RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1220:09512132 with event index number of 2204134

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/07/20 06:50:02 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:57:38.1 +32:31:20
Equinox of date position of star is 19:58:34.4 +32:35:19
Stellar brightness G=15.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 96 degrees from the moon. Moon is 25% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7

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Object is 15.8 AU from the Sun and 15.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 30.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 10.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 24 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1593 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11002.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 342842, (2025/07/20 06:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:18.2 +45:22:22  1.3 15.31  82
37Gam Cyg      20:23:08.8 +40:20:23  2.2  9.18  88
PPM 084050     20:02:56.3 +31:11:24  6.5  1.67  96
PPM 083826     19:56:20.9 +32:48:29  8.2  0.53  96
PPM 083933     19:59:30.8 +33:03:05  9.0  0.50  96
PPM 083939     19:59:36.0 +32:35:32 11.2  0.20  96
342842         19:58:37.7 +32:35:32 15.5        96
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 31.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=33.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:50:22 -16.7 AT Down 67.1 135.4 Up 06:47:54 - 06:52:51 1668
Victoria 06:50:33 -18.0 Dark Down 67.1 126.2 Up 06:48:04 - 06:53:01 1578
Kelowna 06:50:22 -17.7 AT Down 68.1 135.7 Up 06:47:54 - 06:52:51 1566
Peachland 06:50:23 -17.7 AT Down 68.1 134.9 Up 06:47:55 - 06:52:52 1565
Summerland 06:50:23 -17.9 AT Down 68.2 134.9 Up 06:47:54 - 06:52:51 1549
Penticton 06:50:23 -18.0 AT Down 68.3 135.0 Up 06:47:54 - 06:52:51 1539
Oliver 06:50:24 -18.3 Dark Down 68.6 134.3 Up 06:47:55 - 06:52:52 1507
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:50:24 -18.5 Dark Down 68.8 134.4 Up 06:47:55 - 06:52:52 1485
Okanogan 06:50:25 -19.1 Dark Down 69.1 132.8 Up 06:47:57 - 06:52:54 1433
Brewster 06:50:26 -19.3 Dark Down 69.2 131.8 Up 06:47:58 - 06:52:55 1415
Manson/Chelan 06:50:27 -19.4 Dark Down 69.2 130.7 Up 06:47:59 - 06:52:56 1408
Sleaford 06:49:51 -17.2 AT Up 70.2 168.6 Up 06:47:23 - 06:52:20 1397
Wenatchee 06:50:29 -19.8 Dark Down 69.4 129.5 Up 06:48:00 - 06:52:57 1370
Ellensburg 06:50:30 -20.2 Dark Down 69.5 128.2 Up 06:48:01 - 06:52:58 1340
Yakima 06:50:31 -20.5 Dark Down 69.8 127.3 Up 06:48:02 - 06:52:59 1303
Toppenish/White Swan 06:50:31 -20.8 Dark Down 70.0 127.2 Up 06:48:02 - 06:52:59 1277
The Dalles 06:50:34 -21.3 Dark Down 70.0 124.0 Up 06:48:05 - 06:53:02 1233
PNWRO 06:50:28 -21.5 Dark Down 71.0 129.2 Up 06:48:00 - 06:52:57 1190
Maupin 06:50:34 -21.7 Dark Down 70.3 123.2 Up 06:48:06 - 06:53:03 1190
Sisters 06:50:37 -22.4 Dark Down 70.5 120.3 Up 06:48:08 - 06:53:05 1126
Bend 06:50:37 -22.7 Dark Down 70.8 120.1 Up 06:48:08 - 06:53:05 1094
Oregon Observatory 06:50:37 -22.9 Dark Down 70.8 119.5 Up 06:48:09 - 06:53:06 1083
Chiloquin 06:50:41 -24.0 Dark Down 71.1 115.4 Up 06:48:12 - 06:53:09 975
Klamath Falls 06:50:41 -24.3 Dark Down 71.3 114.6 Up 06:48:13 - 06:53:10 940
Fall River/Burney 06:50:42 -25.5 Dark Down 72.0 112.0 Up 06:48:14 - 06:53:11 814
Cedarville 06:50:39 -25.4 Dark Down 72.7 115.3 Up 06:48:10 - 06:53:07 813
Greenville 06:50:43 -26.5 Dark Down 72.7 110.0 Up 06:48:15 - 06:53:12 710
Gimple 06:50:43 -26.5 Dark Down 72.7 110.1 Up 06:48:14 - 06:53:11 706
Quincy 06:50:43 -26.7 Dark Down 72.8 109.4 Up 06:48:15 - 06:53:12 690
Portola 06:50:43 -26.9 Dark Down 73.1 109.7 Up 06:48:14 - 06:53:11 660
Reno 06:50:41 -27.4 Dark Down 73.7 109.8 Up 06:48:13 - 06:53:10 609
Carson City 06:50:42 -27.7 Dark Down 73.8 108.7 Up 06:48:14 - 06:53:11 574
Gardnerville 06:50:42 -27.9 Dark Down 74.0 108.0 Up 06:48:14 - 06:53:11 548
Yerington 06:50:41 -28.1 Dark Down 74.4 109.0 Up 06:48:12 - 06:53:09 530
Hawthorne 06:50:40 -28.6 Dark Down 74.9 108.2 Up 06:48:12 - 06:53:09 464
Lee Vining 06:50:43 -29.0 Dark Down 74.7 105.5 Up 06:48:14 - 06:53:11 429
Bishop 06:50:42 -29.8 Dark Down 75.4 104.4 Up 06:48:13 - 06:53:10 342
Beatty 06:50:38 -30.6 Dark Down 76.8 104.9 Up 06:48:10 - 06:53:07 233
Dunrhomin 06:50:04 -29.0 Dark Down 81.7 157.6 Up 06:47:36 - 06:52:33 184
Nikitin 06:50:04 -29.2 Dark Down 81.9 157.0 Up 06:47:36 - 06:52:33 166
CU-SBO 06:50:05 -29.3 Dark Down 81.9 156.3 Up 06:47:36 - 06:52:33 161
Wildwood 06:50:48 -32.8 Dark Down 75.7 91.6 Up 06:48:19 - 06:53:16 28
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:50:36 -32.8 Dark Down 78.9 100.0 Up 06:48:07 - 06:53:04 -22
Patrick 06:50:33 -32.7 Dark Down 79.4 102.3 Up 06:48:05 - 06:53:02 -24
Idyllwild 06:50:43 -33.7 Dark Down 77.3 91.3 Up 06:48:15 - 06:53:12 -83
Lake Havasu City 06:50:36 -33.5 Dark Down 79.2 96.9 Up 06:48:07 - 06:53:04 -100
Calipatria 06:50:41 -34.5 Dark Down 78.3 89.1 Up 06:48:13 - 06:53:10 -191
Yuma 06:50:39 -35.2 Dark Down 79.0 87.4 Up 06:48:11 - 06:53:08 -269
George/Scottsdale 06:50:30 -34.7 Dark Down 81.3 95.0 Up 06:48:02 - 06:52:59 -270

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, (2025/07/20 06:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 15.31  82
37Gam Cyg      20:22:13.7 +40:15:24  2.2  9.18  88
PPM 084050     20:01:55.5 +31:07:03  6.5  1.67  96
PPM 083826     19:55:21.6 +32:44:21  8.2  0.53  96
PPM 083933     19:58:31.4 +32:58:51  9.0  0.50  96
PPM 083939     19:58:36.4 +32:31:18 11.2  0.20  96
342842         19:57:38.1 +32:31:20 15.5        96
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 06:30:33 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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