RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1220:10524557 with event index number of 2204059

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/06/19 10:23:04 UTC

J2000 position of star is 20:06:32.9 +32:43:06
Equinox of date position of star is 20:07:29.5 +32:47:21
Stellar brightness G=15.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 66 degrees from the moon. Moon is 43% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7

[RECON map]
Object is 15.8 AU from the Sun and 15.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.4 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 26 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1613 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11104.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 342842, (2025/06/19 10:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:18.1 +45:22:21  1.3 14.25  63
37Gam Cyg      20:23:08.6 +40:20:22  2.2  8.17  65
PPM 084264     20:08:40.0 +34:29:53  6.0  1.72  66
PPM 084230     20:07:51.5 +32:40:40  7.9  0.13  66
342842         20:07:32.6 +32:47:35 15.1        66
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 37.5 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=18.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:22:33 -3.1 CT Up 67.4 217.1 Up 10:19:55 - 10:25:11 385
Kamloops 10:23:10 -9.7 NT Up 72.0 184.6 Up 10:20:32 - 10:25:48 33
Kelowna 10:23:07 -10.1 NT Up 72.8 187.3 Up 10:20:29 - 10:25:45 -42
Peachland 10:23:08 -10.3 NT Up 72.9 186.5 Up 10:20:30 - 10:25:46 -57
Summerland 10:23:07 -10.4 NT Up 73.0 186.9 Up 10:20:29 - 10:25:45 -72
Penticton 10:23:07 -10.4 NT Up 73.1 187.2 Up 10:20:29 - 10:25:45 -78
Oliver 10:23:07 -10.7 NT Up 73.4 187.3 Up 10:20:29 - 10:25:45 -115
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:23:06 -10.7 NT Up 73.6 188.0 Up 10:20:28 - 10:25:44 -131
Okanogan 10:23:06 -11.4 NT Up 74.2 187.6 Up 10:20:28 - 10:25:44 -201
Victoria 10:23:17 -12.5 AT Up 74.2 175.9 Up 10:20:39 - 10:25:55 -222
Brewster 10:23:07 -11.7 NT Up 74.5 187.1 Up 10:20:29 - 10:25:45 -232
Manson/Chelan 10:23:07 -12.0 NT Up 74.8 186.1 Up 10:20:29 - 10:25:45 -258
Wenatchee 10:23:08 -12.4 AT Up 75.3 185.7 Up 10:20:30 - 10:25:46 -311
Ellensburg 10:23:08 -12.9 AT Up 75.7 185.1 Up 10:20:30 - 10:25:46 -357
Yakima 10:23:08 -13.2 AT Up 76.1 185.2 Up 10:20:30 - 10:25:46 -401
Toppenish/White Swan 10:23:07 -13.3 AT Up 76.3 185.9 Up 10:20:29 - 10:25:45 -422
PNWRO 10:23:02 -13.1 AT Up 76.5 191.4 Up 10:20:24 - 10:25:40 -444
The Dalles 10:23:09 -14.3 AT Up 77.1 183.3 Up 10:20:31 - 10:25:47 -514
Maupin 10:23:09 -14.6 AT Up 77.5 183.8 Up 10:20:31 - 10:25:47 -558
Sisters 10:23:09 -15.5 AT Up 78.4 182.0 Up 10:20:31 - 10:25:47 -658
Bend 10:23:09 -15.6 AT Up 78.6 183.1 Up 10:20:31 - 10:25:47 -681
Oregon Observatory 10:23:09 -15.8 AT Up 78.8 182.6 Up 10:20:31 - 10:25:47 -701
Dunrhomin 10:22:15 -11.1 NT Up 74.7 245.8 Up 10:19:37 - 10:24:53 -813
Nikitin 10:22:15 -11.3 NT Up 74.8 246.4 Up 10:19:37 - 10:24:53 -833
CU-SBO 10:22:15 -11.3 NT Up 74.8 246.5 Up 10:19:37 - 10:24:53 -841
Chiloquin 10:23:10 -17.1 AT Up 80.1 180.9 Up 10:20:32 - 10:25:48 -848
Klamath Falls 10:23:09 -17.4 AT Up 80.5 181.4 Up 10:20:31 - 10:25:47 -884
Cedarville 10:23:04 -17.3 AT Up 81.1 190.1 Up 10:20:26 - 10:25:42 -941
Fall River/Burney 10:23:07 -18.2 Dark Up 81.7 183.7 Up 10:20:29 - 10:25:45 -1008
Gimple 10:23:05 -18.7 Dark Up 82.5 187.6 Up 10:20:27 - 10:25:43 -1101
Greenville 10:23:05 -18.8 Dark Up 82.5 187.0 Up 10:20:27 - 10:25:43 -1102
Quincy 10:23:05 -18.9 Dark Up 82.7 187.2 Up 10:20:27 - 10:25:43 -1124
Portola 10:23:03 -18.9 Dark Up 82.8 190.5 Up 10:20:25 - 10:25:41 -1132
Reno 10:23:01 -18.8 Dark Up 82.9 195.3 Up 10:20:23 - 10:25:39 -1153
Carson City 10:23:01 -19.1 Dark Up 83.3 196.2 Up 10:20:23 - 10:25:39 -1192
Yerington 10:22:59 -19.0 Dark Up 83.3 201.0 Up 10:20:21 - 10:25:37 -1205
Gardnerville 10:23:01 -19.3 Dark Up 83.5 197.1 Up 10:20:23 - 10:25:39 -1218
Hawthorne 10:22:56 -19.1 Dark Up 83.6 206.2 Up 10:20:18 - 10:25:34 -1249
Lee Vining 10:22:58 -19.8 Dark Up 84.3 205.0 Up 10:20:20 - 10:25:36 -1317
Bishop 10:22:55 -20.0 Dark Up 84.5 213.4 Up 10:20:17 - 10:25:33 -1372
Beatty 10:22:49 -19.6 Dark Up 84.0 227.2 Up 10:20:11 - 10:25:27 -1398
Patrick 10:22:38 -19.3 Dark Up 82.8 250.3 Up 10:20:00 - 10:25:16 -1512
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:22:40 -19.8 Dark Up 83.4 250.2 Up 10:20:02 - 10:25:18 -1551
Lake Havasu City 10:22:39 -20.2 Dark Up 83.4 256.5 Up 10:20:01 - 10:25:17 -1620
George/Scottsdale 10:22:29 -19.5 Dark Up 81.5 266.0 Up 10:19:51 - 10:25:07 -1657
Wildwood 10:22:53 -22.7 Dark Up 86.9 245.0 Up 10:20:15 - 10:25:31 -1733
Idyllwild 10:22:46 -22.0 Dark Up 85.5 258.4 Up 10:20:08 - 10:25:24 -1743
Calipatria 10:22:42 -21.9 Dark Up 84.6 267.4 Up 10:20:04 - 10:25:20 -1790
Yuma 10:22:38 -21.8 Dark Up 83.9 272.2 Up 10:20:00 - 10:25:16 -1821

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, (2025/06/19 10:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 14.25  63
37Gam Cyg      20:22:13.7 +40:15:24  2.2  8.17  65
PPM 084264     20:07:41.4 +34:25:23  6.0  1.72  66
PPM 084230     20:06:51.8 +32:36:11  7.9  0.13  66
342842         20:06:32.9 +32:43:06 15.1        66
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 06:23:08 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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