RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1080:14991694 with event index number of 2206367

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/06/17 07:26:36 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:59:49.5 +19:38:47
Equinox of date position of star is 20:00:53.9 +19:42:50
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 73 degrees from the moon. Moon is 30% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

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Object is 16.5 AU from the Sun and 15.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 7.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 26 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2432 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11528.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 342842, (2028/06/17 07:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:54.1 +38:48:40  0.0 26.20  88
Tarazed        19:47:36.7 +10:41:04  2.7  9.61  78
12Gam Sge      20:00:01.4 +19:34:16  3.5  0.29  74
PPM 137376     20:01:11.3 +19:58:08  8.0  0.24  73
PPM 137351     20:00:07.4 +19:41:25  9.7  0.23  74
PPM 137395     20:01:30.4 +19:41:54 10.8  0.10  73
342842         20:01:05.3 +19:43:34 16.3        73
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 32.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=20.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 07:28:29 -15.6 AT Down 44.7 117.4 Up 07:25:50 - 07:31:09 2213
Sleaford 07:27:53 -14.4 AT Up 51.0 135.7 Up 07:25:13 - 07:30:32 2169
Kelowna 07:28:29 -16.4 AT Down 45.5 117.6 Up 07:25:50 - 07:31:09 2127
Peachland 07:28:30 -16.5 AT Down 45.4 117.2 Up 07:25:50 - 07:31:09 2121
Summerland 07:28:30 -16.7 AT Down 45.5 117.2 Up 07:25:51 - 07:31:10 2106
Penticton 07:28:30 -16.8 AT Down 45.6 117.2 Up 07:25:51 - 07:31:10 2099
Oliver 07:28:31 -17.1 AT Down 45.8 116.9 Up 07:25:51 - 07:31:10 2066
Victoria 07:28:40 -17.4 AT Down 43.8 112.4 Up 07:26:01 - 07:31:20 2066
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:28:31 -17.3 AT Down 46.0 117.0 Up 07:25:51 - 07:31:10 2048
Okanogan 07:28:32 -17.9 AT Down 46.2 116.1 Up 07:25:53 - 07:31:12 1992
Brewster 07:28:34 -18.2 Dark Down 46.2 115.7 Up 07:25:54 - 07:31:13 1970
Manson/Chelan 07:28:35 -18.3 Dark Down 46.0 115.1 Up 07:25:55 - 07:31:14 1956
Wenatchee 07:28:36 -18.8 Dark Down 46.1 114.5 Up 07:25:57 - 07:31:16 1915
Ellensburg 07:28:38 -19.2 Dark Down 46.2 113.9 Up 07:25:58 - 07:31:17 1880
Yakima 07:28:38 -19.6 Dark Down 46.3 113.5 Up 07:25:59 - 07:31:18 1842
Toppenish/White Swan 07:28:38 -19.8 Dark Down 46.5 113.4 Up 07:25:59 - 07:31:18 1819
PNWRO 07:28:36 -20.3 Dark Down 47.6 114.6 Up 07:25:56 - 07:31:15 1761
The Dalles 07:28:42 -20.5 Dark Down 46.3 111.9 Up 07:26:02 - 07:31:21 1759
Maupin 07:28:42 -20.9 Dark Down 46.5 111.6 Up 07:26:03 - 07:31:22 1718
Sisters 07:28:46 -21.7 Dark Down 46.5 110.3 Up 07:26:06 - 07:31:25 1643
Bend 07:28:45 -22.0 Dark Down 46.8 110.3 Up 07:26:06 - 07:31:25 1615
Oregon Observatory 07:28:46 -22.2 Dark Down 46.8 110.0 Up 07:26:06 - 07:31:25 1601
Chiloquin 07:28:49 -23.4 Dark Down 46.9 108.3 Up 07:26:10 - 07:31:29 1481
Klamath Falls 07:28:50 -23.8 Dark Down 47.1 108.0 Up 07:26:10 - 07:31:29 1447
Cedarville 07:28:47 -24.6 Dark Down 48.4 108.8 Up 07:26:08 - 07:31:27 1351
Fall River/Burney 07:28:51 -25.0 Dark Down 47.7 107.1 Up 07:26:12 - 07:31:31 1325
Greenville 07:28:52 -25.9 Dark Down 48.3 106.6 Up 07:26:12 - 07:31:31 1228
Gimple 07:28:52 -25.9 Dark Down 48.4 106.6 Up 07:26:12 - 07:31:31 1226
Quincy 07:28:52 -26.1 Dark Down 48.4 106.4 Up 07:26:13 - 07:31:32 1207
Portola 07:28:51 -26.3 Dark Down 48.7 106.6 Up 07:26:12 - 07:31:31 1187
Reno 07:28:50 -26.6 Dark Down 49.3 106.9 Up 07:26:10 - 07:31:29 1149
Carson City 07:28:51 -27.0 Dark Down 49.4 106.6 Up 07:26:11 - 07:31:30 1112
Gardnerville 07:28:51 -27.2 Dark Down 49.5 106.3 Up 07:26:11 - 07:31:30 1087
Yerington 07:28:49 -27.3 Dark Down 49.9 106.9 Up 07:26:10 - 07:31:29 1082
Hawthorne 07:28:49 -27.8 Dark Down 50.5 106.8 Up 07:26:09 - 07:31:28 1026
Dunrhomin 07:28:08 -26.1 Dark Down 59.1 123.7 Up 07:25:28 - 07:30:47 1011
Nikitin 07:28:08 -26.2 Dark Down 59.1 123.5 Up 07:25:29 - 07:30:48 992
CU-SBO 07:28:09 -26.3 Dark Down 59.1 123.3 Up 07:25:29 - 07:30:48 986
Lee Vining 07:28:51 -28.3 Dark Down 50.3 105.8 Up 07:26:11 - 07:31:30 978
Bishop 07:28:50 -28.9 Dark Down 51.0 105.7 Up 07:26:10 - 07:31:29 904
Beatty 07:28:46 -29.5 Dark Down 52.3 106.6 Up 07:26:07 - 07:31:26 829
Patrick 07:28:40 -31.2 Dark Down 55.0 107.2 Up 07:26:01 - 07:31:20 628
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:28:43 -31.4 Dark Down 54.5 106.3 Up 07:26:03 - 07:31:22 614
Wildwood 07:28:56 -32.2 Dark Down 51.6 101.6 Up 07:26:16 - 07:31:35 572
Lake Havasu City 07:28:43 -32.1 Dark Down 54.9 105.6 Up 07:26:03 - 07:31:22 540
Idyllwild 07:28:51 -32.7 Dark Down 53.2 102.6 Up 07:26:11 - 07:31:30 501
George/Scottsdale 07:28:36 -32.9 Dark Down 57.1 106.7 Up 07:25:57 - 07:31:16 420
Calipatria 07:28:48 -33.4 Dark Down 54.3 102.7 Up 07:26:09 - 07:31:28 417
Yuma 07:28:46 -33.9 Dark Down 55.1 102.8 Up 07:26:06 - 07:31:25 356

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, (2028/06/17 07:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 26.20  88
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7  9.61  78
12Gam Sge      19:58:45.5 +19:29:32  3.5  0.29  74
PPM 137376     19:59:55.7 +19:53:22  8.0  0.24  73
PPM 137351     19:58:51.7 +19:36:41  9.7  0.23  74
PPM 137395     20:00:14.7 +19:37:07 10.8  0.10  73
342842         19:59:49.5 +19:38:47 16.3        73
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/07 04:30:40 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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