RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1080:15532785 with event index number of 2206291

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/05/07 09:12:46 UTC

J2000 position of star is 20:06:09.6 +19:06:31
Equinox of date position of star is 20:07:14.4 +19:10:45
Stellar brightness G=15.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 102 degrees from the moon. Moon is 97% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0

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Object is 16.5 AU from the Sun and 16.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 145 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1446 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11859.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.4 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 342842, (2028/05/07 09:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:24.0 +45:22:58  1.3 27.17 112
Tarazed        19:47:36.4 +10:41:03  2.7  9.76  95
16Eta Sge      20:06:24.9 +20:04:26  5.1  0.91 102
PPM 137710     20:09:18.1 +18:55:15  8.3  0.52 102
PPM 137603     20:06:51.8 +19:20:35  9.0  0.20 102
PPM 137626     20:07:28.1 +19:11:24 11.7  0.01 102
342842         20:07:25.5 +19:11:29 15.2       102
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 21.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=5.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:18:09 -14.7 AT Up 43.5 119.0 Up 09:05:32 - 09:30:46 -2351
Kamloops 09:18:49 -20.0 Dark Up 35.7 104.0 Up 09:06:12 - 09:31:26 -2837
Kelowna 09:18:46 -20.6 Dark Up 36.5 104.2 Up 09:06:09 - 09:31:23 -2909
Peachland 09:18:46 -20.8 Dark Up 36.3 103.9 Up 09:06:09 - 09:31:23 -2926
Summerland 09:18:45 -20.9 Dark Up 36.4 103.8 Up 09:06:08 - 09:31:22 -2940
Penticton 09:18:46 -20.9 Dark Up 36.5 103.9 Up 09:06:09 - 09:31:23 -2946
Oliver 09:18:45 -21.2 Dark Up 36.6 103.6 Up 09:06:08 - 09:31:22 -2983
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:18:44 -21.4 Dark Up 36.8 103.7 Up 09:06:07 - 09:31:21 -2998
Okanogan 09:18:44 -22.0 Dark Up 36.8 103.0 Up 09:06:07 - 09:31:21 -3072
Brewster 09:18:44 -22.3 Dark Up 36.7 102.6 Up 09:06:07 - 09:31:21 -3104
Victoria 09:18:55 -22.7 Dark Up 34.3 99.9 Up 09:06:18 - 09:31:32 -3120
Manson/Chelan 09:18:45 -22.6 Dark Up 36.5 102.2 Up 09:06:08 - 09:31:22 -3134
Wenatchee 09:18:44 -23.1 Dark Up 36.5 101.7 Up 09:06:07 - 09:31:21 -3188
Ellensburg 09:18:44 -23.5 Dark Up 36.4 101.2 Up 09:06:07 - 09:31:21 -3237
Yakima 09:18:44 -23.9 Dark Up 36.5 100.9 Up 09:06:07 - 09:31:21 -3281
Toppenish/White Swan 09:18:43 -24.1 Dark Up 36.6 100.9 Up 09:06:06 - 09:31:20 -3301
PNWRO 09:18:38 -24.0 Dark Up 37.7 101.8 Up 09:06:01 - 09:31:15 -3310
The Dalles 09:18:44 -25.0 Dark Up 36.2 99.7 Up 09:06:07 - 09:31:21 -3399
Maupin 09:18:43 -25.3 Dark Up 36.4 99.5 Up 09:06:06 - 09:31:20 -3442
