RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1160:09990978 with event index number of 2204552

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/10/26 04:44:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:41:13.6 +27:37:52
Equinox of date position of star is 19:42:12.6 +27:41:20
Stellar brightness G=14.1, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 64 degrees from the moon. Moon is 19% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

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Object is 15.9 AU from the Sun and 15.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 27.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 8.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 65 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 698 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11484.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 342842, (2025/10/26 04:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:48.7 +38:48:31  0.0 17.42  69
37Gam Cyg      20:23:09.3 +40:20:26  2.2 15.20  79
PPM 109352     19:38:11.3 +29:23:36  6.1  1.92  65
PPM 109510     19:42:24.5 +27:46:00  8.2  0.08  64
342842         19:42:16.6 +27:41:34 14.1        64
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 15.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=1.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Nikitin 04:43:21 -51.7 Dark Down 35.7 278.2 Up 04:37:26 - 04:49:15 2576
CU-SBO 04:43:21 -51.6 Dark Down 35.7 278.2 Up 04:37:26 - 04:49:15 2576
Dunrhomin 04:43:20 -51.6 Dark Down 35.7 278.0 Up 04:37:25 - 04:49:14 2568
George/Scottsdale 04:43:51 -50.3 Dark Down 39.9 279.7 Up 04:37:56 - 04:49:45 2521
Yuma 04:43:57 -48.6 Dark Down 42.0 279.4 Up 04:38:03 - 04:49:52 2399
Lake Havasu City 04:43:50 -48.2 Dark Down 42.0 278.0 Up 04:37:56 - 04:49:45 2357
Patrick 04:43:46 -48.1 Dark Down 41.8 277.3 Up 04:37:52 - 04:49:41 2350
Calipatria 04:43:55 -47.7 Dark Down 42.8 278.7 Up 04:38:01 - 04:49:50 2333
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:43:48 -47.7 Dark Down 42.3 277.2 Up 04:37:53 - 04:49:42 2319
Idyllwild 04:43:54 -46.6 Dark Down 43.9 277.6 Up 04:38:00 - 04:49:49 2243
Beatty 04:43:43 -45.4 Dark Down 44.3 274.5 Up 04:37:49 - 04:49:38 2132
Wildwood 04:43:55 -45.0 Dark Down 45.5 276.3 Up 04:38:01 - 04:49:50 2116
Bishop 04:43:43 -44.0 Dark Down 45.6 273.1 Up 04:37:48 - 04:49:37 2019
Hawthorne 04:43:39 -43.4 Dark Down 45.9 271.8 Up 04:37:44 - 04:49:33 1963
Lee Vining 04:43:41 -43.2 Dark Down 46.2 272.1 Up 04:37:46 - 04:49:35 1955
Yerington 04:43:37 -42.8 Dark Down 46.3 271.0 Up 04:37:42 - 04:49:31 1914
Gardnerville 04:43:38 -42.4 Dark Down 46.7 270.7 Up 04:37:43 - 04:49:32 1881
Carson City 04:43:37 -42.3 Dark Down 46.8 270.4 Up 04:37:42 - 04:49:31 1869
Sleaford 04:42:40 -43.1 Dark Down 37.0 268.7 Up 04:36:46 - 04:48:35 1867
Reno 04:43:35 -42.2 Dark Down 46.8 270.0 Up 04:37:41 - 04:49:30 1855
Portola 04:43:35 -41.6 Dark Down 47.3 269.3 Up 04:37:41 - 04:49:30 1806
Quincy 04:43:35 -41.2 Dark Down 47.7 268.8 Up 04:37:41 - 04:49:30 1773
Gimple 04:43:34 -41.2 Dark Down 47.6 268.6 Up 04:37:39 - 04:49:28 1770
Greenville 04:43:33 -41.1 Dark Down 47.7 268.6 Up 04:37:39 - 04:49:28 1765
Cedarville 04:43:28 -41.1 Dark Down 47.1 267.6 Up 04:37:34 - 04:49:23 1758
Fall River/Burney 04:43:31 -40.5 Dark Down 48.0 267.3 Up 04:37:36 - 04:49:25 1704
PNWRO 04:43:11 -40.0 Dark Down 45.8 263.8 Up 04:37:17 - 04:49:06 1637
Klamath Falls 04:43:27 -39.8 Dark Down 48.2 265.7 Up 04:37:32 - 04:49:21 1636
Chiloquin 04:43:26 -39.6 Dark Down 48.2 265.2 Up 04:37:31 - 04:49:20 1618
Bend 04:43:20 -39.3 Dark Down 47.7 264.0 Up 04:37:25 - 04:49:14 1590
Oregon Observatory 04:43:21 -39.3 Dark Down 47.8 264.1 Up 04:37:26 - 04:49:15 1590
Sisters 04:43:18 -39.1 Dark Down 47.9 263.5 Up 04:37:24 - 04:49:13 1565
Maupin 04:43:16 -39.0 Dark Down 47.4 262.9 Up 04:37:21 - 04:49:10 1556
Toppenish/White Swan 04:43:11 -38.9 Dark Down 46.8 262.2 Up 04:37:16 - 04:49:05 1541
The Dalles 04:43:14 -38.8 Dark Down 47.5 262.4 Up 04:37:19 - 04:49:08 1532
Yakima 04:43:10 -38.7 Dark Down 46.9 261.8 Up 04:37:16 - 04:49:05 1522
Ellensburg 04:43:08 -38.5 Dark Down 46.9 261.4 Up 04:37:14 - 04:49:03 1504
Wenatchee 04:43:07 -38.5 Dark Down 46.6 261.1 Up 04:37:12 - 04:49:01 1497
Brewster 04:43:04 -38.5 Dark Down 46.2 260.9 Up 04:37:10 - 04:48:59 1493
Okanogan 04:43:03 -38.5 Dark Down 46.0 260.8 Up 04:37:09 - 04:48:58 1491
Manson/Chelan 04:43:05 -38.4 Dark Down 46.5 260.8 Up 04:37:11 - 04:49:00 1484
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:43:00 -38.3 Dark Down 45.8 260.3 Up 04:37:06 - 04:48:55 1471
Oliver 04:43:00 -38.1 Dark Down 45.9 260.0 Up 04:37:06 - 04:48:55 1453
Penticton 04:42:58 -37.9 Dark Down 45.8 259.6 Up 04:37:04 - 04:48:53 1436
Summerland 04:42:58 -37.8 Dark Down 45.9 259.4 Up 04:37:04 - 04:48:53 1427
Kelowna 04:42:58 -37.8 Dark Down 45.7 259.3 Up 04:37:03 - 04:48:52 1424
Peachland 04:42:58 -37.7 Dark Down 45.9 259.2 Up 04:37:03 - 04:48:52 1415
Kamloops 04:42:55 -36.9 Dark Down 46.1 257.7 Up 04:37:01 - 04:48:50 1339
Victoria 04:43:05 -36.1 Dark Down 48.5 257.2 Up 04:37:10 - 04:48:59 1282

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, (2025/10/26 04:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 17.42  69
37Gam Cyg      20:22:13.7 +40:15:24  2.2 15.20  79
PPM 109352     19:37:09.6 +29:20:02  6.1  1.92  65
PPM 109510     19:41:21.5 +27:42:18  8.2  0.08  64
342842         19:41:13.6 +27:37:52 14.1        64
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/03 06:04:45 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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