RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1160:11610126 with event index number of 2204879

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/07/20 02:45:34 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:55:33.8 +27:59:49
Equinox of date position of star is 19:56:33.1 +28:03:44
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 111 degrees from the moon. Moon is 37% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7

Object is 16.1 AU from the Sun and 15.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 30.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 27 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1814 km.

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, (2026/07/20 02:46UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:20.3 +45:22:35  1.3 19.53 117
53Eps Cyg      20:47:17.1 +34:04:14  2.5 12.38 121
15 Vul         20:02:11.7 +27:49:42  4.6  1.25 112
PPM 109942     19:54:21.0 +28:10:11  7.7  0.52 110
PPM 110019     19:56:24.3 +28:11:16  9.4  0.13 111
342842         19:56:38.9 +28:04:07 15.6       111
Positions are for equinox of date

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.

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Star training set for 342842, (2026/07/20 02:46UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 19.53 117
53Eps Cyg      20:46:13.3 +33:58:20  2.5 12.38 121
15 Vul         20:01:06.1 +27:45:13  4.6  1.25 112
PPM 109942     19:53:16.1 +28:05:58  7.7  0.52 110
PPM 110019     19:55:19.2 +28:06:58  9.4  0.13 111
342842         19:55:33.8 +27:59:49 15.6       111
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/05 04:30:29 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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