Dunrhomin 09:17:39 -24.1 Dark Up 48.7 108.3 Up 09:05:02 - 09:30:16 -3513
Nikitin 09:17:36 -24.2 Dark Up 48.7 108.1 Up 09:04:59 - 09:30:13 -3532
CU-SBO 09:17:36 -24.3 Dark Up 48.7 107.9 Up 09:04:59 - 09:30:13 -3541
Sisters 09:18:43 -26.3 Dark Up 36.2 98.4 Up 09:06:06 - 09:31:20 -3546
Bend 09:18:42 -26.5 Dark Up 36.4 98.5 Up 09:06:05 - 09:31:19 -3566
Oregon Observatory 09:18:42 -26.7 Dark Up 36.3 98.2 Up 09:06:05 - 09:31:19 -3587
Chiloquin 09:18:40 -28.0 Dark Up 36.2 97.0 Up 09:06:03 - 09:31:17 -3736
Klamath Falls 09:18:40 -28.3 Dark Up 36.3 96.8 Up 09:06:03 - 09:31:17 -3771
Cedarville 09:18:33 -28.5 Dark Up 37.5 97.4 Up 09:05:56 - 09:31:10 -3813
Fall River/Burney 09:18:36 -29.3 Dark Up 36.7 96.2 Up 09:05:59 - 09:31:13 -3889
Gimple 09:18:33 -30.0 Dark Up 37.2 95.9 Up 09:05:56 - 09:31:10 -3975
Greenville 09:18:33 -30.0 Dark Up 37.1 95.8 Up 09:05:56 - 09:31:10 -3976
Quincy 09:18:31 -30.2 Dark Up 37.1 95.6 Up 09:05:54 - 09:31:08 -3998
Portola 09:18:30 -30.2 Dark Up 37.5 95.9 Up 09:05:53 - 09:31:07 -4001
Reno 09:18:27 -30.2 Dark Up 38.0 96.1 Up 09:05:50 - 09:31:04 -4015
Carson City 09:18:26 -30.6 Dark Up 38.1 95.9 Up 09:05:49 - 09:31:03 -4053
Yerington 09:18:24 -30.6 Dark Up 38.6 96.1 Up 09:05:47 - 09:31:01 -4059
Gardnerville 09:18:26 -30.8 Dark Up 38.1 95.7 Up 09:05:49 - 09:31:03 -4077
Hawthorne 09:18:20 -30.8 Dark Up 39.0 96.1 Up 09:05:43 - 09:30:57 -4095
Lee Vining 09:18:21 -31.5 Dark Up 38.7 95.3 Up 09:05:44 - 09:30:58 -4166
Bishop 09:18:16 -31.8 Dark Up 39.3 95.3 Up 09:05:39 - 09:30:53 -4211
Beatty 09:18:10 -31.7 Dark Up 40.6 96.0 Up 09:05:33 - 09:30:47 -4218
Patrick 09:17:56 -31.9 Dark Up 43.1 96.6 Up 09:05:19 - 09:30:33 -4290
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:17:57 -32.4 Dark Up 42.5 95.9 Up 09:05:20 - 09:30:34 -4335
Lake Havasu City 09:17:54 -32.9 Dark Up 42.8 95.4 Up 09:05:17 - 09:30:31 -4396
George/Scottsdale 09:17:42 -32.5 Dark Up 44.9 96.2 Up 09:05:05 - 09:30:19 -4398
Idyllwild 09:18:01 -34.5 Dark Up 40.9 93.3 Up 09:05:24 - 09:30:38 -4541
Wildwood 09:18:08 -34.8 Dark Up 39.3 92.5 Up 09:05:31 - 09:30:45 -4552
Calipatria 09:17:53 -34.5 Dark Up 41.9 93.5 Up 09:05:16 - 09:30:30 -4569
Yuma 09:17:50 -34.6 Dark Up 42.7 93.6 Up 09:05:13 - 09:30:27 -4586

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, (2028/05/07 09:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 27.17 112
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7  9.76  95
16Eta Sge      20:05:09.5 +19:59:29  5.1  0.91 102
PPM 137710     20:08:01.9 +18:50:13  8.3  0.52 102
PPM 137603     20:05:35.9 +19:15:38  9.0  0.20 102
PPM 137626     20:06:12.1 +19:06:25 11.7  0.01 102
342842         20:06:09.6 +19:06:31 15.2       102
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/07 04:24:02 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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