RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1220:07375930 with event index number of 2203541

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/10/20 06:35:01 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:42:09.1 +32:25:37
Equinox of date position of star is 19:43:04.9 +32:29:07
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 104 degrees from the moon. Moon is 89% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7

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Object is 15.5 AU from the Sun and 15.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 29.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 53 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 582 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11167.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 342842, (2024/10/20 06:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:46.7 +38:48:28  0.0 14.67 107
37Gam Cyg      20:23:07.2 +40:20:14  2.2 11.23  92
PPM 083318     19:40:40.9 +34:02:15  6.2  1.63 103
PPM 083437     19:44:37.8 +32:08:25  7.8  0.47 104
PPM 083358     19:41:54.1 +32:40:39  9.7  0.32 104
PPM 083381     19:42:53.1 +32:28:06 10.5  0.05 104
342842         19:43:06.4 +32:29:12 16.0       103
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 20.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
George/Scottsdale 06:33:49 -65.2 Dark Up 24.6 293.8 Low 06:28:52 - 06:38:46 3621
Yuma 06:33:57 -65.1 Dark Up 26.3 293.2 Low 06:29:00 - 06:38:54 3617
Calipatria 06:33:57 -64.3 Dark Up 27.2 292.6 Low 06:29:00 - 06:38:54 3572
Lake Havasu City 06:33:51 -63.6 Dark Up 26.8 292.5 Low 06:28:54 - 06:38:48 3526
Idyllwild 06:33:57 -63.3 Dark Up 28.3 291.9 Low 06:29:00 - 06:38:54 3510
Patrick 06:33:48 -63.0 Dark Up 26.8 292.2 Low 06:28:51 - 06:38:45 3485
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:33:49 -62.9 Dark Up 27.2 292.0 Low 06:28:52 - 06:38:46 3482
Wildwood 06:33:59 -62.1 Dark Up 29.9 291.0 Low 06:29:02 - 06:38:56 3437
Beatty 06:33:47 -60.6 Dark Up 29.5 290.2 Low 06:28:50 - 06:38:44 3329
CU-SBO 06:33:21 -60.4 Dark Up 22.4 294.3 Low 06:28:24 - 06:38:18 3329
Nikitin 06:33:21 -60.3 Dark Up 22.4 294.3 Low 06:28:24 - 06:38:18 3325
Dunrhomin 06:33:21 -60.2 Dark Up 22.4 294.2 Low 06:28:24 - 06:38:18 3313
Bishop 06:33:48 -59.5 Dark Up 30.9 289.2 Up 06:28:51 - 06:38:45 3258
Lee Vining 06:33:48 -58.7 Dark Up 31.6 288.6 Up 06:28:51 - 06:38:45 3202
Hawthorne 06:33:45 -58.4 Dark Up 31.4 288.5 Up 06:28:48 - 06:38:42 3182
Yerington 06:33:45 -57.8 Dark Up 32.0 287.9 Up 06:28:48 - 06:38:42 3138
Gardnerville 06:33:46 -57.6 Dark Up 32.4 287.7 Up 06:28:49 - 06:38:43 3124
Carson City 06:33:45 -57.4 Dark Up 32.5 287.5 Up 06:28:48 - 06:38:42 3108
Reno 06:33:44 -57.1 Dark Up 32.6 287.3 Up 06:28:47 - 06:38:41 3085
Portola 06:33:44 -56.6 Dark Up 33.2 286.8 Up 06:28:47 - 06:38:41 3050
Quincy 06:33:44 -56.2 Dark Up 33.6 286.5 Up 06:28:47 - 06:38:41 3027
Gimple 06:33:44 -56.1 Dark Up 33.6 286.4 Up 06:28:47 - 06:38:41 3017
Greenville 06:33:44 -56.1 Dark Up 33.6 286.3 Up 06:28:47 - 06:38:41 3014
Cedarville 06:33:39 -55.2 Dark Up 33.5 285.8 Up 06:28:42 - 06:38:36 2949
Fall River/Burney 06:33:42 -55.1 Dark Up 34.2 285.5 Up 06:28:45 - 06:38:39 2944
Klamath Falls 06:33:39 -54.0 Dark Up 34.8 284.5 Up 06:28:42 - 06:38:36 2856
Chiloquin 06:33:38 -53.7 Dark Up 35.0 284.3 Up 06:28:41 - 06:38:35 2832
Oregon Observatory 06:33:34 -52.7 Dark Up 35.0 283.6 Up 06:28:37 - 06:38:31 2757
Bend 06:33:33 -52.6 Dark Up 35.0 283.5 Up 06:28:36 - 06:38:30 2749
Sisters 06:33:33 -52.3 Dark Up 35.2 283.2 Up 06:28:36 - 06:38:30 2725
PNWRO 06:33:24 -51.8 Dark Up 33.8 283.7 Up 06:28:27 - 06:38:21 2679
Maupin 06:33:29 -51.8 Dark Up 35.1 282.9 Up 06:28:32 - 06:38:26 2678
The Dalles 06:33:28 -51.4 Dark Up 35.2 282.5 Up 06:28:31 - 06:38:25 2646
Toppenish/White Swan 06:33:25 -51.0 Dark Up 34.9 282.5 Up 06:28:28 - 06:38:22 2613
Yakima 06:33:25 -50.7 Dark Up 35.0 282.2 Up 06:28:28 - 06:38:22 2593
Ellensburg 06:33:24 -50.4 Dark Up 35.1 282.0 Up 06:28:27 - 06:38:21 2565
Wenatchee 06:33:22 -50.1 Dark Up 35.0 281.8 Up 06:28:25 - 06:38:19 2540
Manson/Chelan 06:33:21 -49.7 Dark Up 35.0 281.6 Up 06:28:24 - 06:38:18 2510
Brewster 06:33:20 -49.6 Dark Up 34.8 281.7 Up 06:28:23 - 06:38:17 2504
Okanogan 06:33:19 -49.4 Dark Up 34.8 281.6 Up 06:28:22 - 06:38:16 2489
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:33:17 -48.9 Dark Up 34.7 281.3 Up 06:28:20 - 06:38:14 2447
Oliver 06:33:17 -48.7 Dark Up 34.9 281.1 Up 06:28:20 - 06:38:14 2429
Sleaford 06:32:54 -48.3 Dark Up 27.3 288.6 Low 06:27:57 - 06:37:51 2415
Penticton 06:33:16 -48.4 Dark Up 35.0 280.8 Up 06:28:19 - 06:38:13 2403
Summerland 06:33:16 -48.3 Dark Up 35.1 280.7 Up 06:28:19 - 06:38:13 2395
Peachland 06:33:15 -48.2 Dark Up 35.2 280.6 Up 06:28:18 - 06:38:12 2381
Kelowna 06:33:15 -48.1 Dark Up 35.0 280.7 Up 06:28:18 - 06:38:12 2380
Victoria 06:33:23 -48.1 Dark Up 37.3 279.0 Up 06:28:26 - 06:38:20 2374
Kamloops 06:33:13 -47.2 Dark Up 35.7 279.5 Up 06:28:16 - 06:38:10 2296

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, (2024/10/20 06:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 14.67 107
37Gam Cyg      20:22:13.7 +40:15:24  2.2 11.23  92
PPM 083318     19:39:44.9 +33:58:44  6.2  1.63 103
PPM 083437     19:43:40.2 +32:04:47  7.8  0.47 104
PPM 083358     19:40:57.0 +32:37:06  9.7  0.32 104
PPM 083381     19:41:55.8 +32:24:32 10.5  0.05 104
342842         19:42:09.1 +32:25:37 16.0       104
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 05:59:36 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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