RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1080:13678764 with event index number of 2206493

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/07/24 09:33:06 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:50:33.4 +19:13:12
Equinox of date position of star is 19:51:37.8 +19:16:58
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 136 degrees from the moon. Moon is 7% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

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Object is 16.5 AU from the Sun and 15.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 31.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 33 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2333 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11406.2 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, (2028/07/24 09:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:54.3 +38:48:41  0.0 25.23 112
Tarazed        19:47:37.0 +10:41:05  2.7  8.67 139
8Zet Sge       19:50:14.7 +19:12:55  5.0  0.38 135
PPM 137020     19:49:59.9 +18:56:24  8.1  0.56 135
8Zet Sge       19:50:14.7 +19:12:55  5.0  0.38 135
342842         19:51:49.5 +19:17:39 16.8       136
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 31.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=24.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:31:05 -11.9 NT Down 43.8 240.8 Up 09:27:51 - 09:34:19 915
Kamloops 09:31:31 -17.3 AT Down 51.8 224.8 Up 09:28:17 - 09:34:45 908
Kelowna 09:31:29 -17.8 AT Down 51.9 226.7 Up 09:28:15 - 09:34:43 814
Peachland 09:31:30 -18.0 AT Down 52.1 226.4 Up 09:28:16 - 09:34:44 807
Summerland 09:31:29 -18.1 Dark Down 52.2 226.7 Up 09:28:15 - 09:34:43 791
Penticton 09:31:29 -18.1 Dark Down 52.2 226.9 Up 09:28:15 - 09:34:43 783
Oliver 09:31:29 -18.5 Dark Down 52.4 227.2 Up 09:28:15 - 09:34:43 747
Victoria 09:31:37 -19.9 Dark Down 54.7 222.6 Up 09:28:23 - 09:34:51 737
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:31:29 -18.6 Dark Down 52.4 227.7 Up 09:28:15 - 09:34:43 727
Okanogan 09:31:29 -19.2 Dark Down 53.0 228.0 Up 09:28:15 - 09:34:43 665
Brewster 09:31:30 -19.5 Dark Down 53.3 228.0 Up 09:28:16 - 09:34:44 640
Manson/Chelan 09:31:30 -19.8 Dark Down 53.6 227.7 Up 09:28:16 - 09:34:44 624
Wenatchee 09:31:31 -20.3 Dark Down 54.0 228.0 Up 09:28:17 - 09:34:45 578
Ellensburg 09:31:31 -20.7 Dark Down 54.4 228.1 Up 09:28:17 - 09:34:45 539
Yakima 09:31:31 -21.1 Dark Down 54.7 228.5 Up 09:28:17 - 09:34:45 497
Toppenish/White Swan 09:31:31 -21.3 Dark Down 54.7 229.0 Up 09:28:17 - 09:34:45 472
PNWRO 09:31:28 -21.2 Dark Down 54.2 231.4 Up 09:28:14 - 09:34:42 413
The Dalles 09:31:33 -22.2 Dark Down 55.6 228.7 Up 09:28:19 - 09:34:47 404
Maupin 09:31:33 -22.6 Dark Down 55.9 229.3 Up 09:28:19 - 09:34:47 359
Sisters 09:31:34 -23.5 Dark Down 56.7 229.7 Up 09:28:20 - 09:34:48 276
Bend 09:31:33 -23.7 Dark Down 56.7 230.3 Up 09:28:19 - 09:34:47 247
Oregon Observatory 09:31:34 -23.9 Dark Down 56.9 230.3 Up 09:28:20 - 09:34:48 231
Chiloquin 09:31:35 -25.2 Dark Down 58.0 231.3 Up 09:28:21 - 09:34:49 101
Klamath Falls 09:31:35 -25.5 Dark Down 58.1 231.9 Up 09:28:21 - 09:34:49 64
Cedarville 09:31:31 -25.7 Dark Down 57.6 235.0 Up 09:28:17 - 09:34:45 -36
Fall River/Burney 09:31:34 -26.5 Dark Down 58.6 233.9 Up 09:28:20 - 09:34:48 -67
Greenville 09:31:33 -27.2 Dark Down 58.8 235.8 Up 09:28:19 - 09:34:47 -170
Gimple 09:31:33 -27.2 Dark Down 58.8 235.9 Up 09:28:19 - 09:34:47 -172
Quincy 09:31:33 -27.4 Dark Down 59.0 236.0 Up 09:28:19 - 09:34:47 -192
Portola 09:31:32 -27.4 Dark Down 58.7 236.9 Up 09:28:18 - 09:34:46 -213
Reno 09:31:31 -27.5 Dark Down 58.5 238.1 Up 09:28:17 - 09:34:45 -252
Carson City 09:31:31 -27.8 Dark Down 58.6 238.6 Up 09:28:17 - 09:34:45 -290
Gardnerville 09:31:31 -28.0 Dark Down 58.7 239.0 Up 09:28:17 - 09:34:45 -317
Yerington 09:31:29 -27.8 Dark Down 58.3 239.7 Up 09:28:15 - 09:34:43 -321
Dunrhomin 09:30:58 -21.3 Dark Down 48.0 252.8 Up 09:27:44 - 09:34:12 -338
Nikitin 09:30:58 -21.5 Dark Down 48.1 252.9 Up 09:27:44 - 09:34:12 -358
CU-SBO 09:30:58 -21.6 Dark Down 48.2 252.9 Up 09:27:44 - 09:34:12 -364
Hawthorne 09:31:28 -28.0 Dark Down 58.2 241.0 Up 09:28:14 - 09:34:42 -379
Lee Vining 09:31:29 -28.7 Dark Down 58.8 241.2 Up 09:28:15 - 09:34:43 -432
Bishop 09:31:28 -29.0 Dark Down 58.6 242.9 Up 09:28:14 - 09:34:42 -508
Beatty 09:31:24 -28.9 Dark Down 57.6 245.5 Up 09:28:10 - 09:34:38 -582
Patrick 09:31:17 -29.1 Dark Down 56.0 250.6 Up 09:28:03 - 09:34:31 -783
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:31:19 -29.6 Dark Down 56.6 250.3 Up 09:28:05 - 09:34:33 -801
Wildwood 09:31:29 -32.0 Dark Down 60.1 247.7 Up 09:28:15 - 09:34:43 -857
Lake Havasu City 09:31:18 -30.1 Dark Down 56.7 251.5 Up 09:28:04 - 09:34:32 -877
Idyllwild 09:31:25 -31.7 Dark Down 58.8 250.3 Up 09:28:11 - 09:34:39 -926
George/Scottsdale 09:31:13 -29.7 Dark Down 54.9 254.8 Up 09:27:59 - 09:34:27 -993
Calipatria 09:31:22 -31.8 Dark Down 58.0 252.4 Up 09:28:08 - 09:34:36 -1010
Yuma 09:31:20 -31.8 Dark Down 57.4 253.8 Up 09:28:06 - 09:34:34 -1070

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, (2028/07/24 09:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 25.23 112
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7  8.67 139
8Zet Sge       19:48:58.7 +19:08:32  5.0  0.38 135
PPM 137020     19:48:43.6 +18:52:01  8.1  0.56 135
8Zet Sge       19:48:58.7 +19:08:32  5.0  0.38 135
342842         19:50:33.4 +19:13:12 16.8       135
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/07 04:36:29 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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