RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1200:08504553 with event index number of 2204346

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/09/11 10:10:45 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:44:01.2 +30:18:55
Equinox of date position of star is 19:44:58.6 +30:22:28
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 88 degrees from the moon. Moon is 82% 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 31.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 10.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 49 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1010 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11131.6 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, (2025/09/11 10:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:48.5 +38:48:31  0.0 16.16  97
37Gam Cyg      20:23:09.1 +40:20:24  2.2 12.62  78
12Phi Cyg      19:40:23.5 +30:12:50  5.8  1.02  89
PPM 083423     19:44:16.1 +30:17:42  7.3  0.19  88
PPM 083450     19:45:04.2 +30:17:13  9.4  0.09  88
342842         19:45:02.2 +30:22:42 16.8        88
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 31.9 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=38.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:07:33 -21.0 Dark Up 17.5 297.2 Really Low 10:03:00 - 10:12:06 1296
Kamloops 10:07:47 -28.3 Dark Up 25.2 287.8 Low 10:03:14 - 10:12:20 833
Kelowna 10:07:46 -28.6 Dark Up 24.4 288.7 Low 10:03:13 - 10:12:19 760
Peachland 10:07:46 -28.8 Dark Up 24.6 288.6 Low 10:03:13 - 10:12:19 744
Summerland 10:07:46 -28.9 Dark Up 24.5 288.7 Low 10:03:13 - 10:12:19 730
Penticton 10:07:46 -28.9 Dark Up 24.4 288.8 Low 10:03:13 - 10:12:19 724
Oliver 10:07:46 -29.2 Dark Up 24.3 289.0 Low 10:03:13 - 10:12:19 687
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:07:46 -29.2 Dark Up 24.1 289.2 Low 10:03:13 - 10:12:19 672
Okanogan 10:07:46 -29.8 Dark Up 24.0 289.3 Low 10:03:13 - 10:12:19 600
Brewster 10:07:47 -30.1 Dark Up 24.0 289.3 Low 10:03:14 - 10:12:20 569
Victoria 10:07:51 -31.2 Dark Up 26.5 286.8 Low 10:03:18 - 10:12:24 562
Manson/Chelan 10:07:47 -30.4 Dark Up 24.2 289.1 Low 10:03:14 - 10:12:20 540
Wenatchee 10:07:48 -30.9 Dark Up 24.2 289.2 Low 10:03:15 - 10:12:21 488
Ellensburg 10:07:48 -31.3 Dark Up 24.2 289.3 Low 10:03:15 - 10:12:21 441
Yakima 10:07:48 -31.6 Dark Up 24.0 289.4 Low 10:03:15 - 10:12:21 398
Toppenish/White Swan 10:07:48 -31.7 Dark Up 23.9 289.6 Low 10:03:15 - 10:12:21 378
PNWRO 10:07:47 -31.3 Dark Up 22.8 290.7 Low 10:03:14 - 10:12:20 365
The Dalles 10:07:49 -32.7 Dark Up 24.1 289.5 Low 10:03:16 - 10:12:22 284
Maupin 10:07:50 -32.9 Dark Up 23.9 289.7 Low 10:03:17 - 10:12:23 242
Dunrhomin 10:07:36 -27.6 Dark Up 11.3 300.4 Really Low 10:03:03 - 10:12:09 163
Nikitin 10:07:36 -27.8 Dark Up 11.2 300.4 Really Low 10:03:03 - 10:12:09 145
Sisters 10:07:51 -33.8 Dark Up 23.9 289.8 Low 10:03:18 - 10:12:24 142
CU-SBO 10:07:36 -27.8 Dark Up 11.2 300.3 Really Low 10:03:03 - 10:12:09 136
Bend 10:07:51 -33.9 Dark Up 23.7 290.0 Low 10:03:18 - 10:12:24 122
Oregon Observatory 10:07:51 -34.1 Dark Up 23.7 290.0 Low 10:03:18 - 10:12:24 102
Chiloquin 10:07:52 -35.3 Dark Up 23.5 290.3 Low 10:03:19 - 10:12:25 -41
Klamath Falls 10:07:52 -35.5 Dark Up 23.4 290.5 Low 10:03:19 - 10:12:25 -75
Cedarville 10:07:51 -35.3 Dark Up 22.0 291.7 Low 10:03:18 - 10:12:24 -119
Fall River/Burney 10:07:53 -36.3 Dark Up 22.7 291.2 Low 10:03:20 - 10:12:26 -189
Gimple 10:07:53 -36.7 Dark Up 22.0 291.8 Low 10:03:20 - 10:12:26 -272
Greenville 10:07:53 -36.7 Dark Up 22.0 291.8 Low 10:03:20 - 10:12:26 -273
Quincy 10:07:53 -36.9 Dark Up 21.9 291.9 Low 10:03:20 - 10:12:26 -293
Portola 10:07:53 -36.7 Dark Up 21.6 292.2 Low 10:03:20 - 10:12:26 -298
Reno 10:07:52 -36.6 Dark Up 21.0 292.6 Low 10:03:19 - 10:12:25 -313
Carson City 10:07:52 -36.8 Dark Up 20.8 292.7 Low 10:03:19 - 10:12:25 -348
Yerington 10:07:52 -36.7 Dark Up 20.3 293.1 Low 10:03:19 - 10:12:25 -355
Gardnerville 10:07:52 -37.0 Dark Up 20.7 292.9 Low 10:03:19 - 10:12:25 -372
Hawthorne 10:07:52 -36.7 Dark Up 19.7 293.6 Really Low 10:03:19 - 10:12:25 -391
Lee Vining 10:07:53 -37.4 Dark Up 19.9 293.5 Really Low 10:03:20 - 10:12:26 -457
Bishop 10:07:52 -37.4 Dark Up 19.1 294.1 Really Low 10:03:19 - 10:12:25 -501
Beatty 10:07:51 -36.8 Dark Up 17.7 295.0 Really Low 10:03:18 - 10:12:24 -509
Patrick 10:07:49 -36.0 Dark Up 15.0 296.8 Really Low 10:03:16 - 10:12:22 -578
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:07:50 -36.6 Dark Up 15.4 296.5 Really Low 10:03:17 - 10:12:23 -620
Lake Havasu City 10:07:50 -36.9 Dark Up 14.9 296.8 Really Low 10:03:17 - 10:12:23 -677
George/Scottsdale 10:07:48 -35.7 Dark Up 12.7 298.1 Really Low 10:03:15 - 10:12:21 -678
Idyllwild 10:07:54 -38.9 Dark Up 16.3 295.9 Really Low 10:03:21 - 10:12:27 -812
Wildwood 10:07:56 -39.8 Dark Up 17.9 295.0 Really Low 10:03:23 - 10:12:29 -821
Calipatria 10:07:53 -38.5 Dark Up 15.2 296.6 Really Low 10:03:20 - 10:12:26 -839
Yuma 10:07:53 -38.2 Dark Up 14.3 297.1 Really Low 10:03:20 - 10:12:26 -855

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, (2025/09/11 10:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 16.16  97
37Gam Cyg      20:22:13.7 +40:15:24  2.2 12.62  78
12Phi Cyg      19:39:22.6 +30:09:13  5.8  1.02  89
PPM 083423     19:43:15.1 +30:13:57  7.3  0.19  88
PPM 083450     19:44:03.2 +30:13:26  9.4  0.09  88
342842         19:44:01.2 +30:18:55 16.8        88
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/03 05:54:51 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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