RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1060:11537907 with event index number of 2206758

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/09/26 05:19:39 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:38:19.3 +16:37:29
Equinox of date position of star is 19:39:24.8 +16:40:51
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 42 degrees from the moon. Moon is 57% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

[RECON map]
Object is 16.5 AU from the Sun and 16.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 26.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 8.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 92 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1258 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11721.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 342842, (2028/09/26 05:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:54.6 +38:48:41  0.0 25.91  63
Tarazed        19:47:37.5 +10:41:07  2.7  6.31  37
PPM 136515     19:35:36.8 +16:19:45  6.5  1.03  41
PPM 136711     19:40:43.3 +16:38:19  8.4  0.27  42
PPM 136685     19:39:55.9 +16:32:16 10.3  0.17  42
342842         19:39:37.2 +16:41:30 16.6        42
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 28.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=1.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 05:17:07 -30.8 Dark Up 51.3 223.8 Up 05:08:58 - 05:25:16 -3335
Kamloops 05:16:58 -30.8 Dark Up 48.4 225.9 Up 05:08:49 - 05:25:07 -3351
Peachland 05:16:59 -31.7 Dark Up 48.8 227.4 Up 05:08:50 - 05:25:08 -3451
Kelowna 05:16:58 -31.8 Dark Up 48.6 227.7 Up 05:08:49 - 05:25:07 -3459
Summerland 05:16:59 -31.9 Dark Up 48.8 227.7 Up 05:08:50 - 05:25:08 -3467
Penticton 05:16:59 -32.0 Dark Up 48.8 227.9 Up 05:08:50 - 05:25:08 -3478
Oliver 05:17:00 -32.2 Dark Up 49.1 228.2 Up 05:08:51 - 05:25:09 -3504
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:17:00 -32.4 Dark Up 49.1 228.6 Up 05:08:51 - 05:25:09 -3527
Okanogan 05:17:02 -32.8 Dark Up 49.6 228.9 Up 05:08:53 - 05:25:11 -3562
Manson/Chelan 05:17:04 -32.8 Dark Up 50.2 228.6 Up 05:08:55 - 05:25:13 -3566
Brewster 05:17:03 -32.9 Dark Up 49.9 228.9 Up 05:08:54 - 05:25:12 -3571
Wenatchee 05:17:06 -33.1 Dark Up 50.6 228.8 Up 05:08:57 - 05:25:15 -3591
Ellensburg 05:17:08 -33.2 Dark Up 51.0 228.9 Up 05:08:59 - 05:25:17 -3608
Yakima 05:17:08 -33.5 Dark Up 51.3 229.3 Up 05:08:59 - 05:25:17 -3636
Toppenish/White Swan 05:17:08 -33.7 Dark Up 51.3 229.7 Up 05:08:59 - 05:25:17 -3662
The Dalles 05:17:12 -33.8 Dark Up 52.2 229.5 Up 05:09:03 - 05:25:21 -3671
Maupin 05:17:13 -34.1 Dark Up 52.4 230.0 Up 05:09:04 - 05:25:22 -3707
Sisters 05:17:16 -34.4 Dark Up 53.3 230.3 Up 05:09:07 - 05:25:25 -3740
Bend 05:17:16 -34.7 Dark Up 53.3 230.9 Up 05:09:07 - 05:25:25 -3773
PNWRO 05:17:07 -34.7 Dark Up 50.7 232.0 Up 05:08:58 - 05:25:16 -3775
Oregon Observatory 05:17:17 -34.7 Dark Up 53.4 230.9 Up 05:09:08 - 05:25:26 -3777
Chiloquin 05:17:21 -35.3 Dark Up 54.5 231.8 Up 05:09:12 - 05:25:30 -3844
Klamath Falls 05:17:22 -35.6 Dark Up 54.7 232.3 Up 05:09:13 - 05:25:31 -3873
Sleaford 05:16:36 -35.4 Dark Down 40.4 241.3 Up 05:08:27 - 05:24:45 -3917
Fall River/Burney 05:17:25 -36.5 Dark Up 55.1 234.1 Up 05:09:16 - 05:25:34 -3979
Cedarville 05:17:22 -37.0 Dark Up 54.1 235.1 Up 05:09:13 - 05:25:31 -4023
Greenville 05:17:27 -37.4 Dark Up 55.4 235.8 Up 05:09:18 - 05:25:36 -4072
Gimple 05:17:27 -37.4 Dark Up 55.3 235.9 Up 05:09:18 - 05:25:36 -4077
Quincy 05:17:28 -37.5 Dark Up 55.5 236.0 Up 05:09:19 - 05:25:37 -4086
Portola 05:17:27 -37.9 Dark Up 55.2 236.8 Up 05:09:18 - 05:25:36 -4126
Reno 05:17:27 -38.4 Dark Up 55.0 237.9 Up 05:09:18 - 05:25:36 -4186
Carson City 05:17:28 -38.7 Dark Up 55.1 238.4 Up 05:09:19 - 05:25:37 -4213
Gardnerville 05:17:29 -38.8 Dark Up 55.2 238.7 Up 05:09:20 - 05:25:38 -4233
Yerington 05:17:28 -39.2 Dark Up 54.8 239.4 Up 05:09:19 - 05:25:37 -4267
Hawthorne 05:17:29 -39.8 Dark Up 54.7 240.6 Up 05:09:20 - 05:25:38 -4334
Lee Vining 05:17:31 -39.8 Dark Up 55.3 240.7 Up 05:09:22 - 05:25:40 -4343
Bishop 05:17:32 -40.6 Dark Up 55.1 242.3 Up 05:09:23 - 05:25:41 -4432
Beatty 05:17:30 -42.0 Dark Up 54.1 244.7 Up 05:09:21 - 05:25:39 -4571
Wildwood 05:17:41 -42.5 Dark Up 56.6 246.5 Up 05:09:32 - 05:25:50 -4649
Idyllwild 05:17:39 -44.0 Dark Up 55.3 248.9 Up 05:09:30 - 05:25:48 -4800
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:17:32 -44.4 Dark Up 53.2 249.1 Up 05:09:23 - 05:25:41 -4834
Patrick 05:17:30 -44.7 Dark Up 52.5 249.5 Up 05:09:21 - 05:25:39 -4861
Lake Havasu City 05:17:34 -45.0 Dark Up 53.2 250.2 Up 05:09:25 - 05:25:43 -4900
Calipatria 05:17:40 -45.1 Dark Up 54.6 250.9 Up 05:09:31 - 05:25:49 -4921
Dunrhomin 05:17:03 -45.6 Dark Up 44.5 252.1 Up 05:08:54 - 05:25:12 -4967
Nikitin 05:17:04 -45.8 Dark Up 44.6 252.3 Up 05:08:55 - 05:25:13 -4981
CU-SBO 05:17:04 -45.8 Dark Up 44.7 252.3 Up 05:08:55 - 05:25:13 -4983
Yuma 05:17:40 -46.0 Dark Up 54.0 252.2 Up 05:09:31 - 05:25:49 -5010
George/Scottsdale 05:17:32 -47.1 Dark Up 51.5 253.4 Up 05:09:23 - 05:25:41 -5110

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, (2028/09/26 05:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 25.91  63
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7  6.31  37
PPM 136515     19:34:18.7 +16:15:53  6.5  1.03  41
PPM 136711     19:39:25.3 +16:34:16  8.4  0.27  42
PPM 136685     19:38:37.8 +16:28:14 10.3  0.17  42
342842         19:38:19.3 +16:37:29 16.6        42
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/07 04:45:54 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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