RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1200:08715471 with event index number of 2203678

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/11/21 05:17:04 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:45:11.7 +30:35:52
Equinox of date position of star is 19:46:08.9 +30:39:27
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 125 degrees from the moon. Moon is 68% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

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Object is 15.6 AU from the Sun and 15.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 28.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 50 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1015 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11437.5 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, (2024/11/21 05:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:46.9 +38:48:28  0.0 16.20 112
37Gam Cyg      20:23:07.4 +40:20:15  2.2 12.24 117
12Phi Cyg      19:40:21.6 +30:12:44  5.8  1.33 125
PPM 083507     19:47:00.0 +30:25:37  8.3  0.29 125
PPM 083506     19:46:59.8 +30:40:27  8.8  0.18 125
342842         19:46:10.6 +30:39:34 16.8       125
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 7.9 km RECON observability=0.8 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)
Nikitin 05:16:53 -62.2 Dark Up 13.4 298.9 Really Low 05:12:15 - 05:21:32 9086
CU-SBO 05:16:54 -62.2 Dark Up 13.4 298.9 Really Low 05:12:15 - 05:21:32 9086
Dunrhomin 05:16:52 -62.1 Dark Up 13.4 298.9 Really Low 05:12:13 - 05:21:30 9083
George/Scottsdale 05:17:24 -60.9 Dark Up 15.0 297.1 Really Low 05:12:45 - 05:22:02 9018
Patrick 05:17:20 -58.7 Dark Up 17.2 295.7 Really Low 05:12:41 - 05:21:58 8956
Lake Havasu City 05:17:24 -58.7 Dark Up 17.2 295.7 Really Low 05:12:46 - 05:22:03 8947
Yuma 05:17:31 -59.0 Dark Down 16.6 296.1 Really Low 05:12:52 - 05:22:09 8944
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:17:22 -58.3 Dark Up 17.7 295.4 Really Low 05:12:43 - 05:22:00 8936
Calipatria 05:17:31 -58.2 Dark Down 17.5 295.6 Really Low 05:12:52 - 05:22:09 8916
Idyllwild 05:17:29 -57.1 Dark Down 18.6 294.9 Really Low 05:12:51 - 05:22:08 8879
Beatty 05:17:19 -56.0 Dark Down 20.0 293.8 Really Low 05:12:41 - 05:21:58 8860
Wildwood 05:17:31 -55.5 Dark Down 20.2 294.0 Low 05:12:52 - 05:22:09 8815
Bishop 05:17:20 -54.6 Dark Down 21.4 292.9 Low 05:12:41 - 05:21:58 8805
Hawthorne 05:17:14 -54.0 Dark Down 22.0 292.3 Low 05:12:36 - 05:21:53 8787
Lee Vining 05:17:17 -53.9 Dark Down 22.1 292.3 Low 05:12:39 - 05:21:56 8777
Yerington 05:17:14 -53.5 Dark Down 22.6 291.9 Low 05:12:35 - 05:21:52 8765
Gardnerville 05:17:14 -53.1 Dark Down 23.0 291.6 Low 05:12:36 - 05:21:53 8746
Carson City 05:17:14 -53.0 Dark Down 23.1 291.5 Low 05:12:35 - 05:21:52 8741
Reno 05:17:12 -52.8 Dark Down 23.3 291.3 Low 05:12:33 - 05:21:50 8737
Sleaford 05:16:14 -53.1 Dark Up 19.4 295.2 Really Low 05:11:35 - 05:20:52 8731
Portola 05:17:12 -52.2 Dark Down 23.8 290.9 Low 05:12:33 - 05:21:50 8712
Cedarville 05:17:06 -51.8 Dark Down 24.2 290.3 Low 05:12:28 - 05:21:45 8698
Gimple 05:17:11 -51.8 Dark Down 24.2 290.5 Low 05:12:33 - 05:21:50 8694
Quincy 05:17:12 -51.9 Dark Down 24.2 290.6 Low 05:12:33 - 05:21:50 8694
Greenville 05:17:11 -51.8 Dark Down 24.3 290.5 Low 05:12:33 - 05:21:50 8691
Fall River/Burney 05:17:08 -51.1 Dark Down 24.9 289.9 Low 05:12:30 - 05:21:47 8664
PNWRO 05:16:49 -50.6 Dark Up 24.9 289.1 Low 05:12:10 - 05:21:27 8651
Klamath Falls 05:17:04 -50.4 Dark Down 25.6 289.1 Low 05:12:26 - 05:21:43 8634
Chiloquin 05:17:03 -50.2 Dark Down 25.8 288.9 Low 05:12:25 - 05:21:42 8626
Bend 05:16:58 -50.0 Dark Up 25.9 288.5 Low 05:12:19 - 05:21:36 8618
Oregon Observatory 05:16:58 -50.0 Dark Down 25.9 288.5 Low 05:12:20 - 05:21:37 8617
Sisters 05:16:57 -49.7 Dark Up 26.1 288.3 Low 05:12:18 - 05:21:35 8605
Maupin 05:16:53 -49.7 Dark Up 26.1 288.1 Low 05:12:15 - 05:21:32 8603
Toppenish/White Swan 05:16:48 -49.5 Dark Up 26.0 288.0 Low 05:12:10 - 05:21:27 8597
The Dalles 05:16:52 -49.4 Dark Up 26.3 287.9 Low 05:12:13 - 05:21:30 8590
Yakima 05:16:47 -49.3 Dark Up 26.2 287.8 Low 05:12:09 - 05:21:26 8587
Ellensburg 05:16:46 -49.2 Dark Up 26.3 287.6 Low 05:12:08 - 05:21:25 8578
Wenatchee 05:16:45 -49.1 Dark Up 26.3 287.5 Low 05:12:07 - 05:21:24 8575
Brewster 05:16:42 -49.1 Dark Up 26.2 287.6 Low 05:12:03 - 05:21:20 8572
Okanogan 05:16:41 -49.0 Dark Up 26.1 287.6 Low 05:12:02 - 05:21:19 8571
Manson/Chelan 05:16:43 -49.0 Dark Up 26.3 287.4 Low 05:12:05 - 05:21:22 8567
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:16:38 -48.8 Dark Up 26.2 287.4 Low 05:12:00 - 05:21:17 8560
Oliver 05:16:38 -48.6 Dark Up 26.4 287.2 Low 05:11:59 - 05:21:16 8549
Penticton 05:16:36 -48.4 Dark Up 26.5 287.0 Low 05:11:58 - 05:21:15 8539
Summerland 05:16:36 -48.3 Dark Up 26.6 286.9 Low 05:11:57 - 05:21:14 8534
Kelowna 05:16:35 -48.3 Dark Up 26.5 286.9 Low 05:11:57 - 05:21:14 8532
Peachland 05:16:35 -48.2 Dark Up 26.7 286.8 Low 05:11:57 - 05:21:14 8527
Kamloops 05:16:33 -47.4 Dark Up 27.3 285.9 Low 05:11:54 - 05:21:11 8482
Victoria 05:16:43 -46.7 Dark Up 28.6 285.0 Low 05:12:05 - 05:21:22 8451

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, (2024/11/21 05:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 16.20 112
37Gam Cyg      20:22:13.7 +40:15:24  2.2 12.24 117
12Phi Cyg      19:39:22.6 +30:09:13  5.8  1.33 125
PPM 083507     19:46:00.9 +30:21:54  8.3  0.29 125
PPM 083506     19:46:00.9 +30:36:44  8.8  0.18 125
342842         19:45:11.7 +30:35:52 16.8       125
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 06:04:06 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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