RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1140:10711370 with event index number of 2205061

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/09/21 08:48:07 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:41:20.5 +25:19:46
Equinox of date position of star is 19:42:21.1 +25:23:15
Stellar brightness G=15.7, 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 64 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 952 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11397.8 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, (2026/09/21 08:51UT)
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         19:42:27.4 +25:23:37 15.7        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 35.7 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=50.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:44:51 -32.6 Dark Down 19.6 286.4 Really Low 08:39:02 - 08:50:40 428
Kamloops 08:45:08 -37.6 Dark Down 28.1 276.5 Low 08:39:19 - 08:50:57 214
Kelowna 08:45:08 -38.2 Dark Down 27.4 277.6 Low 08:39:19 - 08:50:57 125
Peachland 08:45:08 -38.3 Dark Down 27.6 277.4 Low 08:39:19 - 08:50:57 114
Summerland 08:45:08 -38.5 Dark Down 27.5 277.6 Low 08:39:19 - 08:50:57 98
Penticton 08:45:08 -38.5 Dark Down 27.5 277.7 Low 08:39:19 - 08:50:57 91
Oliver 08:45:08 -38.9 Dark Down 27.4 277.9 Low 08:39:19 - 08:50:57 54
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:45:08 -39.0 Dark Down 27.3 278.1 Low 08:39:19 - 08:50:57 35
Victoria 08:45:14 -40.1 Dark Down 29.8 275.5 Low 08:39:25 - 08:51:03 4
Okanogan 08:45:09 -39.6 Dark Down 27.3 278.3 Low 08:39:20 - 08:50:58 -32
Brewster 08:45:10 -39.9 Dark Down 27.4 278.3 Low 08:39:21 - 08:50:59 -60
Manson/Chelan 08:45:11 -40.2 Dark Down 27.6 278.1 Low 08:39:22 - 08:51:00 -80
Wenatchee 08:45:11 -40.7 Dark Down 27.7 278.3 Low 08:39:22 - 08:51:00 -129
Ellensburg 08:45:12 -41.1 Dark Down 27.7 278.3 Low 08:39:23 - 08:51:01 -171
Yakima 08:45:13 -41.5 Dark Down 27.7 278.5 Low 08:39:24 - 08:51:02 -214
Toppenish/White Swan 08:45:13 -41.7 Dark Down 27.5 278.8 Low 08:39:24 - 08:51:02 -237
PNWRO 08:45:11 -41.7 Dark Down 26.5 279.9 Low 08:39:22 - 08:51:00 -279
The Dalles 08:45:15 -42.6 Dark Down 28.0 278.6 Low 08:39:26 - 08:51:04 -313
Maupin 08:45:15 -43.0 Dark Down 27.8 278.9 Low 08:39:26 - 08:51:04 -357
Sisters 08:45:17 -43.9 Dark Down 28.0 279.1 Low 08:39:28 - 08:51:06 -445
Bend 08:45:17 -44.1 Dark Down 27.8 279.4 Low 08:39:28 - 08:51:06 -470
Oregon Observatory 08:45:17 -44.3 Dark Down 27.9 279.4 Low 08:39:28 - 08:51:06 -487
Chiloquin 08:45:20 -45.6 Dark Down 27.9 279.8 Low 08:39:31 - 08:51:09 -618
Klamath Falls 08:45:20 -45.9 Dark Down 27.8 280.0 Low 08:39:31 - 08:51:09 -653
Cedarville 08:45:19 -46.3 Dark Down 26.5 281.3 Low 08:39:30 - 08:51:08 -730
Dunrhomin 08:45:03 -41.9 Dark Down 15.3 290.4 Really Low 08:39:14 - 08:50:52 -764
Fall River/Burney 08:45:22 -47.0 Dark Down 27.3 280.9 Low 08:39:33 - 08:51:11 -772
Nikitin 08:45:03 -42.0 Dark Down 15.3 290.5 Really Low 08:39:14 - 08:50:52 -783
CU-SBO 08:45:03 -42.1 Dark Down 15.3 290.4 Really Low 08:39:14 - 08:50:52 -790
Greenville 08:45:22 -47.8 Dark Down 26.8 281.6 Low 08:39:33 - 08:51:11 -864
Gimple 08:45:22 -47.7 Dark Down 26.8 281.6 Low 08:39:33 - 08:51:11 -865
Quincy 08:45:23 -47.9 Dark Down 26.8 281.7 Low 08:39:34 - 08:51:12 -884
Portola 08:45:22 -47.9 Dark Down 26.4 282.0 Low 08:39:33 - 08:51:11 -899
Reno 08:45:22 -48.0 Dark Down 25.8 282.5 Low 08:39:33 - 08:51:11 -928
Carson City 08:45:22 -48.4 Dark Down 25.7 282.7 Low 08:39:33 - 08:51:11 -963
Yerington 08:45:22 -48.4 Dark Down 25.2 283.1 Low 08:39:33 - 08:51:11 -984
Gardnerville 08:45:23 -48.6 Dark Down 25.7 282.8 Low 08:39:34 - 08:51:12 -987
Hawthorne 08:45:22 -48.6 Dark Down 24.7 283.6 Low 08:39:33 - 08:51:11 -1030
Lee Vining 08:45:23 -49.3 Dark Down 24.9 283.6 Low 08:39:34 - 08:51:12 -1084
Bishop 08:45:23 -49.6 Dark Down 24.2 284.3 Low 08:39:34 - 08:51:12 -1143
Beatty 08:45:22 -49.5 Dark Down 22.9 285.3 Low 08:39:33 - 08:51:11 -1188
Patrick 08:45:20 -49.7 Dark Down 20.2 287.3 Low 08:39:31 - 08:51:09 -1320
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:45:22 -50.2 Dark Down 20.7 287.1 Low 08:39:33 - 08:51:11 -1346
Lake Havasu City 08:45:23 -50.7 Dark Down 20.3 287.4 Low 08:39:34 - 08:51:12 -1408
Wildwood 08:45:30 -52.7 Dark Down 23.5 285.6 Low 08:39:41 - 08:51:19 -1450
George/Scottsdale 08:45:21 -50.3 Dark Down 18.1 288.8 Really Low 08:39:32 - 08:51:10 -1465
Idyllwild 08:45:28 -52.3 Dark Down 21.9 286.6 Low 08:39:39 - 08:51:17 -1485
Calipatria 08:45:27 -52.4 Dark Down 20.8 287.4 Low 08:39:38 - 08:51:16 -1538
Yuma 08:45:26 -52.4 Dark Down 20.0 287.9 Really Low 08:39:37 - 08:51:15 -1574

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 08:51UT)
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         19:41:20.5 +25:19:46 15.7        49
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/05 04:40:17 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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