RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1080:14866231 with event index number of 2206381

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/06/22 08:11:21 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:58:41.0 +19:38:44
Equinox of date position of star is 19:59:45.3 +19:42:45
Stellar brightness G=13.9, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 124 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

[RECON map]
Object is 16.5 AU from the Sun and 15.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 26.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 8.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 24 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2439 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11499.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 342842, (2028/06/22 08:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:54.1 +38:48:40  0.0 26.04 114
Tarazed        19:47:36.8 +10:41:04  2.7  9.52 133
12Gam Sge      20:00:01.4 +19:34:16  3.5  0.15 124
PPM 137316     19:59:24.6 +19:44:48  8.2  0.13 124
PPM 137351     20:00:07.5 +19:41:25  9.7  0.05 124
342842         19:59:56.7 +19:43:28 13.9       123
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 32.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=21.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 08:12:25 -15.9 AT Down 52.8 137.1 Up 08:09:55 - 08:14:55 1366
Sleaford 08:11:48 -13.1 AT Down 56.3 160.0 Up 08:09:18 - 08:14:18 1352
Kelowna 08:12:24 -16.7 AT Down 53.8 137.6 Up 08:09:54 - 08:14:54 1281
Peachland 08:12:25 -16.8 AT Down 53.8 137.1 Up 08:09:55 - 08:14:55 1274
Summerland 08:12:25 -16.9 AT Down 53.9 137.1 Up 08:09:55 - 08:14:55 1259
Penticton 08:12:24 -17.0 AT Down 54.0 137.2 Up 08:09:54 - 08:14:54 1252
Oliver 08:12:25 -17.3 AT Down 54.3 136.8 Up 08:09:55 - 08:14:55 1219
Victoria 08:12:36 -18.0 Dark Down 52.9 131.0 Up 08:10:06 - 08:15:06 1210
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:12:25 -17.5 AT Down 54.5 136.9 Up 08:09:55 - 08:14:55 1201
Okanogan 08:12:26 -18.2 Dark Down 54.9 136.0 Up 08:09:56 - 08:14:56 1143
Brewster 08:12:27 -18.4 Dark Down 55.0 135.5 Up 08:09:57 - 08:14:57 1120
Manson/Chelan 08:12:28 -18.7 Dark Down 54.9 134.7 Up 08:09:58 - 08:14:58 1106
Wenatchee 08:12:29 -19.1 Dark Down 55.2 134.0 Up 08:09:59 - 08:14:59 1063
Ellensburg 08:12:31 -19.6 Dark Down 55.4 133.3 Up 08:10:01 - 08:15:01 1028
Yakima 08:12:31 -20.0 Dark Down 55.7 132.8 Up 08:10:01 - 08:15:01 989
Toppenish/White Swan 08:12:31 -20.2 Dark Down 55.9 132.8 Up 08:10:01 - 08:15:01 966
PNWRO 08:12:28 -20.5 Dark Down 56.9 134.6 Up 08:09:58 - 08:14:58 910
The Dalles 08:12:34 -21.0 Dark Down 56.0 130.9 Up 08:10:04 - 08:15:04 903
Maupin 08:12:35 -21.4 Dark Down 56.3 130.6 Up 08:10:05 - 08:15:05 861
Sisters 08:12:37 -22.3 Dark Down 56.6 128.9 Up 08:10:07 - 08:15:07 784
Bend 08:12:37 -22.5 Dark Down 56.9 128.9 Up 08:10:07 - 08:15:07 757
Oregon Observatory 08:12:38 -22.7 Dark Down 57.0 128.5 Up 08:10:08 - 08:15:08 742
Chiloquin 08:12:41 -24.0 Dark Down 57.5 126.4 Up 08:10:11 - 08:15:11 620
Klamath Falls 08:12:41 -24.3 Dark Down 57.8 126.0 Up 08:10:11 - 08:15:11 585
Cedarville 08:12:38 -25.0 Dark Down 59.1 127.4 Up 08:10:08 - 08:15:08 492
Fall River/Burney 08:12:42 -25.5 Dark Down 58.7 125.0 Up 08:10:12 - 08:15:12 462
Greenville 08:12:42 -26.4 Dark Down 59.5 124.4 Up 08:10:12 - 08:15:12 365
Gimple 08:12:41 -26.4 Dark Down 59.5 124.5 Up 08:10:11 - 08:15:11 363
Quincy 08:12:42 -26.6 Dark Down 59.6 124.1 Up 08:10:12 - 08:15:12 344
Portola 08:12:41 -26.7 Dark Down 60.0 124.6 Up 08:10:11 - 08:15:11 324
Reno 08:12:39 -27.0 Dark Down 60.5 125.1 Up 08:10:09 - 08:15:09 287
Carson City 08:12:39 -27.3 Dark Down 60.8 124.6 Up 08:10:09 - 08:15:09 251
Gardnerville 08:12:40 -27.6 Dark Down 60.9 124.3 Up 08:10:10 - 08:15:10 225
Yerington 08:12:38 -27.5 Dark Down 61.3 125.2 Up 08:10:08 - 08:15:08 221
Dunrhomin 08:11:54 -24.3 Dark Down 67.4 152.6 Up 08:09:24 - 08:14:24 185
Hawthorne 08:12:37 -27.9 Dark Down 61.9 125.3 Up 08:10:07 - 08:15:07 166
Nikitin 08:11:54 -24.5 Dark Down 67.6 152.4 Up 08:09:24 - 08:14:24 166
CU-SBO 08:11:54 -24.6 Dark Down 67.6 152.1 Up 08:09:24 - 08:14:24 160
Lee Vining 08:12:39 -28.5 Dark Down 61.9 123.7 Up 08:10:09 - 08:15:09 116
Bishop 08:12:38 -29.1 Dark Down 62.7 123.8 Up 08:10:08 - 08:15:08 43
Beatty 08:12:33 -29.4 Dark Down 64.0 125.5 Up 08:10:03 - 08:15:03 -28
Patrick 08:12:26 -30.6 Dark Down 66.8 127.6 Up 08:09:56 - 08:14:56 -224
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:12:28 -30.9 Dark Down 66.4 126.0 Up 08:09:58 - 08:14:58 -240
Wildwood 08:12:42 -32.3 Dark Down 64.2 117.9 Up 08:10:12 - 08:15:12 -293
Lake Havasu City 08:12:28 -31.5 Dark Down 67.0 125.1 Up 08:09:58 - 08:14:58 -314
Idyllwild 08:12:36 -32.6 Dark Down 65.8 119.9 Up 08:10:06 - 08:15:06 -359
George/Scottsdale 08:12:21 -32.0 Dark Down 69.1 127.9 Up 08:09:51 - 08:14:51 -429
Calipatria 08:12:33 -33.0 Dark Down 66.9 120.5 Up 08:10:03 - 08:15:03 -441
Yuma 08:12:31 -33.4 Dark Down 67.8 121.0 Up 08:10:01 - 08:15:01 -500

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, (2028/06/22 08:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 26.04 114
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7  9.52 133
12Gam Sge      19:58:45.5 +19:29:32  3.5  0.15 124
PPM 137316     19:58:08.9 +19:40:06  8.2  0.13 124
PPM 137351     19:58:51.7 +19:36:41  9.7  0.05 124
342842         19:58:41.0 +19:38:44 13.9       124
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/07 04:31:11 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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