RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1120:13305893 with event index number of 2205502

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/05/17 06:22:15 UTC

J2000 position of star is 20:07:32.5 +23:26:21
Equinox of date position of star is 20:08:35.0 +23:30:38
Stellar brightness G=12.8, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 110 degrees from the moon. Moon is 89% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

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Object is 16.3 AU from the Sun and 16.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 87 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1684 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11666.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 342842, (2027/05/17 06:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:22.0 +45:22:45  1.3 22.90 116
53Eps Cyg      20:47:19.1 +34:04:25  2.5 13.51 118
17 Vul         20:08:04.0 +23:41:42  5.1  0.23 110
PPM 110502     20:10:08.1 +23:29:48  7.8  0.33 110
PPM 110467     20:09:18.2 +23:20:44  9.8  0.22 110
PPM 110436     20:08:12.2 +23:32:27 11.0  0.12 110
342842         20:08:43.3 +23:31:12 12.8       110
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 20.0 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=23.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:28:08 -17.3 AT Up 17.6 74.3 Really Low 06:20:23 - 06:35:53 473
Sleaford 06:27:46 -18.3 Dark Up 26.7 85.4 Low 06:20:01 - 06:35:31 390
Kelowna 06:28:08 -18.3 Dark Up 18.0 74.7 Really Low 06:20:23 - 06:35:53 368
Peachland 06:28:09 -18.3 Dark Up 17.7 74.4 Really Low 06:20:24 - 06:35:54 363
Summerland 06:28:09 -18.5 Dark Up 17.8 74.5 Really Low 06:20:24 - 06:35:54 345
Penticton 06:28:09 -18.6 Dark Up 17.8 74.5 Really Low 06:20:24 - 06:35:54 336
Victoria 06:28:14 -18.5 Dark Up 15.1 71.5 Really Low 06:20:29 - 06:35:59 322
Oliver 06:28:09 -18.9 Dark Up 17.7 74.4 Really Low 06:20:24 - 06:35:54 299
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:28:09 -19.1 Dark Up 17.8 74.5 Really Low 06:20:24 - 06:35:54 277
Okanogan 06:28:10 -19.6 Dark Up 17.5 74.1 Really Low 06:20:25 - 06:35:55 214
Brewster 06:28:11 -19.8 Dark Up 17.3 73.9 Really Low 06:20:26 - 06:35:56 190
Manson/Chelan 06:28:11 -19.9 Dark Up 17.0 73.6 Really Low 06:20:26 - 06:35:56 176
Wenatchee 06:28:12 -20.3 Dark Up 16.8 73.4 Really Low 06:20:27 - 06:35:57 130
Ellensburg 06:28:13 -20.7 Dark Up 16.5 73.1 Really Low 06:20:28 - 06:35:58 92
Yakima 06:28:13 -21.0 Dark Up 16.4 73.0 Really Low 06:20:28 - 06:35:58 50
Toppenish/White Swan 06:28:13 -21.3 Dark Up 16.4 73.0 Really Low 06:20:28 - 06:35:58 23
The Dalles 06:28:15 -21.8 Dark Up 15.7 72.3 Really Low 06:20:30 - 06:36:00 -39
PNWRO 06:28:12 -22.0 Dark Up 17.3 73.9 Really Low 06:20:27 - 06:35:57 -52
Maupin 06:28:15 -22.2 Dark Up 15.6 72.2 Really Low 06:20:30 - 06:36:00 -86
Sisters 06:28:16 -22.8 Dark Up 15.0 71.7 Really Low 06:20:31 - 06:36:01 -165
