RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1140:10711527 with event index number of 2205060

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/09/21 08:39:54 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:41:20.6 +25:19:47
Equinox of date position of star is 19:42:21.1 +25:23:16
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 49 degrees from the moon. Moon is 73% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

[RECON map]
Object is 16.1 AU from the Sun and 15.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 29.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 62 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1071 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11397.7 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, (2026/09/21 08:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:50.6 +38:48:34  0.0 19.11  65
Tarazed        19:47:31.8 +10:40:49  2.7 14.76  35
10 Vul         19:44:49.6 +25:50:15  5.5  0.69  50
PPM 109489     19:41:54.9 +24:38:18  8.1  0.77  49
PPM 109487     19:41:53.4 +25:34:01  9.5  0.22  49
342842         19:42:27.5 +25:23:38 16.3        49
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 38.8 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=0.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:36:41 -33.2 Dark Down 20.8 284.9 Low 08:31:03 - 08:42:19 -3984
Kamloops 08:36:57 -37.9 Dark Down 29.4 275.0 Low 08:31:19 - 08:42:35 -4165
Kelowna 08:36:57 -38.5 Dark Down 28.8 276.1 Low 08:31:19 - 08:42:35 -4256
Peachland 08:36:57 -38.7 Dark Down 28.9 275.9 Low 08:31:19 - 08:42:35 -4266
Summerland 08:36:58 -38.8 Dark Down 28.9 276.1 Low 08:31:20 - 08:42:36 -4283
Penticton 08:36:57 -38.9 Dark Down 28.8 276.2 Low 08:31:19 - 08:42:35 -4290
Oliver 08:36:58 -39.2 Dark Down 28.7 276.4 Low 08:31:20 - 08:42:36 -4327
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:36:58 -39.4 Dark Down 28.6 276.6 Low 08:31:20 - 08:42:36 -4347
Victoria 08:37:03 -40.4 Dark Down 31.2 274.0 Up 08:31:25 - 08:42:41 -4368
Okanogan 08:36:59 -40.0 Dark Down 28.7 276.8 Low 08:31:21 - 08:42:37 -4413
Brewster 08:36:59 -40.3 Dark Down 28.8 276.8 Low 08:31:21 - 08:42:37 -4440
Manson/Chelan 08:37:00 -40.6 Dark Down 29.0 276.7 Low 08:31:22 - 08:42:38 -4460
Wenatchee 08:37:01 -41.1 Dark Down 29.0 276.8 Low 08:31:23 - 08:42:39 -4508
Ellensburg 08:37:02 -41.5 Dark Down 29.1 276.9 Low 08:31:24 - 08:42:40 -4550
Yakima 08:37:02 -41.9 Dark Down 29.1 277.1 Low 08:31:24 - 08:42:40 -4592
Toppenish/White Swan 08:37:02 -42.1 Dark Down 28.9 277.4 Low 08:31:24 - 08:42:40 -4615
PNWRO 08:37:01 -42.2 Dark Down 27.9 278.6 Low 08:31:23 - 08:42:39 -4662
The Dalles 08:37:05 -43.0 Dark Down 29.4 277.3 Low 08:31:27 - 08:42:43 -4690
Maupin 08:37:05 -43.3 Dark Down 29.3 277.6 Low 08:31:27 - 08:42:43 -4734
Sisters 08:37:05 -44.3 Dark Down 29.5 277.8 Low 08:31:27 - 08:42:43 -4820
Bend 08:37:07 -44.5 Dark Down 29.3 278.1 Low 08:31:29 - 08:42:45 -4846
Oregon Observatory 08:37:07 -44.7 Dark Down 29.3 278.1 Low 08:31:29 - 08:42:45 -4863
Chiloquin 08:37:10 -46.0 Dark Down 29.4 278.6 Low 08:31:32 - 08:42:48 -4992
Klamath Falls 08:37:09 -46.3 Dark Down 29.3 278.8 Low 08:31:31 - 08:42:47 -5027
Cedarville 08:37:09 -46.7 Dark Down 28.0 280.1 Low 08:31:31 - 08:42:47 -5109
Fall River/Burney 08:37:11 -47.4 Dark Down 28.8 279.7 Low 08:31:33 - 08:42:49 -5148
Dunrhomin 08:36:52 -42.8 Dark Down 16.8 289.3 Really Low 08:31:14 - 08:42:30 -5185
Nikitin 08:36:53 -43.0 Dark Down 16.7 289.3 Really Low 08:31:15 - 08:42:31 -5203
CU-SBO 08:36:52 -43.1 Dark Down 16.8 289.3 Really Low 08:31:14 - 08:42:30 -5211
Greenville 08:37:13 -48.2 Dark Down 28.4 280.4 Low 08:31:35 - 08:42:51 -5241
Gimple 08:37:12 -48.2 Dark Down 28.3 280.5 Low 08:31:34 - 08:42:50 -5241
Quincy 08:37:13 -48.4 Dark Down 28.3 280.5 Low 08:31:35 - 08:42:51 -5260
Portola 08:37:13 -48.4 Dark Down 27.9 280.9 Low 08:31:35 - 08:42:51 -5277
Reno 08:37:11 -48.5 Dark Down 27.4 281.4 Low 08:31:33 - 08:42:49 -5307
Carson City 08:37:13 -48.9 Dark Down 27.3 281.6 Low 08:31:35 - 08:42:51 -5342
Yerington 08:37:12 -48.9 Dark Down 26.8 282.0 Low 08:31:34 - 08:42:50 -5365
Gardnerville 08:37:13 -49.1 Dark Down 27.2 281.7 Low 08:31:35 - 08:42:51 -5366
Hawthorne 08:37:12 -49.2 Dark Down 26.3 282.5 Low 08:31:34 - 08:42:50 -5413
Lee Vining 08:37:13 -49.9 Dark Down 26.5 282.5 Low 08:31:35 - 08:42:51 -5465
Bishop 08:37:13 -50.2 Dark Down 25.8 283.2 Low 08:31:35 - 08:42:51 -5526
Beatty 08:37:12 -50.2 Dark Down 24.5 284.3 Low 08:31:34 - 08:42:50 -5576
Patrick 08:37:11 -50.6 Dark Down 21.8 286.3 Low 08:31:33 - 08:42:49 -5717
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:37:12 -51.0 Dark Down 22.3 286.1 Low 08:31:34 - 08:42:50 -5741
Lake Havasu City 08:37:13 -51.5 Dark Down 21.9 286.5 Low 08:31:35 - 08:42:51 -5803
Wildwood 08:37:20 -53.4 Dark Down 25.2 284.6 Low 08:31:42 - 08:42:58 -5832
George/Scottsdale 08:37:11 -51.2 Dark Down 19.7 287.9 Really Low 08:31:33 - 08:42:49 -5868
Idyllwild 08:37:17 -53.1 Dark Down 23.6 285.7 Low 08:31:39 - 08:42:55 -5873
Calipatria 08:37:17 -53.2 Dark Down 22.5 286.4 Low 08:31:39 - 08:42:55 -5930
Yuma 08:37:17 -53.2 Dark Down 21.6 287.0 Low 08:31:39 - 08:42:55 -5969

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, (2026/09/21 08:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 19.11  65
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7 14.76  35
10 Vul         19:43:42.9 +25:46:19  5.5  0.69  50
PPM 109489     19:40:47.5 +24:34:29  8.1  0.77  49
PPM 109487     19:40:46.7 +25:30:11  9.5  0.22  49
342842         19:41:20.6 +25:19:47 16.3        49
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/05 04:40:10 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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