RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1200:08607468 with event index number of 2204334

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/09/08 05:18:39 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:44:35.1 +30:29:50
Equinox of date position of star is 19:45:32.4 +30:33:25
Stellar brightness G=15.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 63 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% 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 31.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 10.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 45 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1126 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11113.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 342842, (2025/09/08 05:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:48.5 +38:48:31  0.0 16.15  79
37Gam Cyg      20:23:09.1 +40:20:24  2.2 12.40  61
12Phi Cyg      19:40:23.5 +30:12:50  5.8  1.18  64
PPM 083507     19:47:01.9 +30:25:44  8.3  0.34  63
PPM 083450     19:45:04.2 +30:17:13  9.4  0.30  63
342842         19:45:36.0 +30:33:38 15.5        63
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 29.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=31.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 05:17:38 -23.9 Dark Up 71.1 200.0 Up 05:13:21 - 05:21:55 -484
Kamloops 05:17:29 -23.9 Dark Up 68.4 205.0 Up 05:13:12 - 05:21:46 -500
Peachland 05:17:30 -24.8 Dark Up 69.0 207.4 Up 05:13:13 - 05:21:47 -599
Kelowna 05:17:29 -24.9 Dark Up 68.9 207.9 Up 05:13:12 - 05:21:46 -607
Summerland 05:17:30 -25.0 Dark Up 69.1 207.7 Up 05:13:13 - 05:21:47 -615
Penticton 05:17:30 -25.1 Dark Up 69.2 208.1 Up 05:13:13 - 05:21:47 -626
Oliver 05:17:31 -25.3 Dark Up 69.5 208.5 Up 05:13:14 - 05:21:48 -652
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:17:31 -25.5 Dark Up 69.6 209.2 Up 05:13:14 - 05:21:48 -675
Okanogan 05:17:33 -25.9 Dark Up 70.2 209.6 Up 05:13:16 - 05:21:50 -710
Manson/Chelan 05:17:35 -26.0 Dark Up 70.8 208.9 Up 05:13:18 - 05:21:52 -714
Brewster 05:17:34 -26.0 Dark Up 70.5 209.5 Up 05:13:17 - 05:21:51 -719
Wenatchee 05:17:36 -26.2 Dark Up 71.3 209.2 Up 05:13:19 - 05:21:53 -739
Ellensburg 05:17:38 -26.4 Dark Up 71.7 209.2 Up 05:13:21 - 05:21:55 -757
Yakima 05:17:39 -26.7 Dark Up 72.1 209.8 Up 05:13:22 - 05:21:56 -785
Toppenish/White Swan 05:17:39 -26.9 Dark Up 72.2 210.6 Up 05:13:22 - 05:21:56 -811
The Dalles 05:17:43 -27.0 Dark Up 73.1 209.8 Up 05:13:26 - 05:22:00 -821
Maupin 05:17:43 -27.4 Dark Up 73.5 210.8 Up 05:13:26 - 05:22:00 -857
Sisters 05:17:46 -27.7 Dark Up 74.4 211.0 Up 05:13:29 - 05:22:03 -891
PNWRO 05:17:38 -27.9 Dark Up 71.9 215.0 Up 05:13:21 - 05:21:55 -924
Bend 05:17:46 -28.0 Dark Up 74.5 212.2 Up 05:13:29 - 05:22:03 -924
Oregon Observatory 05:17:47 -28.1 Dark Up 74.7 212.1 Up 05:13:30 - 05:22:04 -929
Chiloquin 05:17:51 -28.7 Dark Up 76.0 213.7 Up 05:13:34 - 05:22:08 -998
Klamath Falls 05:17:52 -29.0 Dark Up 76.2 214.7 Up 05:13:35 - 05:22:09 -1028
Sleaford 05:17:05 -28.2 Dark Up 61.8 229.7 Up 05:12:48 - 05:21:22 -1082
Fall River/Burney 05:17:54 -30.0 Dark Up 77.0 218.9 Up 05:13:37 - 05:22:11 -1137
Cedarville 05:17:51 -30.3 Dark Up 76.0 221.3 Up 05:13:34 - 05:22:08 -1179
Greenville 05:17:55 -30.8 Dark Up 77.4 223.0 Up 05:13:38 - 05:22:12 -1232
Gimple 05:17:55 -30.9 Dark Up 77.4 223.2 Up 05:13:38 - 05:22:12 -1238
Quincy 05:17:56 -31.0 Dark Up 77.6 223.6 Up 05:13:39 - 05:22:13 -1247
Portola 05:17:56 -31.3 Dark Up 77.4 225.5 Up 05:13:39 - 05:22:13 -1287
Reno 05:17:55 -31.9 Dark Up 77.2 228.3 Up 05:13:38 - 05:22:12 -1348
Carson City 05:17:56 -32.1 Dark Up 77.4 229.6 Up 05:13:39 - 05:22:13 -1376
Gardnerville 05:17:56 -32.3 Dark Up 77.6 230.6 Up 05:13:39 - 05:22:13 -1397
Yerington 05:17:56 -32.6 Dark Up 77.2 232.0 Up 05:13:39 - 05:22:13 -1432
Hawthorne 05:17:55 -33.2 Dark Up 77.1 235.1 Up 05:13:38 - 05:22:12 -1500
Lee Vining 05:17:58 -33.3 Dark Up 77.8 235.9 Up 05:13:41 - 05:22:15 -1511
Bishop 05:17:58 -34.2 Dark Up 77.6 240.1 Up 05:13:41 - 05:22:15 -1603
Beatty 05:17:56 -35.4 Dark Up 76.6 245.5 Up 05:13:39 - 05:22:13 -1744
Wildwood 05:18:07 -36.2 Dark Up 79.0 254.3 Up 05:13:50 - 05:22:24 -1833
Idyllwild 05:18:04 -37.6 Dark Up 77.6 258.8 Up 05:13:47 - 05:22:21 -1988
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:17:56 -37.9 Dark Up 75.6 255.7 Up 05:13:39 - 05:22:13 -2017
Patrick 05:17:55 -38.1 Dark Up 74.9 255.8 Up 05:13:38 - 05:22:12 -2043
Lake Havasu City 05:17:58 -38.5 Dark Up 75.5 258.6 Up 05:13:41 - 05:22:15 -2086
Calipatria 05:18:03 -38.7 Dark Up 76.7 262.8 Up 05:13:46 - 05:22:20 -2113
Dunrhomin 05:17:27 -38.6 Dark Up 67.1 252.8 Up 05:13:10 - 05:21:44 -2147
Nikitin 05:17:27 -38.8 Dark Up 67.2 253.2 Up 05:13:10 - 05:21:44 -2162
CU-SBO 05:17:28 -38.8 Dark Up 67.2 253.3 Up 05:13:11 - 05:21:45 -2164
Yuma 05:18:03 -39.6 Dark Up 76.0 265.3 Up 05:13:46 - 05:22:20 -2205
George/Scottsdale 05:17:55 -40.5 Dark Up 73.6 263.9 Up 05:13:38 - 05:22:12 -2304

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, (2025/09/08 05:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 16.15  79
37Gam Cyg      20:22:13.7 +40:15:24  2.2 12.40  61
12Phi Cyg      19:39:22.6 +30:09:13  5.8  1.18  64
PPM 083507     19:46:00.9 +30:21:54  8.3  0.34  63
PPM 083450     19:44:03.2 +30:13:26  9.4  0.30  63
342842         19:44:35.1 +30:29:50 15.5        63
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/03 05:54:33 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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