RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1140:10522592 with event index number of 2205106

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/10/09 07:18:07 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:39:59.4 +24:18:37
Equinox of date position of star is 19:41:00.5 +24:22:02
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 115 degrees from the moon. Moon is 2% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

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Object is 16.2 AU from the Sun and 15.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 27.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 8.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 75 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 655 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11547.9 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, (2026/10/09 07:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:50.7 +38:48:34  0.0 19.69 100
Tarazed        19:47:31.9 +10:40:49  2.7 13.78 118
10 Vul         19:44:49.7 +25:50:15  5.5  1.69 116
PPM 109489     19:41:55.0 +24:38:18  8.1  0.32 115
PPM 109443     19:40:51.3 +24:38:29  9.9  0.27 115
342842         19:41:07.0 +24:22:24 16.8       115
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 25.8 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 07:15:26 -45.1 Dark Down 30.2 272.4 Up 07:08:43 - 07:22:09 -3723
Sleaford 07:15:09 -43.9 Dark Down 21.5 282.4 Low 07:08:26 - 07:21:52 -3738
Kelowna 07:15:28 -46.0 Dark Down 29.5 273.6 Low 07:08:45 - 07:22:11 -3813
Peachland 07:15:28 -46.1 Dark Down 29.7 273.4 Low 07:08:45 - 07:22:11 -3818
Summerland 07:15:29 -46.2 Dark Down 29.7 273.6 Low 07:08:46 - 07:22:12 -3833
Penticton 07:15:27 -46.3 Dark Down 29.6 273.7 Low 07:08:44 - 07:22:10 -3841
Victoria 07:15:35 -46.7 Dark Down 32.0 271.4 Up 07:08:52 - 07:22:18 -3850
Oliver 07:15:29 -46.7 Dark Down 29.6 273.9 Low 07:08:46 - 07:22:12 -3873
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:15:30 -46.8 Dark Down 29.4 274.1 Low 07:08:47 - 07:22:13 -3892
Okanogan 07:15:32 -47.5 Dark Down 29.5 274.3 Low 07:08:49 - 07:22:15 -3945
Brewster 07:15:32 -47.7 Dark Down 29.6 274.3 Low 07:08:49 - 07:22:15 -3965
Manson/Chelan 07:15:33 -47.8 Dark Down 29.8 274.2 Low 07:08:50 - 07:22:16 -3976
Wenatchee 07:15:34 -48.3 Dark Down 29.9 274.3 Low 07:08:51 - 07:22:17 -4015
Ellensburg 07:15:36 -48.7 Dark Down 30.0 274.4 Up 07:08:53 - 07:22:19 -4046
Yakima 07:15:36 -49.1 Dark Down 30.0 274.7 Up 07:08:53 - 07:22:19 -4081
Toppenish/White Swan 07:15:37 -49.3 Dark Down 29.9 274.9 Low 07:08:54 - 07:22:20 -4103
The Dalles 07:15:39 -49.9 Dark Down 30.4 274.8 Up 07:08:56 - 07:22:22 -4153
PNWRO 07:15:36 -49.9 Dark Down 28.8 276.1 Low 07:08:53 - 07:22:19 -4165
Maupin 07:15:41 -50.3 Dark Down 30.2 275.1 Up 07:08:58 - 07:22:24 -4191
Sisters 07:15:43 -51.1 Dark Down 30.5 275.3 Up 07:09:00 - 07:22:26 -4255
Bend 07:15:44 -51.4 Dark Down 30.3 275.6 Up 07:09:01 - 07:22:27 -4281
Oregon Observatory 07:15:44 -51.5 Dark Down 30.4 275.6 Up 07:09:01 - 07:22:27 -4292
Chiloquin 07:15:49 -52.7 Dark Down 30.5 276.2 Up 07:09:06 - 07:22:32 -4391
Klamath Falls 07:15:49 -53.1 Dark Down 30.4 276.4 Up 07:09:06 - 07:22:32 -4421
Cedarville 07:15:49 -54.1 Dark Down 29.1 277.8 Low 07:09:06 - 07:22:32 -4514
Fall River/Burney 07:15:53 -54.3 Dark Down 30.0 277.3 Low 07:09:10 - 07:22:36 -4524
Greenville 07:15:54 -55.3 Dark Down 29.5 278.1 Low 07:09:11 - 07:22:37 -4607
Gimple 07:15:54 -55.3 Dark Down 29.5 278.2 Low 07:09:11 - 07:22:37 -4609
Quincy 07:15:55 -55.4 Dark Down 29.5 278.2 Low 07:09:12 - 07:22:38 -4623
Portola 07:15:54 -55.7 Dark Down 29.1 278.6 Low 07:09:11 - 07:22:37 -4644
Reno 07:15:54 -56.0 Dark Down 28.6 279.1 Low 07:09:11 - 07:22:37 -4680
Carson City 07:15:54 -56.4 Dark Down 28.5 279.3 Low 07:09:11 - 07:22:37 -4708
Gardnerville 07:15:56 -56.6 Dark Down 28.4 279.5 Low 07:09:13 - 07:22:39 -4728
Yerington 07:15:54 -56.7 Dark Down 28.0 279.8 Low 07:09:11 - 07:22:37 -4737
Hawthorne 07:15:55 -57.2 Dark Down 27.5 280.3 Low 07:09:12 - 07:22:38 -4784
Dunrhomin 07:15:34 -55.5 Dark Down 17.9 287.1 Really Low 07:08:51 - 07:22:17 -4790
Nikitin 07:15:34 -55.7 Dark Down 17.8 287.1 Really Low 07:08:51 - 07:22:17 -4805
CU-SBO 07:15:34 -55.7 Dark Down 17.9 287.1 Really Low 07:08:51 - 07:22:17 -4810
Lee Vining 07:15:57 -57.7 Dark Down 27.8 280.3 Low 07:09:14 - 07:22:40 -4818
Bishop 07:15:58 -58.4 Dark Down 27.1 281.0 Low 07:09:15 - 07:22:41 -4878
Beatty 07:15:57 -59.1 Dark Down 25.7 282.1 Low 07:09:14 - 07:22:40 -4945
Patrick 07:15:57 -60.8 Dark Down 23.1 284.2 Low 07:09:14 - 07:22:40 -5103
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:16:00 -61.0 Dark Down 23.6 284.0 Low 07:09:17 - 07:22:43 -5110
Wildwood 07:16:08 -61.6 Dark Down 26.5 282.6 Low 07:09:25 - 07:22:51 -5114
Lake Havasu City 07:16:01 -61.7 Dark Down 23.2 284.4 Low 07:09:18 - 07:22:44 -5163
Idyllwild 07:16:06 -62.2 Dark Down 24.9 283.6 Low 07:09:23 - 07:22:49 -5179
Calipatria 07:16:07 -63.0 Dark Down 23.8 284.4 Low 07:09:24 - 07:22:50 -5242
George/Scottsdale 07:16:00 -62.6 Dark Down 21.0 285.9 Low 07:09:17 - 07:22:43 -5252
Yuma 07:16:06 -63.5 Dark Down 23.0 285.0 Low 07:09:23 - 07:22:49 -5287

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, (2026/10/09 07:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 19.69 100
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7 13.78 118
10 Vul         19:43:42.9 +25:46:19  5.5  1.69 116
PPM 109489     19:40:47.5 +24:34:29  8.1  0.32 115
PPM 109443     19:39:43.8 +24:34:42  9.9  0.27 115
342842         19:39:59.4 +24:18:37 16.8       115
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/05 04:40:49 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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