RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1180:09282129 with event index number of 2204447

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/10/02 04:48:22 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:41:30.6 +29:04:10
Equinox of date position of star is 19:42:28.7 +29:07:39
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 53 degrees from the moon. Moon is 72% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

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Object is 15.9 AU from the Sun and 15.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 29.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 58 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 771 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11277.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 342842, (2025/10/02 04:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:48.6 +38:48:31  0.0 16.50  67
37Gam Cyg      20:23:09.2 +40:20:25  2.2 13.95  63
PPM 109352     19:38:11.2 +29:23:35  6.1  0.99  54
PPM 109509     19:42:21.7 +29:12:22  8.5  0.08  53
342842         19:42:32.5 +29:07:52 16.4        53
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 22.5 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 04:46:53 -28.8 Dark Up 63.2 232.3 Up 04:41:34 - 04:52:13 -4462
Kamloops 04:46:45 -29.3 Dark Up 60.3 233.6 Up 04:41:25 - 04:52:04 -4514
Peachland 04:46:46 -30.1 Dark Up 60.6 235.8 Up 04:41:26 - 04:52:05 -4607
Kelowna 04:46:45 -30.2 Dark Up 60.3 236.0 Up 04:41:26 - 04:52:05 -4617
Summerland 04:46:46 -30.2 Dark Up 60.6 236.1 Up 04:41:26 - 04:52:05 -4622
Penticton 04:46:46 -30.3 Dark Up 60.6 236.4 Up 04:41:27 - 04:52:06 -4632
Oliver 04:46:47 -30.5 Dark Up 60.8 236.9 Up 04:41:28 - 04:52:07 -4654
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:46:48 -30.7 Dark Up 60.7 237.4 Up 04:41:29 - 04:52:08 -4677
Manson/Chelan 04:46:53 -30.9 Dark Up 61.8 238.1 Up 04:41:33 - 04:52:12 -4699
Okanogan 04:46:50 -31.0 Dark Up 61.2 238.1 Up 04:41:30 - 04:52:09 -4704
Brewster 04:46:52 -31.0 Dark Up 61.5 238.3 Up 04:41:32 - 04:52:11 -4709
Wenatchee 04:46:53 -31.1 Dark Up 62.1 238.6 Up 04:41:34 - 04:52:13 -4718
Ellensburg 04:46:55 -31.2 Dark Up 62.5 239.0 Up 04:41:36 - 04:52:15 -4730
Yakima 04:46:56 -31.4 Dark Up 62.7 239.6 Up 04:41:37 - 04:52:16 -4753
The Dalles 04:47:00 -31.6 Dark Up 63.5 240.5 Up 04:41:41 - 04:52:20 -4774
Toppenish/White Swan 04:46:57 -31.6 Dark Up 62.7 240.2 Up 04:41:37 - 04:52:16 -4777
Maupin 04:47:01 -31.9 Dark Up 63.7 241.4 Up 04:41:41 - 04:52:20 -4806
Sisters 04:47:05 -32.0 Dark Up 64.4 242.3 Up 04:41:45 - 04:52:24 -4826
Bend 04:47:05 -32.3 Dark Up 64.3 243.1 Up 04:41:45 - 04:52:24 -4857
Oregon Observatory 04:47:05 -32.3 Dark Up 64.5 243.3 Up 04:41:46 - 04:52:25 -4858
PNWRO 04:46:55 -32.7 Dark Up 61.9 242.9 Up 04:41:36 - 04:52:15 -4893
Chiloquin 04:47:10 -32.7 Dark Up 65.3 245.2 Up 04:41:50 - 04:52:29 -4907
Klamath Falls 04:47:10 -32.9 Dark Up 65.4 246.0 Up 04:41:51 - 04:52:30 -4932
Fall River/Burney 04:47:14 -33.8 Dark Up 65.6 248.9 Up 04:41:54 - 04:52:33 -5026
Cedarville 04:47:10 -34.3 Dark Up 64.6 249.5 Up 04:41:51 - 04:52:30 -5081
Greenville 04:47:16 -34.5 Dark Up 65.6 251.4 Up 04:41:56 - 04:52:35 -5109
Gimple 04:47:16 -34.6 Dark Up 65.5 251.5 Up 04:41:56 - 04:52:35 -5115
Quincy 04:47:17 -34.6 Dark Up 65.6 251.8 Up 04:41:58 - 04:52:37 -5121
Sleaford 04:46:24 -34.9 Dark Up 51.8 249.3 Up 04:41:05 - 04:51:44 -5152
Portola 04:47:17 -35.0 Dark Up 65.3 252.6 Up 04:41:57 - 04:52:36 -5161
Reno 04:47:16 -35.6 Dark Up 64.9 253.9 Up 04:41:57 - 04:52:36 -5221
Carson City 04:47:17 -35.8 Dark Up 65.0 254.7 Up 04:41:58 - 04:52:37 -5244
Gardnerville 04:47:18 -35.9 Dark Up 65.0 255.2 Up 04:41:59 - 04:52:38 -5261
Yerington 04:47:18 -36.3 Dark Up 64.6 255.7 Up 04:41:59 - 04:52:38 -5299
Lee Vining 04:47:21 -36.8 Dark Up 64.7 257.9 Up 04:42:02 - 04:52:41 -5362
Hawthorne 04:47:18 -36.9 Dark Up 64.3 257.2 Up 04:41:59 - 04:52:38 -5363
Bishop 04:47:22 -37.6 Dark Up 64.3 259.8 Up 04:42:03 - 04:52:42 -5447
Beatty 04:47:20 -39.0 Dark Up 63.1 262.1 Up 04:42:01 - 04:52:40 -5587
Wildwood 04:47:33 -39.0 Dark Up 64.8 266.5 Up 04:42:13 - 04:52:52 -5618
Idyllwild 04:47:31 -40.6 Dark Up 63.3 268.4 Up 04:42:11 - 04:52:50 -5775
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:47:24 -41.4 Dark Up 61.5 267.0 Up 04:42:04 - 04:52:43 -5840
Patrick 04:47:22 -41.8 Dark Up 60.9 267.0 Up 04:42:03 - 04:52:42 -5874
Calipatria 04:47:31 -41.7 Dark Up 62.3 270.3 Up 04:42:11 - 04:52:50 -5894
Lake Havasu City 04:47:25 -41.9 Dark Up 61.3 268.4 Up 04:42:06 - 04:52:45 -5898
Yuma 04:47:30 -42.6 Dark Up 61.5 271.6 Up 04:42:11 - 04:52:50 -5982
Dunrhomin 04:46:55 -44.1 Dark Up 53.8 265.5 Up 04:41:36 - 04:52:15 -6083
Nikitin 04:46:56 -44.2 Dark Up 53.8 265.7 Up 04:41:37 - 04:52:16 -6095
CU-SBO 04:46:56 -44.2 Dark Up 53.9 265.7 Up 04:41:37 - 04:52:16 -6095
George/Scottsdale 04:47:24 -44.1 Dark Up 59.3 271.2 Up 04:42:04 - 04:52:43 -6111

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, (2025/10/02 04:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 16.50  67
37Gam Cyg      20:22:13.7 +40:15:24  2.2 13.95  63
PPM 109352     19:37:09.6 +29:20:02  6.1  0.99  54
PPM 109509     19:41:19.9 +29:08:40  8.5  0.08  53
342842         19:41:30.6 +29:04:10 16.4        53
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/03 05:55:37 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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