RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1060:11717666 with event index number of 2206730

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/09/16 04:24:02 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:39:21.9 +17:07:04
Equinox of date position of star is 19:40:27.2 +17:10:29
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 141 degrees from the moon. Moon is 10% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

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Object is 16.5 AU from the Sun and 16.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 27.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 8.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 83 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1376 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11634.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 342842, (2028/09/16 04:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:54.6 +38:48:41  0.0 25.59 116
Tarazed        19:47:37.4 +10:41:07  2.7  6.72 147
6Bet Sge       19:42:20.3 +17:32:40  4.4  0.54 141
PPM 136711     19:40:43.3 +16:38:19  8.4  0.55 142
PPM 136682     19:39:50.2 +17:10:34  8.7  0.20 141
PPM 136702     19:40:33.1 +17:08:09 10.7  0.06 141
342842         19:40:39.5 +17:11:07 16.4       141
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 21.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=12.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 04:22:18 -19.4 Dark Down 58.5 185.4 Up 04:14:54 - 04:29:42 3535
Kamloops 04:22:08 -20.1 Dark Down 56.1 190.3 Up 04:14:44 - 04:29:32 3469
Peachland 04:22:09 -20.9 Dark Down 56.9 191.6 Up 04:14:45 - 04:29:33 3381
Kelowna 04:22:08 -21.0 Dark Down 56.8 192.1 Up 04:14:44 - 04:29:32 3369
Summerland 04:22:09 -21.0 Dark Down 57.1 191.8 Up 04:14:45 - 04:29:33 3366
Penticton 04:22:09 -21.1 Dark Down 57.1 192.0 Up 04:14:45 - 04:29:33 3356
Oliver 04:22:10 -21.3 Dark Down 57.5 192.1 Up 04:14:46 - 04:29:34 3336
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:22:10 -21.5 Dark Down 57.6 192.5 Up 04:14:46 - 04:29:34 3314
Manson/Chelan 04:22:14 -21.6 Dark Down 58.8 191.5 Up 04:14:50 - 04:29:38 3297
Okanogan 04:22:12 -21.7 Dark Down 58.3 192.4 Up 04:14:48 - 04:29:36 3290
Brewster 04:22:13 -21.7 Dark Down 58.6 192.1 Up 04:14:49 - 04:29:37 3287
Wenatchee 04:22:16 -21.8 Dark Down 59.3 191.4 Up 04:14:52 - 04:29:40 3281
Ellensburg 04:22:17 -21.9 Dark Down 59.7 191.1 Up 04:14:53 - 04:29:41 3271
Yakima 04:22:19 -22.1 Dark Down 60.1 191.2 Up 04:14:55 - 04:29:43 3248
The Dalles 04:22:23 -22.2 Dark Down 61.2 190.4 Up 04:14:59 - 04:29:47 3231
Toppenish/White Swan 04:22:19 -22.3 Dark Down 60.3 191.6 Up 04:14:55 - 04:29:43 3225
Maupin 04:22:24 -22.5 Dark Down 61.6 190.7 Up 04:15:00 - 04:29:48 3200
Sisters 04:22:27 -22.6 Dark Down 62.5 190.1 Up 04:15:03 - 04:29:51 3182
Bend 04:22:27 -22.8 Dark Down 62.7 190.7 Up 04:15:03 - 04:29:51 3151
Oregon Observatory 04:22:29 -22.8 Dark Down 62.9 190.5 Up 04:15:05 - 04:29:53 3150
PNWRO 04:22:17 -23.4 Dark Down 60.4 194.6 Up 04:14:53 - 04:29:41 3108
Chiloquin 04:22:33 -23.2 Dark Down 64.3 190.1 Up 04:15:09 - 04:29:57 3102
Klamath Falls 04:22:34 -23.4 Dark Down 64.6 190.4 Up 04:15:10 - 04:29:58 3077
Fall River/Burney 04:22:36 -24.2 Dark Down 65.7 191.8 Up 04:15:12 - 04:30:00 2981
Cedarville 04:22:33 -24.8 Dark Down 65.0 194.3 Up 04:15:09 - 04:29:57 2925
Greenville 04:22:38 -24.9 Dark Down 66.5 193.3 Up 04:15:14 - 04:30:02 2896
Gimple 04:22:38 -25.0 Dark Down 66.5 193.5 Up 04:15:14 - 04:30:02 2890
Quincy 04:22:38 -25.0 Dark Down 66.7 193.4 Up 04:15:14 - 04:30:02 2884
Portola 04:22:38 -25.4 Dark Down 66.7 194.6 Up 04:15:14 - 04:30:02 2842
Reno 04:22:38 -26.0 Dark Down 66.8 196.3 Up 04:15:14 - 04:30:02 2780
Sleaford 04:21:43 -26.2 Dark Down 51.5 212.2 Up 04:14:19 - 04:29:07 2763
Carson City 04:22:39 -26.2 Dark Down 67.2 196.6 Up 04:15:15 - 04:30:03 2757
Gardnerville 04:22:39 -26.3 Dark Down 67.4 196.9 Up 04:15:15 - 04:30:03 2739
Yerington 04:22:39 -26.7 Dark Down 67.2 198.3 Up 04:15:15 - 04:30:03 2699
Lee Vining 04:22:42 -27.2 Dark Down 68.2 199.2 Up 04:15:18 - 04:30:06 2633
Hawthorne 04:22:39 -27.3 Dark Down 67.5 199.9 Up 04:15:15 - 04:30:03 2633
Bishop 04:22:42 -28.0 Dark Down 68.5 201.6 Up 04:15:18 - 04:30:06 2543
Beatty 04:22:41 -29.4 Dark Down 68.4 206.0 Up 04:15:17 - 04:30:05 2395
Wildwood 04:22:53 -29.4 Dark Down 71.6 204.7 Up 04:15:29 - 04:30:17 2352
Idyllwild 04:22:50 -30.9 Dark Down 71.2 210.3 Up 04:15:26 - 04:30:14 2187
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:22:41 -31.7 Dark Down 69.1 213.5 Up 04:15:17 - 04:30:05 2123
Patrick 04:22:40 -32.1 Dark Down 68.5 214.8 Up 04:15:16 - 04:30:04 2087
Lake Havasu City 04:22:43 -32.3 Dark Down 69.5 215.1 Up 04:15:19 - 04:30:07 2059
Calipatria 04:22:50 -32.1 Dark Down 71.2 214.4 Up 04:15:26 - 04:30:14 2058
Yuma 04:22:49 -32.9 Dark Down 71.1 217.4 Up 04:15:25 - 04:30:13 1962
Dunrhomin 04:22:10 -34.8 Dark Down 60.5 224.5 Up 04:14:46 - 04:29:34 1842
CU-SBO 04:22:12 -34.9 Dark Down 60.7 224.7 Up 04:14:48 - 04:29:36 1830
Nikitin 04:22:11 -34.9 Dark Down 60.6 224.7 Up 04:14:47 - 04:29:35 1830
George/Scottsdale 04:22:41 -34.4 Dark Down 68.8 222.0 Up 04:15:17 - 04:30:05 1826

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, (2028/09/16 04:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 25.59 116
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7  6.72 147
6Bet Sge       19:41:02.9 +17:28:33  4.4  0.54 141
PPM 136711     19:39:25.3 +16:34:16  8.4  0.55 142
PPM 136682     19:38:32.7 +17:06:33  8.7  0.20 141
PPM 136702     19:39:15.6 +17:04:06 10.7  0.06 141
342842         19:39:21.9 +17:07:04 16.4       141
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/07 04:45:12 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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