RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1260:06763240 with event index number of 2203293

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/08/23 08:09:56 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:49:38.3 +36:00:43
Equinox of date position of star is 19:50:31.8 +36:04:26
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 77 degrees from the moon. Moon is 82% 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 33.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 11.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 33 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1160 km.
The sky-plane scale is 10811.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 342842, (2024/08/23 08:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:16.4 +45:22:10  1.3 13.47  68
37Gam Cyg      20:23:06.8 +40:20:12  2.2  7.68  71
21Eta Cyg      19:57:13.9 +35:09:01  3.9  1.64  76
PPM 083646     19:51:14.4 +36:09:43  7.1  0.16  77
342842         19:50:32.9 +36:04:31 15.7        77
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 31.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=12.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 08:08:21 -28.1 Dark Up 60.1 254.8 Up 08:05:08 - 08:11:33 -1608
Sleaford 08:07:55 -25.3 Dark Up 51.1 266.1 Up 08:04:43 - 08:11:08 -1663
Kelowna 08:08:20 -28.9 Dark Up 59.8 257.1 Up 08:05:07 - 08:11:32 -1713
Peachland 08:08:20 -29.0 Dark Up 60.0 256.9 Up 08:05:08 - 08:11:33 -1719
Summerland 08:08:20 -29.2 Dark Up 60.0 257.3 Up 08:05:08 - 08:11:33 -1737
Penticton 08:08:20 -29.2 Dark Up 59.9 257.5 Up 08:05:08 - 08:11:33 -1746
Victoria 08:08:28 -30.2 Dark Up 62.6 255.3 Up 08:05:15 - 08:11:40 -1764
Oliver 08:08:20 -29.6 Dark Up 60.0 258.1 Up 08:05:08 - 08:11:33 -1784
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:08:20 -29.7 Dark Up 59.9 258.6 Up 08:05:08 - 08:11:33 -1806
Okanogan 08:08:21 -30.4 Dark Up 60.2 259.5 Up 08:05:09 - 08:11:34 -1870
Brewster 08:08:22 -30.7 Dark Up 60.3 259.8 Up 08:05:10 - 08:11:35 -1894
Manson/Chelan 08:08:23 -30.9 Dark Up 60.6 259.8 Up 08:05:10 - 08:11:35 -1908
Wenatchee 08:08:24 -31.4 Dark Up 60.8 260.4 Up 08:05:11 - 08:11:36 -1954
Ellensburg 08:08:24 -31.8 Dark Up 61.0 261.0 Up 08:05:12 - 08:11:37 -1993
Yakima 08:08:25 -32.2 Dark Up 61.1 261.7 Up 08:05:12 - 08:11:37 -2036
Toppenish/White Swan 08:08:25 -32.4 Dark Up 61.0 262.2 Up 08:05:12 - 08:11:37 -2062
The Dalles 08:08:27 -33.2 Dark Up 61.7 262.9 Up 08:05:15 - 08:11:40 -2125
PNWRO 08:08:22 -32.7 Dark Up 60.0 264.2 Up 08:05:10 - 08:11:35 -2135
Maupin 08:08:27 -33.6 Dark Up 61.6 263.8 Up 08:05:15 - 08:11:40 -2172
Sisters 08:08:29 -34.5 Dark Up 62.1 265.0 Up 08:05:17 - 08:11:42 -2252
Bend 08:08:29 -34.7 Dark Up 61.9 265.7 Up 08:05:16 - 08:11:41 -2283
Oregon Observatory 08:08:30 -34.9 Dark Up 62.0 265.9 Up 08:05:17 - 08:11:42 -2298
Chiloquin 08:08:32 -36.2 Dark Up 62.4 268.1 Up 08:05:19 - 08:11:44 -2425
Klamath Falls 08:08:32 -36.5 Dark Up 62.3 268.8 Up 08:05:19 - 08:11:44 -2462
Cedarville 08:08:30 -37.2 Dark Up 61.1 271.2 Up 08:05:17 - 08:11:42 -2576
Fall River/Burney 08:08:33 -37.7 Dark Up 62.0 271.3 Up 08:05:20 - 08:11:45 -2595
Greenville 08:08:33 -38.6 Dark Up 61.6 273.3 Up 08:05:20 - 08:11:45 -2700
Gimple 08:08:33 -38.6 Dark Up 61.6 273.3 Up 08:05:20 - 08:11:45 -2703
Quincy 08:08:33 -38.8 Dark Up 61.6 273.6 Up 08:05:21 - 08:11:46 -2722
Portola 08:08:32 -39.0 Dark Up 61.3 274.1 Up 08:05:19 - 08:11:44 -2747
Reno 08:08:31 -39.2 Dark Up 60.7 274.9 Up 08:05:19 - 08:11:44 -2791
Carson City 08:08:31 -39.6 Dark Up 60.7 275.6 Up 08:05:19 - 08:11:44 -2829
Gardnerville 08:08:32 -39.8 Dark Up 60.6 276.1 Up 08:05:19 - 08:11:44 -2855
Yerington 08:08:31 -39.7 Dark Up 60.2 276.2 Up 08:05:18 - 08:11:43 -2865
Hawthorne 08:08:30 -40.2 Dark Up 59.7 277.3 Up 08:05:17 - 08:11:42 -2926
Dunrhomin 08:08:00 -36.4 Dark Up 49.8 281.0 Up 08:04:48 - 08:11:13 -2963
Lee Vining 08:08:31 -40.8 Dark Up 60.0 278.0 Up 08:05:19 - 08:11:44 -2973
Nikitin 08:08:01 -36.6 Dark Up 49.8 281.3 Up 08:04:48 - 08:11:13 -2983
CU-SBO 08:08:01 -36.6 Dark Up 49.8 281.3 Up 08:04:48 - 08:11:13 -2989
Bishop 08:08:31 -41.3 Dark Up 59.4 279.3 Up 08:05:18 - 08:11:43 -3052
Beatty 08:08:28 -41.7 Dark Up 58.0 280.7 Up 08:05:15 - 08:11:40 -3138
Patrick 08:08:23 -42.8 Dark Up 55.4 283.9 Up 08:05:11 - 08:11:36 -3353
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:08:25 -43.1 Dark Up 55.9 284.0 Up 08:05:13 - 08:11:38 -3364
Wildwood 08:08:35 -44.6 Dark Up 58.8 284.6 Up 08:05:23 - 08:11:48 -3381
Lake Havasu City 08:08:25 -43.8 Dark Up 55.5 285.0 Up 08:05:13 - 08:11:38 -3438
Idyllwild 08:08:32 -44.8 Dark Up 57.2 285.6 Up 08:05:19 - 08:11:44 -3464
Calipatria 08:08:29 -45.3 Dark Up 56.1 286.7 Up 08:05:17 - 08:11:42 -3552
George/Scottsdale 08:08:20 -44.1 Dark Up 53.4 286.7 Up 08:05:08 - 08:11:33 -3565
Yuma 08:08:28 -45.6 Dark Up 55.3 287.5 Up 08:05:15 - 08:11:40 -3616

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, (2024/08/23 08:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 13.47  68
37Gam Cyg      20:22:13.7 +40:15:24  2.2  7.68  71
21Eta Cyg      19:56:18.3 +35:05:00  3.9  1.64  76
PPM 083646     19:50:19.9 +36:05:54  7.1  0.16  77
342842         19:49:38.3 +36:00:43 15.7        77
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 05:57:42 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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