RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1260:07225894 with event index number of 2203228

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/08/07 11:22:50 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:54:12.4 +36:42:50
Equinox of date position of star is 19:55:05.5 +36:46:42
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 116 degrees from the moon. Moon is 8% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.6

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Object is 15.5 AU from the Sun and 14.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 32.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 10.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 28 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1269 km.
The sky-plane scale is 10779.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 342842, (2024/08/07 11:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:16.3 +45:22:09  1.3 12.34 118
37Gam Cyg      20:23:06.7 +40:20:12  2.2  6.53 118
25 Cyg         20:00:49.3 +37:06:41  5.0  1.19 116
PPM 083731     19:53:10.7 +36:29:48  7.3  0.48 115
PPM 083788     19:55:13.9 +36:59:35  9.4  0.21 115
PPM 083798     19:55:23.5 +36:42:57 11.0  0.09 116
342842         19:55:06.5 +36:46:47 16.6       116
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 21.6 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=25.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 11:20:09 -2.9 CT Down 32.7 289.4 Up 11:17:20 - 11:22:58 1812
Kamloops 11:20:24 -10.9 NT Down 41.0 280.9 Up 11:17:35 - 11:23:13 1314
Kelowna 11:20:22 -11.0 NT Down 40.2 282.2 Up 11:17:33 - 11:23:11 1245
Peachland 11:20:22 -11.2 NT Down 40.4 282.1 Up 11:17:33 - 11:23:11 1227
Summerland 11:20:22 -11.3 NT Down 40.3 282.3 Up 11:17:33 - 11:23:11 1213
Penticton 11:20:22 -11.3 NT Down 40.2 282.4 Up 11:17:33 - 11:23:11 1208
Oliver 11:20:22 -11.5 NT Down 40.2 282.7 Up 11:17:33 - 11:23:11 1171
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:20:21 -11.5 NT Down 40.0 283.0 Up 11:17:32 - 11:23:10 1157
Okanogan 11:20:21 -12.1 AT Down 40.0 283.3 Up 11:17:32 - 11:23:10 1083
Brewster 11:20:21 -12.4 AT Down 40.1 283.4 Up 11:17:32 - 11:23:10 1050
Victoria 11:20:27 -13.8 AT Down 42.5 280.8 Up 11:17:38 - 11:23:16 1027
Manson/Chelan 11:20:22 -12.7 AT Down 40.2 283.4 Up 11:17:33 - 11:23:11 1020
Wenatchee 11:20:22 -13.1 AT Down 40.2 283.7 Up 11:17:33 - 11:23:11 966
Ellensburg 11:20:22 -13.5 AT Down 40.3 283.9 Up 11:17:33 - 11:23:11 917
Yakima 11:20:21 -13.8 AT Down 40.2 284.2 Up 11:17:32 - 11:23:10 874
Toppenish/White Swan 11:20:21 -13.8 AT Down 40.0 284.5 Up 11:17:32 - 11:23:10 854
PNWRO 11:20:19 -13.3 AT Down 38.9 285.6 Up 11:17:30 - 11:23:08 847
The Dalles 11:20:22 -14.8 AT Down 40.4 284.7 Up 11:17:33 - 11:23:11 754
Maupin 11:20:21 -15.0 AT Down 40.2 285.1 Up 11:17:32 - 11:23:10 712
Dunrhomin 11:19:57 -8.5 NT Down 27.6 296.2 Low 11:17:08 - 11:22:46 659
Nikitin 11:19:57 -8.6 NT Down 27.5 296.3 Low 11:17:08 - 11:22:46 640
CU-SBO 11:19:57 -8.7 NT Down 27.6 296.2 Low 11:17:08 - 11:22:46 631
Sisters 11:20:21 -15.9 AT Down 40.3 285.5 Up 11:17:32 - 11:23:10 607
Bend 11:20:21 -15.9 AT Down 40.1 285.9 Up 11:17:32 - 11:23:10 587
Oregon Observatory 11:20:21 -16.1 AT Down 40.1 285.9 Up 11:17:32 - 11:23:10 565
Chiloquin 11:20:21 -17.2 AT Down 40.0 286.8 Up 11:17:32 - 11:23:10 415
Klamath Falls 11:20:21 -17.4 AT Down 39.9 287.1 Up 11:17:32 - 11:23:10 380
Cedarville 11:20:18 -17.0 AT Down 38.5 288.4 Up 11:17:29 - 11:23:07 341
Fall River/Burney 11:20:20 -18.0 AT Down 39.2 288.2 Up 11:17:31 - 11:23:09 262
Gimple 11:20:18 -18.3 Dark Down 38.6 289.1 Up 11:17:29 - 11:23:07 176
Greenville 11:20:19 -18.3 Dark Down 38.6 289.1 Up 11:17:30 - 11:23:08 175
Quincy 11:20:19 -18.4 Dark Down 38.6 289.2 Up 11:17:30 - 11:23:08 153
Portola 11:20:18 -18.3 Dark Down 38.2 289.5 Up 11:17:29 - 11:23:07 151
Reno 11:20:17 -18.1 Dark Down 37.6 290.0 Up 11:17:28 - 11:23:06 137
Carson City 11:20:16 -18.3 Dark Down 37.5 290.3 Up 11:17:27 - 11:23:05 100
Yerington 11:20:15 -18.0 Dark Down 37.0 290.7 Up 11:17:26 - 11:23:04 95
Gardnerville 11:20:16 -18.4 Dark Down 37.4 290.5 Up 11:17:27 - 11:23:05 75
Hawthorne 11:20:14 -18.0 Dark Down 36.4 291.2 Up 11:17:25 - 11:23:03 59
Lee Vining 11:20:15 -18.7 Dark Down 36.6 291.4 Up 11:17:26 - 11:23:04 -14
Bishop 11:20:14 -18.6 Dark Down 35.8 292.1 Up 11:17:25 - 11:23:03 -58
Beatty 11:20:11 -17.9 AT Down 34.4 293.1 Up 11:17:22 - 11:23:00 -63
Patrick 11:20:06 -16.9 AT Down 31.7 295.0 Up 11:17:17 - 11:22:55 -132
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:20:07 -17.5 AT Down 32.1 294.9 Up 11:17:18 - 11:22:56 -179
George/Scottsdale 11:20:03 -16.5 AT Down 29.5 296.6 Low 11:17:14 - 11:22:52 -241
Lake Havasu City 11:20:07 -17.7 AT Down 31.7 295.4 Up 11:17:18 - 11:22:56 -241
Idyllwild 11:20:10 -19.7 Dark Down 33.1 295.0 Up 11:17:21 - 11:22:59 -392
Wildwood 11:20:13 -20.8 Dark Down 34.7 294.2 Up 11:17:24 - 11:23:02 -406
Calipatria 11:20:08 -19.3 Dark Down 32.0 295.7 Up 11:17:19 - 11:22:57 -419
Yuma 11:20:07 -18.9 Dark Down 31.1 296.3 Up 11:17:18 - 11:22:56 -436

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, (2024/08/07 11:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 12.34 118
37Gam Cyg      20:22:13.7 +40:15:24  2.2  6.53 118
25 Cyg         19:59:55.1 +37:02:34  5.0  1.19 116
PPM 083731     19:52:16.5 +36:25:56  7.3  0.48 115
PPM 083788     19:54:20.0 +36:55:38  9.4  0.21 115
PPM 083798     19:54:29.4 +36:39:00 11.0  0.09 116
342842         19:54:12.4 +36:42:50 16.6       115
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 05:57:09 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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