Bend 06:28:16 -23.1 Dark Up 15.1 71.8 Really Low 06:20:31 - 06:36:01 -197
Oregon Observatory 06:28:17 -23.3 Dark Up 15.0 71.7 Really Low 06:20:32 - 06:36:02 -212
Chiloquin 06:28:18 -24.3 Dark Up 14.3 71.1 Really Low 06:20:33 - 06:36:03 -339
Klamath Falls 06:28:18 -24.7 Dark Up 14.2 71.1 Really Low 06:20:33 - 06:36:03 -377
Cedarville 06:28:17 -25.8 Dark Up 15.1 71.9 Really Low 06:20:32 - 06:36:02 -493
Fall River/Burney 06:28:18 -25.9 Dark Up 14.1 71.0 Really Low 06:20:33 - 06:36:03 -511
Greenville 06:28:18 -26.8 Dark Up 14.1 71.1 Really Low 06:20:33 - 06:36:03 -619
Gimple 06:28:18 -26.9 Dark Up 14.2 71.1 Really Low 06:20:33 - 06:36:03 -622
Quincy 06:28:18 -27.0 Dark Up 14.1 71.0 Really Low 06:20:33 - 06:36:03 -640
Portola 06:28:17 -27.3 Dark Up 14.4 71.3 Really Low 06:20:32 - 06:36:02 -667
Reno 06:28:17 -27.7 Dark Up 14.7 71.6 Really Low 06:20:32 - 06:36:02 -712
Carson City 06:28:17 -28.1 Dark Up 14.6 71.5 Really Low 06:20:32 - 06:36:02 -751
Gardnerville 06:28:17 -28.3 Dark Up 14.6 71.5 Really Low 06:20:32 - 06:36:02 -778
Yerington 06:28:16 -28.4 Dark Up 15.1 71.8 Really Low 06:20:31 - 06:36:01 -788
Hawthorne 06:28:16 -29.0 Dark Up 15.3 72.0 Really Low 06:20:31 - 06:36:01 -851
Lee Vining 06:28:16 -29.4 Dark Up 14.8 71.6 Really Low 06:20:31 - 06:36:01 -898
Dunrhomin 06:27:51 -30.1 Dark Up 25.7 80.2 Low 06:20:06 - 06:35:36 -917
Nikitin 06:27:51 -30.2 Dark Up 25.7 80.1 Low 06:20:06 - 06:35:36 -937
CU-SBO 06:27:51 -30.3 Dark Up 25.6 80.0 Low 06:20:06 - 06:35:36 -943
Bishop 06:28:15 -30.2 Dark Up 15.1 71.8 Really Low 06:20:30 - 06:36:00 -980
Beatty 06:28:13 -31.1 Dark Up 16.2 72.6 Really Low 06:20:28 - 06:35:58 -1070
Patrick 06:28:08 -33.2 Dark Up 18.0 73.6 Really Low 06:20:23 - 06:35:53 -1295
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:28:09 -33.3 Dark Up 17.4 73.2 Really Low 06:20:24 - 06:35:54 -1305
Wildwood 06:28:14 -33.1 Dark Up 13.9 70.9 Really Low 06:20:29 - 06:35:59 -1319
Lake Havasu City 06:28:08 -34.0 Dark Up 17.4 73.1 Really Low 06:20:23 - 06:35:53 -1383
Idyllwild 06:28:12 -34.0 Dark Up 15.3 71.7 Really Low 06:20:27 - 06:35:57 -1406
Calipatria 06:28:09 -35.0 Dark Up 16.0 72.1 Really Low 06:20:24 - 06:35:54 -1499
George/Scottsdale 06:28:03 -35.4 Dark Up 19.1 74.0 Really Low 06:20:18 - 06:35:48 -1518
Yuma 06:28:07 -35.6 Dark Up 16.6 72.4 Really Low 06:20:22 - 06:35:52 -1566

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, (2027/05/17 06:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 22.90 116
53Eps Cyg      20:46:13.3 +33:58:20  2.5 13.51 118
17 Vul         20:06:53.4 +23:36:52  5.1  0.23 110
PPM 110502     20:08:57.4 +23:24:54  7.8  0.33 110
PPM 110467     20:08:07.3 +23:15:52  9.8  0.22 110
PPM 110436     20:07:01.5 +23:27:37 11.0  0.12 110
342842         20:07:32.5 +23:26:21 12.8       110
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/06 04:22:27 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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