RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1120:13415994 with event index number of 2205468

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/04/10 02:26:28 UTC

J2000 position of star is 20:08:55.3 +22:24:43
Equinox of date position of star is 20:09:58.4 +22:29:03
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 100 degrees from the moon. Moon is 12% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0

Object is 16.3 AU from the Sun and 16.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 15.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 135 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 773 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 342842, (2027/04/10 02:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:21.8 +45:22:44  1.3 23.81  83
Tarazed        19:47:33.4 +10:40:54  2.7 12.98 111
PPM 110371     20:06:09.1 +23:17:23  6.5  1.21 101
PPM 110495     20:09:54.2 +22:14:03  7.9  0.26 100
PPM 110511     20:10:18.7 +22:31:25  9.5  0.06 100
342842         20:10:06.4 +22:29:36 15.7       100
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, (2027/04/10 02:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 23.81  83
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7 12.98 111
PPM 110371     20:04:58.6 +23:12:39  6.5  1.21 101
PPM 110495     20:08:42.9 +22:09:11  7.9  0.26 100
PPM 110511     20:09:07.5 +22:26:32  9.5  0.06 100
342842         20:08:55.3 +22:24:43 15.7       100
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/05 05:07:57 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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