51.8 251.7 Up 04:49:41 - 05:01:17 -480
Kelowna 04:55:28 -35.7 Dark Down 51.6 251.9 Up 04:49:40 - 05:01:16 -489
Summerland 04:55:29 -35.7 Dark Down 51.8 252.0 Up 04:49:41 - 05:01:17 -494
Penticton 04:55:29 -35.8 Dark Down 51.7 252.2 Up 04:49:41 - 05:01:17 -504
Oliver 04:55:30 -36.0 Dark Down 51.8 252.6 Up 04:49:42 - 05:01:18 -525
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:55:31 -36.2 Dark Down 51.8 253.1 Up 04:49:43 - 05:01:19 -547
Manson/Chelan 04:55:35 -36.4 Dark Down 52.6 253.7 Up 04:49:47 - 05:01:23 -570
Okanogan 04:55:33 -36.5 Dark Down 52.1 253.6 Up 04:49:45 - 05:01:21 -573
Brewster 04:55:34 -36.5 Dark Down 52.3 253.8 Up 04:49:46 - 05:01:22 -578
Wenatchee 04:55:37 -36.6 Dark Down 52.8 254.1 Up 04:49:49 - 05:01:25 -589
Ellensburg 04:55:38 -36.7 Dark Down 53.1 254.4 Up 04:49:50 - 05:01:26 -600
Yakima 04:55:40 -36.9 Dark Down 53.2 254.9 Up 04:49:52 - 05:01:28 -623
The Dalles 04:55:43 -37.0 Dark Down 53.9 255.7 Up 04:49:55 - 05:01:31 -643
Toppenish/White Swan 04:55:40 -37.1 Dark Down 53.1 255.4 Up 04:49:52 - 05:01:28 -645
Maupin 04:55:45 -37.3 Dark Down 53.9 256.3 Up 04:49:57 - 05:01:33 -673
Sisters 04:55:48 -37.5 Dark Down 54.4 257.1 Up 04:50:00 - 05:01:36 -692
Bend 04:55:49 -37.8 Dark Down 54.3 257.6 Up 04:50:01 - 05:01:37 -721
Oregon Observatory 04:55:49 -37.8 Dark Down 54.4 257.7 Up 04:50:01 - 05:01:37 -723
PNWRO 04:55:40 -38.2 Dark Down 52.2 257.3 Up 04:49:52 - 05:01:28 -751
Chiloquin 04:55:54 -38.2 Dark Down 55.0 259.2 Up 04:50:06 - 05:01:42 -768
Klamath Falls 04:55:55 -38.4 Dark Down 55.0 259.8 Up 04:50:07 - 05:01:43 -791
Fall River/Burney 04:55:59 -39.2 Dark Down 54.9 261.8 Up 04:50:11 - 05:01:47 -876
Cedarville 04:55:56 -39.8 Dark Down 53.9 262.1 Up 04:50:08 - 05:01:44 -927
Sleaford 04:55:09 -40.3 Dark Down 42.8 262.1 Up 04:49:21 - 05:00:57 -948
Greenville 04:56:01 -39.9 Dark Down 54.6 263.4 Up 04:50:13 - 05:01:49 -951
Gimple 04:56:01 -40.0 Dark Down 54.6 263.5 Up 04:50:13 - 05:01:49 -956
Quincy 04:56:02 -40.0 Dark Down 54.6 263.7 Up 04:50:14 - 05:01:50 -962
Portola 04:56:02 -40.4 Dark Down 54.3 264.2 Up 04:50:14 - 05:01:50 -999
Reno 04:56:02 -41.0 Dark Down 53.8 265.1 Up 04:50:14 - 05:01:50 -1053
Carson City 04:56:04 -41.1 Dark Down 53.8 265.6 Up 04:50:16 - 05:01:52 -1073
Gardnerville 04:56:04 -41.3 Dark Down 53.8 265.9 Up 04:50:16 - 05:01:52 -1089
Yerington 04:56:03 -41.7 Dark Down 53.3 266.3 Up 04:50:15 - 05:01:51 -1123
Lee Vining 04:56:07 -42.2 Dark Down 53.4 267.7 Up 04:50:19 - 05:01:55 -1179
Hawthorne 04:56:05 -42.3 Dark Down 53.0 267.3 Up 04:50:17 - 05:01:53 -1181
Bishop 04:56:08 -43.0 Dark Down 52.8 269.0 Up 04:50:20 - 05:01:56 -1255
Beatty 04:56:08 -44.4 Dark Down 51.5 270.6 Up 04:50:20 - 05:01:56 -1381
Wildwood 04:56:20 -44.3 Dark Down 52.9 273.2 Up 04:50:32 - 05:02:08 -1402
Idyllwild 04:56:19 -45.9 Dark Down 51.3 274.6 Up 04:50:31 - 05:02:07 -1543
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:56:11 -46.8 Dark Down 49.6 273.9 Up 04:50:23 - 05:01:59 -1604
Patrick 04:56:10 -47.1 Dark Down 49.1 273.9 Up 04:50:22 - 05:01:58 -1634
Calipatria 04:56:19 -47.0 Dark Down 50.2 275.9 Up 04:50:31 - 05:02:07 -1647
Lake Havasu City 04:56:13 -47.3 Dark Down 49.4 274.8 Up 04:50:25 - 05:02:01 -1654
Yuma 04:56:20 -47.9 Dark Down 49.4 276.8 Up 04:50:32 - 05:02:08 -1724
Dunrhomin 04:55:43 -49.6 Dark Down 42.6 273.8 Up 04:49:55 - 05:01:31 -1811
Nikitin 04:55:44 -49.7 Dark Down 42.6 273.9 Up 04:49:56 - 05:01:32 -1822
CU-SBO 04:55:44 -49.7 Dark Down 42.7 273.9 Up 04:49:56 - 05:01:32 -1822
George/Scottsdale 04:56:13 -49.4 Dark Down 47.3 276.8 Up 04:50:25 - 05:02:01 -1841

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 2024/03/03 06:00:08 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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