RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1080:13854742 with event index number of 2206472

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/07/20 10:16:47 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:51:35.5 +19:18:44
Equinox of date position of star is 19:52:39.9 +19:22:32
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 131 degrees from the moon. Moon is 4% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

[RECON map]
Object is 16.5 AU from the Sun and 15.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 31.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 32 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2348 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11408.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 342842, (2028/07/20 10:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:54.3 +38:48:41  0.0 25.29 116
Tarazed        19:47:37.0 +10:41:05  2.7  8.79 139
8Zet Sge       19:50:14.7 +19:12:55  5.0  0.64 131
9 Sge          19:53:38.2 +18:44:49  6.1  0.67 131
PPM 137133     19:53:51.8 +19:12:41  9.2  0.30 131
342842         19:52:51.5 +19:23:14 16.9       131
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 40.7 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=21.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:14:37 -7.0 NT Up 40.1 247.7 Up 10:11:29 - 10:17:45 1801
Kamloops 10:15:01 -13.5 AT Up 48.6 233.4 Up 10:11:53 - 10:18:09 1706
Kelowna 10:14:58 -13.9 AT Up 48.6 235.2 Up 10:11:50 - 10:18:06 1617
Peachland 10:14:59 -14.1 AT Up 48.9 235.0 Up 10:11:51 - 10:18:07 1608
Summerland 10:14:59 -14.2 AT Up 48.9 235.2 Up 10:11:51 - 10:18:07 1592
Penticton 10:14:58 -14.2 AT Up 48.9 235.4 Up 10:11:50 - 10:18:06 1585
Oliver 10:14:59 -14.5 AT Down 49.1 235.7 Up 10:11:51 - 10:18:07 1549
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:14:58 -14.6 AT Down 49.1 236.1 Up 10:11:50 - 10:18:06 1530
Victoria 10:15:06 -16.3 AT Down 51.5 231.7 Up 10:11:58 - 10:18:14 1513
Okanogan 10:14:58 -15.2 AT Down 49.5 236.5 Up 10:11:50 - 10:18:06 1465
Brewster 10:14:59 -15.5 AT Down 49.8 236.5 Up 10:11:51 - 10:18:07 1439
Manson/Chelan 10:14:59 -15.8 AT Down 50.1 236.3 Up 10:11:51 - 10:18:07 1420
Wenatchee 10:14:59 -16.3 AT Down 50.5 236.6 Up 10:11:51 - 10:18:07 1372
Ellensburg 10:15:00 -16.7 AT Down 50.8 236.7 Up 10:11:52 - 10:18:08 1331
Yakima 10:15:00 -17.1 AT Down 51.1 237.1 Up 10:11:52 - 10:18:08 1289
Toppenish/White Swan 10:14:59 -17.2 AT Down 51.1 237.6 Up 10:11:51 - 10:18:07 1265
PNWRO 10:14:56 -17.0 AT Down 50.4 239.7 Up 10:11:48 - 10:18:04 1215
The Dalles 10:15:00 -18.2 Dark Down 52.0 237.4 Up 10:11:52 - 10:18:08 1191
Maupin 10:15:00 -18.5 Dark Down 52.1 238.0 Up 10:11:52 - 10:18:08 1146
Sisters 10:15:01 -19.4 Dark Down 52.9 238.4 Up 10:11:53 - 10:18:09 1058
Bend 10:15:01 -19.5 Dark Down 52.9 239.0 Up 10:11:53 - 10:18:09 1031
Oregon Observatory 10:15:01 -19.7 Dark Down 53.0 239.0 Up 10:11:53 - 10:18:09 1014
Chiloquin 10:15:01 -21.0 Dark Down 54.0 240.1 Up 10:11:53 - 10:18:09 878
Klamath Falls 10:15:01 -21.3 Dark Down 54.1 240.6 Up 10:11:53 - 10:18:09 841
Cedarville 10:14:57 -21.3 Dark Down 53.3 243.2 Up 10:11:49 - 10:18:05 752
Fall River/Burney 10:15:00 -22.1 Dark Down 54.4 242.5 Up 10:11:52 - 10:18:08 712
Greenville 10:14:59 -22.7 Dark Down 54.5 244.1 Up 10:11:51 - 10:18:07 611
Gimple 10:14:59 -22.7 Dark Down 54.4 244.2 Up 10:11:51 - 10:18:07 609
Quincy 10:14:59 -22.9 Dark Down 54.6 244.4 Up 10:11:51 - 10:18:07 589
Portola 10:14:58 -22.8 Dark Down 54.3 245.0 Up 10:11:50 - 10:18:06 571
Dunrhomin 10:14:25 -15.2 AT Up 43.1 258.5 Up 10:11:17 - 10:17:33 559
Nikitin 10:14:25 -15.4 AT Up 43.2 258.6 Up 10:11:17 - 10:17:33 539
Reno 10:14:56 -22.8 Dark Down 54.0 246.1 Up 10:11:48 - 10:18:04 536
CU-SBO 10:14:25 -15.4 AT Up 43.3 258.6 Up 10:11:17 - 10:17:33 532
Carson City 10:14:56 -23.1 Dark Down 54.1 246.5 Up 10:11:48 - 10:18:04 498
Yerington 10:14:55 -23.0 Dark Down 53.7 247.4 Up 10:11:47 - 10:18:03 471
Gardnerville 10:14:56 -23.3 Dark Down 54.2 246.9 Up 10:11:48 - 10:18:04 471
Hawthorne 10:14:53 -23.1 Dark Down 53.5 248.6 Up 10:11:45 - 10:18:01 417
Lee Vining 10:14:54 -23.8 Dark Down 54.1 248.8 Up 10:11:46 - 10:18:02 360
Bishop 10:14:53 -24.0 Dark Down 53.7 250.3 Up 10:11:45 - 10:18:01 289
Beatty 10:14:49 -23.6 Dark Down 52.7 252.4 Up 10:11:41 - 10:17:57 226
Patrick 10:14:42 -23.4 Dark Down 50.8 256.7 Up 10:11:34 - 10:17:50 46
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:14:44 -23.9 Dark Down 51.5 256.4 Up 10:11:36 - 10:17:52 23
Lake Havasu City 10:14:43 -24.3 Dark Down 51.4 257.4 Up 10:11:35 - 10:17:51 -52
Wildwood 10:14:53 -26.8 Dark Down 54.9 254.4 Up 10:11:45 - 10:18:01 -67
Idyllwild 10:14:48 -26.1 Dark Down 53.5 256.5 Up 10:11:40 - 10:17:56 -121
George/Scottsdale 10:14:37 -23.6 Dark Down 49.6 260.2 Up 10:11:29 - 10:17:45 -149
Calipatria 10:14:46 -26.0 Dark Down 52.7 258.2 Up 10:11:38 - 10:17:54 -196
Yuma 10:14:44 -25.9 Dark Down 52.0 259.4 Up 10:11:36 - 10:17:52 -249

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, (2028/07/20 10:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 25.29 116
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7  8.79 139
8Zet Sge       19:48:58.7 +19:08:32  5.0  0.64 131
9 Sge          19:52:21.7 +18:40:18  6.1  0.67 131
PPM 137133     19:52:35.7 +19:08:09  9.2  0.30 131
342842         19:51:35.5 +19:18:44 16.9       131
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/07 04:36:17 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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