RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1080:12554501 with event index number of 2206616

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/08/17 10:01:01 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:44:39.5 +18:26:52
Equinox of date position of star is 19:45:44.2 +18:30:27
Stellar brightness G=16.9, 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 13% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

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Object is 16.5 AU from the Sun and 15.8 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 51 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2052 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11450.9 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, (2028/08/17 10:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:54.4 +38:48:41  0.0 25.09 117
Tarazed        19:47:37.2 +10:41:06  2.7  7.84 144
7Del Sge       19:48:39.9 +18:36:24  3.8  0.65 136
PPM 136883     19:45:48.1 +18:39:34  8.5  0.14 136
342842         19:45:56.1 +18:31:07 16.9       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 38.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=29.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:58:01 -15.1 AT Up 24.4 269.0 Low 09:53:18 - 10:02:45 1871
Kamloops 09:58:16 -21.6 Dark Up 33.5 258.0 Up 09:53:33 - 10:03:00 1723
Kelowna 09:58:15 -22.0 Dark Up 33.1 259.3 Up 09:53:31 - 10:02:58 1629
Peachland 09:58:15 -22.2 Dark Up 33.3 259.1 Up 09:53:32 - 10:02:59 1619
Summerland 09:58:15 -22.3 Dark Up 33.2 259.3 Up 09:53:31 - 10:02:58 1602
Penticton 09:58:15 -22.3 Dark Up 33.2 259.4 Up 09:53:31 - 10:02:58 1594
Oliver 09:58:15 -22.6 Dark Up 33.2 259.6 Up 09:53:31 - 10:02:58 1556
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:58:14 -22.7 Dark Up 33.1 259.9 Up 09:53:31 - 10:02:58 1536
Victoria 09:58:20 -24.4 Dark Up 35.8 256.8 Up 09:53:36 - 10:03:03 1511
Okanogan 09:58:14 -23.3 Dark Up 33.4 260.1 Up 09:53:31 - 10:02:58 1466
Brewster 09:58:15 -23.6 Dark Up 33.6 260.1 Up 09:53:31 - 10:02:58 1438
Manson/Chelan 09:58:15 -23.9 Dark Up 33.9 260.0 Up 09:53:32 - 10:02:59 1417
Wenatchee 09:58:15 -24.4 Dark Up 34.1 260.2 Up 09:53:32 - 10:02:59 1366
Ellensburg 09:58:16 -24.8 Dark Up 34.3 260.3 Up 09:53:32 - 10:02:59 1322
Yakima 09:58:15 -25.2 Dark Up 34.4 260.5 Up 09:53:32 - 10:02:59 1277
Toppenish/White Swan 09:58:15 -25.3 Dark Up 34.3 260.8 Up 09:53:32 - 10:02:59 1253
PNWRO 09:58:13 -25.1 Dark Up 33.3 262.2 Up 09:53:29 - 10:02:56 1203
The Dalles 09:58:16 -26.2 Dark Up 34.9 260.7 Up 09:53:33 - 10:03:00 1173
Maupin 09:58:16 -26.6 Dark Up 34.9 261.1 Up 09:53:32 - 10:02:59 1126
Sisters 09:58:17 -27.5 Dark Up 35.4 261.3 Up 09:53:33 - 10:03:00 1032
Bend 09:58:16 -27.6 Dark Up 35.3 261.7 Up 09:53:33 - 10:03:00 1004
Oregon Observatory 09:58:16 -27.8 Dark Up 35.4 261.7 Up 09:53:33 - 10:03:00 986
Chiloquin 09:58:17 -29.1 Dark Up 35.9 262.3 Up 09:53:34 - 10:03:01 844
Klamath Falls 09:58:17 -29.4 Dark Up 35.8 262.6 Up 09:53:33 - 10:03:00 805
Cedarville 09:58:15 -29.3 Dark Up 34.7 264.3 Up 09:53:31 - 10:02:58 716
Fall River/Burney 09:58:17 -30.2 Dark Up 35.7 263.7 Up 09:53:33 - 10:03:00 672
Dunrhomin 09:57:55 -23.2 Dark Up 23.5 274.8 Low 09:53:11 - 10:02:38 574
Greenville 09:58:16 -30.8 Dark Up 35.5 264.7 Up 09:53:33 - 10:03:00 568
Gimple 09:58:16 -30.8 Dark Up 35.4 264.8 Up 09:53:32 - 10:02:59 567
Nikitin 09:57:55 -23.3 Dark Up 23.5 274.9 Low 09:53:11 - 10:02:38 553
Quincy 09:58:16 -31.0 Dark Up 35.5 264.8 Up 09:53:33 - 10:03:00 546
CU-SBO 09:57:55 -23.4 Dark Up 23.5 274.9 Low 09:53:12 - 10:02:39 546
Portola 09:58:15 -30.9 Dark Up 35.1 265.3 Up 09:53:32 - 10:02:59 528
Reno 09:58:14 -30.9 Dark Up 34.6 265.9 Up 09:53:31 - 10:02:58 494
Carson City 09:58:14 -31.2 Dark Up 34.7 266.1 Up 09:53:31 - 10:02:58 454
Yerington 09:58:13 -31.1 Dark Up 34.2 266.7 Up 09:53:30 - 10:02:57 428
Gardnerville 09:58:14 -31.3 Dark Up 34.6 266.3 Up 09:53:31 - 10:02:58 427
Hawthorne 09:58:13 -31.2 Dark Up 33.8 267.4 Up 09:53:29 - 10:02:56 374
Lee Vining 09:58:14 -31.9 Dark Up 34.2 267.4 Up 09:53:30 - 10:02:57 314
Bishop 09:58:13 -32.1 Dark Up 33.6 268.3 Up 09:53:29 - 10:02:56 244
Beatty 09:58:10 -31.7 Dark Up 32.4 269.6 Up 09:53:27 - 10:02:54 184
Patrick 09:58:06 -31.4 Dark Up 30.0 272.2 Up 09:53:23 - 10:02:50 12
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:58:08 -31.9 Dark Up 30.6 271.9 Up 09:53:24 - 10:02:51 -14
Lake Havasu City 09:58:07 -32.3 Dark Up 30.3 272.4 Up 09:53:24 - 10:02:51 -89
Wildwood 09:58:14 -34.8 Dark Down 33.9 270.3 Up 09:53:31 - 10:02:58 -116
Idyllwild 09:58:11 -34.1 Dark Up 32.3 271.6 Up 09:53:28 - 10:02:55 -166
George/Scottsdale 09:58:04 -31.5 Dark Up 28.3 274.2 Low 09:53:21 - 10:02:48 -176
Calipatria 09:58:10 -34.0 Dark Up 31.3 272.6 Up 09:53:26 - 10:02:53 -237
Yuma 09:58:09 -33.8 Dark Up 30.5 273.3 Up 09:53:25 - 10:02:52 -287

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, (2028/08/17 10:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 25.09 117
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7  7.84 144
7Del Sge       19:47:23.3 +18:32:04  3.8  0.65 136
PPM 136883     19:44:31.6 +18:35:20  8.5  0.14 136
342842         19:44:39.5 +18:26:52 16.9       136
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/07 04:40:44 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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