RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1140:10838627 with event index number of 2205038

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/09/13 07:55:35 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:42:25.2 +25:46:32
Equinox of date position of star is 19:43:25.5 +25:50:03
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 104 degrees from the moon. Moon is 6% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

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Object is 16.1 AU from the Sun and 15.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 30.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 57 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1166 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11340.0 km/arcsec.

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, (2026/09/13 07:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:50.5 +38:48:34  0.0 18.94  92
Tarazed        19:47:31.7 +10:40:48  2.7 15.19 103
10 Vul         19:44:49.6 +25:50:14  5.5  0.29 104
PPM 109473     19:41:31.7 +26:22:46  7.8  0.70 104
PPM 109579     19:44:17.7 +25:46:24  9.6  0.18 104
342842         19:43:31.8 +25:50:25 16.6       104
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 30.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=27.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 07:53:03 -35.6 Dark Down 41.8 260.1 Up 07:47:48 - 07:58:19 -729
Sleaford 07:52:43 -33.0 Dark Down 32.8 270.8 Up 07:47:28 - 07:57:59 -780
Kelowna 07:53:03 -36.4 Dark Down 41.4 261.6 Up 07:47:48 - 07:58:19 -833
Peachland 07:53:04 -36.5 Dark Down 41.6 261.5 Up 07:47:48 - 07:58:19 -839
Summerland 07:53:04 -36.7 Dark Down 41.5 261.7 Up 07:47:48 - 07:58:19 -856
Penticton 07:53:04 -36.7 Dark Down 41.5 261.8 Up 07:47:48 - 07:58:19 -865
Victoria 07:53:11 -37.6 Dark Down 44.1 259.5 Up 07:47:55 - 07:58:26 -879
Oliver 07:53:04 -37.1 Dark Down 41.5 262.1 Up 07:47:49 - 07:58:20 -902
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:53:04 -37.2 Dark Down 41.4 262.4 Up 07:47:49 - 07:58:20 -925
Okanogan 07:53:05 -37.9 Dark Down 41.7 262.8 Up 07:47:50 - 07:58:21 -987
Brewster 07:53:06 -38.2 Dark Down 41.8 262.9 Up 07:47:50 - 07:58:21 -1011
Manson/Chelan 07:53:07 -38.4 Dark Down 42.1 262.8 Up 07:47:51 - 07:58:22 -1024
Wenatchee 07:53:08 -38.8 Dark Down 42.3 263.1 Up 07:47:52 - 07:58:23 -1069
Ellensburg 07:53:08 -39.2 Dark Down 42.5 263.3 Up 07:47:53 - 07:58:24 -1107
Yakima 07:53:09 -39.7 Dark Down 42.5 263.6 Up 07:47:53 - 07:58:24 -1148
Toppenish/White Swan 07:53:09 -39.9 Dark Down 42.4 264.0 Up 07:47:53 - 07:58:24 -1174
The Dalles 07:53:11 -40.6 Dark Down 43.0 264.1 Up 07:47:56 - 07:58:27 -1235
PNWRO 07:53:07 -40.3 Dark Down 41.4 265.5 Up 07:47:52 - 07:58:23 -1247
Maupin 07:53:12 -41.1 Dark Down 43.0 264.5 Up 07:47:56 - 07:58:27 -1280
Sisters 07:53:14 -41.9 Dark Down 43.4 265.0 Up 07:47:58 - 07:58:29 -1358
Bend 07:53:14 -42.2 Dark Down 43.3 265.4 Up 07:47:58 - 07:58:29 -1389
Oregon Observatory 07:53:14 -42.3 Dark Down 43.4 265.5 Up 07:47:59 - 07:58:30 -1403
Chiloquin 07:53:17 -43.6 Dark Down 43.8 266.4 Up 07:48:01 - 07:58:32 -1525
Klamath Falls 07:53:17 -44.0 Dark Down 43.7 266.8 Up 07:48:02 - 07:58:33 -1561
Cedarville 07:53:16 -44.7 Dark Down 42.6 268.6 Up 07:48:00 - 07:58:31 -1673
Fall River/Burney 07:53:18 -45.2 Dark Down 43.5 268.2 Up 07:48:03 - 07:58:34 -1689
Greenville 07:53:19 -46.1 Dark Down 43.2 269.4 Up 07:48:04 - 07:58:35 -1792
Gimple 07:53:19 -46.1 Dark Down 43.1 269.4 Up 07:48:04 - 07:58:35 -1794
Quincy 07:53:19 -46.3 Dark Down 43.2 269.6 Up 07:48:04 - 07:58:35 -1812
Portola 07:53:19 -46.4 Dark Down 42.8 270.0 Up 07:48:03 - 07:58:34 -1837
Reno 07:53:18 -46.7 Dark Down 42.3 270.6 Up 07:48:03 - 07:58:34 -1880
Carson City 07:53:19 -47.1 Dark Down 42.3 271.0 Up 07:48:03 - 07:58:34 -1917
Gardnerville 07:53:19 -47.3 Dark Down 42.2 271.2 Up 07:48:04 - 07:58:35 -1942
Yerington 07:53:18 -47.3 Dark Down 41.8 271.6 Up 07:48:02 - 07:58:33 -1952
Hawthorne 07:53:18 -47.7 Dark Down 41.3 272.3 Up 07:48:02 - 07:58:33 -2011
Dunrhomin 07:52:54 -44.2 Dark Down 31.2 278.8 Up 07:47:39 - 07:58:10 -2047
Lee Vining 07:53:20 -48.3 Dark Down 41.7 272.5 Up 07:48:04 - 07:58:35 -2055
Nikitin 07:52:54 -44.3 Dark Down 31.2 278.9 Up 07:47:39 - 07:58:10 -2066
CU-SBO 07:52:54 -44.4 Dark Down 31.3 278.9 Up 07:47:39 - 07:58:10 -2073
Bishop 07:53:19 -48.9 Dark Down 41.1 273.4 Up 07:48:04 - 07:58:35 -2132
Beatty 07:53:17 -49.3 Dark Down 39.8 274.7 Up 07:48:02 - 07:58:33 -2216
Patrick 07:53:15 -50.5 Dark Down 37.3 277.4 Up 07:47:59 - 07:58:30 -2422
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:53:16 -50.8 Dark Down 37.8 277.3 Up 07:48:01 - 07:58:32 -2432
Wildwood 07:53:25 -52.2 Dark Down 41.0 276.2 Up 07:48:10 - 07:58:41 -2444
Lake Havasu City 07:53:17 -51.5 Dark Down 37.5 277.9 Up 07:48:02 - 07:58:33 -2503
Idyllwild 07:53:23 -52.4 Dark Down 39.4 277.4 Up 07:48:07 - 07:58:38 -2525
Calipatria 07:53:21 -53.0 Dark Down 38.3 278.4 Up 07:48:06 - 07:58:37 -2609
George/Scottsdale 07:53:14 -51.9 Dark Down 35.4 279.6 Up 07:47:59 - 07:58:30 -2624
Yuma 07:53:21 -53.3 Dark Down 37.5 279.1 Up 07:48:05 - 07:58:36 -2670

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, (2026/09/13 07:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 18.94  92
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7 15.19 103
10 Vul         19:43:42.9 +25:46:19  5.5  0.29 104
PPM 109473     19:40:25.6 +26:18:57  7.8  0.70 104
PPM 109579     19:43:11.0 +25:42:30  9.6  0.18 104
342842         19:42:25.2 +25:46:32 16.6       104
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/05 04:39:54 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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