RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1220:10405918 with event index number of 2204077

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/06/24 06:46:09 UTC

J2000 position of star is 20:05:15.6 +32:44:38
Equinox of date position of star is 20:06:12.2 +32:48:50
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 105 degrees from the moon. Moon is 2% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7

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Object is 15.8 AU from the Sun and 15.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 26.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 8.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 23 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1626 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11081.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 342842, (2025/06/24 06:46UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:18.1 +45:22:21  1.3 14.35  92
37Gam Cyg      20:23:08.6 +40:20:22  2.2  8.25  98
PPM 084264     20:08:40.0 +34:29:53  6.0  1.75 104
PPM 084230     20:07:51.6 +32:40:40  7.9  0.37 105
PPM 084142     20:05:27.8 +32:53:43  8.9  0.18 105
342842         20:06:15.3 +32:49:04 15.7       105
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 30.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=27.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:48:06 -14.1 AT Down 51.5 99.3 Up 06:45:40 - 06:50:33 -376
Kelowna 06:48:06 -15.0 AT Down 52.2 99.1 Up 06:45:40 - 06:50:33 -476
Peachland 06:48:07 -15.1 AT Down 52.0 98.7 Up 06:45:41 - 06:50:34 -479
Summerland 06:48:07 -15.2 AT Down 52.1 98.6 Up 06:45:41 - 06:50:34 -495
Victoria 06:48:17 -15.4 AT Down 49.8 94.2 Up 06:45:50 - 06:50:43 -498
Penticton 06:48:07 -15.3 AT Down 52.1 98.6 Up 06:45:41 - 06:50:34 -504
Oliver 06:48:08 -15.6 AT Down 52.2 98.2 Up 06:45:41 - 06:50:34 -538
Sleaford 06:47:34 -14.4 AT Down 59.5 116.5 Up 06:45:08 - 06:50:01 -544
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:48:08 -15.8 AT Down 52.4 98.1 Up 06:45:41 - 06:50:34 -560
Okanogan 06:48:10 -16.4 AT Down 52.3 97.1 Up 06:45:43 - 06:50:36 -616
Brewster 06:48:11 -16.6 AT Down 52.2 96.6 Up 06:45:44 - 06:50:37 -637
Manson/Chelan 06:48:12 -16.8 AT Down 52.0 96.0 Up 06:45:45 - 06:50:38 -647
Wenatchee 06:48:13 -17.2 AT Down 51.9 95.3 Up 06:45:47 - 06:50:40 -689
Ellensburg 06:48:14 -17.5 AT Down 51.8 94.6 Up 06:45:48 - 06:50:41 -722
Yakima 06:48:15 -17.9 AT Down 51.8 94.1 Up 06:45:49 - 06:50:42 -761
Toppenish/White Swan 06:48:15 -18.1 Dark Down 52.0 93.9 Up 06:45:49 - 06:50:42 -787
The Dalles 06:48:19 -18.7 Dark Down 51.5 92.4 Up 06:45:52 - 06:50:45 -841
PNWRO 06:48:13 -18.8 Dark Down 53.0 94.6 Up 06:45:46 - 06:50:39 -864
Maupin 06:48:19 -19.1 Dark Down 51.6 91.9 Up 06:45:53 - 06:50:46 -885
Sisters 06:48:22 -19.8 Dark Down 51.2 90.5 Up 06:45:55 - 06:50:48 -956
Bend 06:48:22 -20.1 Dark Down 51.4 90.3 Up 06:45:55 - 06:50:48 -987
Oregon Observatory 06:48:22 -20.3 Dark Down 51.3 90.0 Up 06:45:56 - 06:50:49 -1000
Chiloquin 06:48:26 -21.4 Dark Down 51.0 88.1 Up 06:45:59 - 06:50:52 -1118
Klamath Falls 06:48:26 -21.7 Dark Down 51.1 87.8 Up 06:46:00 - 06:50:53 -1154
Cedarville 06:48:24 -22.8 Dark Down 52.2 87.9 Up 06:45:58 - 06:50:51 -1272
Fall River/Burney 06:48:28 -23.0 Dark Down 51.3 86.5 Up 06:46:01 - 06:50:54 -1283
Greenville 06:48:29 -23.9 Dark Down 51.6 85.7 Up 06:46:02 - 06:50:55 -1388
Gimple 06:48:28 -23.9 Dark Down 51.6 85.7 Up 06:46:02 - 06:50:55 -1390
Quincy 06:48:29 -24.1 Dark Down 51.6 85.4 Up 06:46:02 - 06:50:55 -1408
Portola 06:48:28 -24.4 Dark Down 51.9 85.5 Up 06:46:01 - 06:50:54 -1435
Reno 06:48:27 -24.8 Dark Down 52.4 85.5 Up 06:46:00 - 06:50:53 -1482
Carson City 06:48:27 -25.1 Dark Down 52.4 85.1 Up 06:46:01 - 06:50:54 -1519
Gardnerville 06:48:28 -25.4 Dark Down 52.4 84.8 Up 06:46:01 - 06:50:54 -1545
Yerington 06:48:26 -25.5 Dark Down 52.8 85.2 Up 06:46:00 - 06:50:53 -1558
Hawthorne 06:48:26 -26.0 Dark Down 53.2 84.9 Up 06:45:59 - 06:50:52 -1621
Lee Vining 06:48:28 -26.4 Dark Down 52.8 83.9 Up 06:46:01 - 06:50:54 -1664
Bishop 06:48:27 -27.2 Dark Down 53.3 83.4 Up 06:46:01 - 06:50:54 -1747
Dunrhomin 06:47:49 -26.2 Dark Down 63.5 96.3 Up 06:45:22 - 06:50:15 -1782
Nikitin 06:47:49 -26.4 Dark Down 63.5 95.9 Up 06:45:23 - 06:50:16 -1801
CU-SBO 06:47:49 -26.5 Dark Down 63.4 95.7 Up 06:45:23 - 06:50:16 -1807
Beatty 06:48:24 -28.0 Dark Down 54.5 83.6 Up 06:45:57 - 06:50:50 -1844
Wildwood 06:48:32 -30.3 Dark Down 52.6 79.1 Up 06:46:06 - 06:50:59 -2078
Patrick 06:48:18 -30.0 Dark Down 56.6 82.7 Up 06:45:52 - 06:50:45 -2082
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:48:21 -30.1 Dark Down 56.0 82.1 Up 06:45:54 - 06:50:47 -2088
Lake Havasu City 06:48:21 -30.8 Dark Down 56.2 81.2 Up 06:45:54 - 06:50:47 -2165
Idyllwild 06:48:28 -31.1 Dark Down 54.1 79.2 Up 06:46:02 - 06:50:55 -2174
Calipatria 06:48:26 -31.9 Dark Down 54.9 78.8 Up 06:45:59 - 06:50:52 -2273
George/Scottsdale 06:48:15 -32.0 Dark Down 58.0 80.9 Up 06:45:49 - 06:50:42 -2316
Yuma 06:48:24 -32.5 Dark Down 55.6 78.4 Up 06:45:58 - 06:50:51 -2345

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, (2025/06/24 06:46UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 14.35  92
37Gam Cyg      20:22:13.7 +40:15:24  2.2  8.25  98
PPM 084264     20:07:41.4 +34:25:23  6.0  1.75 104
PPM 084230     20:06:51.8 +32:36:11  7.9  0.37 105
PPM 084142     20:04:28.3 +32:49:18  8.9  0.18 105
342842         20:05:15.6 +32:44:38 15.7       105
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 06:23:18 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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