RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1040:13091759 with event index number of 2227701

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/10/25 02:03:30 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:37:42.0 +15:14:31
Equinox of date position of star is 19:38:48.3 +15:17:53
Stellar brightness G=16.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 35 degrees from the moon. Moon is 49% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0

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Object is 16.6 AU from the Sun and 16.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 116 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 738 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12009.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 342842, (2028/10/25 02:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:54.8 +38:48:41  0.0 27.07  62
Tarazed        19:47:37.8 +10:41:08  2.7  5.08  30
PPM 136515     19:35:37.0 +16:19:46  6.5  1.31  36
PPM 136622     19:38:36.9 +15:19:02  8.1  0.10  35
342842         19:39:01.0 +15:18:32 16.1        35
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 43.1 km RECON observability=0.2 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Nikitin 02:01:46 -22.5 Dark Up 57.1 228.2 Up 01:51:34 - 02:11:58 5190
Dunrhomin 02:01:46 -22.5 Dark Up 56.9 228.0 Up 01:51:34 - 02:11:58 5190
CU-SBO 02:01:47 -22.5 Dark Up 57.2 228.1 Up 01:51:35 - 02:11:59 5184
Sleaford 02:00:56 -20.8 Dark Up 48.6 216.2 Up 01:50:44 - 02:11:08 4977
George/Scottsdale 02:02:13 -17.2 AT Up 65.2 226.2 Up 01:52:01 - 02:12:25 4659
Patrick 02:02:04 -15.6 AT Up 65.1 219.9 Up 01:51:52 - 02:12:16 4487
Lake Havasu City 02:02:08 -15.2 AT Up 66.1 220.3 Up 01:51:56 - 02:12:20 4444
Laughlin/Bullhead City 02:02:05 -15.1 AT Up 65.7 218.8 Up 01:51:53 - 02:12:17 4424
Yuma 02:02:16 -14.8 AT Up 67.6 222.6 Up 01:52:04 - 02:12:28 4408
Calipatria 02:02:15 -14.1 AT Up 67.8 220.0 Up 01:52:03 - 02:12:27 4330
Beatty 02:01:57 -13.4 AT Up 65.3 212.1 Up 01:51:45 - 02:12:09 4243
Idyllwild 02:02:10 -13.2 AT Up 67.9 216.5 Up 01:51:58 - 02:12:22 4227
PNWRO 02:01:15 -12.5 AT Up 57.9 200.2 Up 01:51:03 - 02:11:27 4113
Bishop 02:01:53 -12.2 AT Up 65.6 208.1 Up 01:51:41 - 02:12:05 4105
Hawthorne 02:01:48 -12.1 AT Up 64.6 206.4 Up 01:51:36 - 02:12:00 4092
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 02:01:03 -12.4 AT Up 55.2 197.9 Up 01:50:51 - 02:11:15 4091
Kelowna 02:01:00 -12.4 AT Up 54.4 197.3 Up 01:50:48 - 02:11:12 4087
Penticton 02:01:00 -12.3 AT Up 54.7 197.3 Up 01:50:48 - 02:11:12 4079
Oliver 02:01:03 -12.3 AT Up 55.0 197.5 Up 01:50:51 - 02:11:15 4077
Okanogan 02:01:05 -12.2 AT Up 55.8 197.8 Up 01:50:53 - 02:11:17 4072
Summerland 02:01:01 -12.2 AT Up 54.7 197.1 Up 01:50:49 - 02:11:13 4071
Peachland 02:01:00 -12.2 AT Up 54.5 196.9 Up 01:50:48 - 02:11:12 4065
Wildwood 02:02:08 -11.7 NT Up 68.5 211.6 Up 01:51:56 - 02:12:20 4060
Brewster 02:01:06 -12.0 AT Up 56.1 197.6 Up 01:50:54 - 02:11:18 4056
Yerington 02:01:45 -11.7 NT Up 64.4 204.8 Up 01:51:33 - 02:11:57 4051
Lee Vining 02:01:50 -11.6 NT Up 65.3 205.9 Up 01:51:38 - 02:12:02 4047
Manson/Chelan 02:01:07 -11.8 NT Up 56.4 197.1 Up 01:50:55 - 02:11:19 4028
Kamloops 02:00:56 -11.9 NT Up 53.8 195.5 Up 01:50:44 - 02:11:08 4027
Wenatchee 02:01:09 -11.6 NT Up 56.9 197.0 Up 01:50:57 - 02:11:21 4013
Toppenish/White Swan 02:01:13 -11.5 NT Up 57.9 197.4 Up 01:51:01 - 02:11:25 4002
Gardnerville 02:01:45 -11.2 NT Up 64.6 203.6 Up 01:51:33 - 02:11:57 4001
Reno 02:01:43 -11.3 NT Up 64.1 203.0 Up 01:51:31 - 02:11:55 4000
Carson City 02:01:45 -11.2 NT Up 64.4 203.3 Up 01:51:33 - 02:11:57 3999
Ellensburg 02:01:11 -11.4 NT Up 57.3 196.8 Up 01:50:59 - 02:11:23 3994
Yakima 02:01:13 -11.4 NT Up 57.7 197.0 Up 01:51:01 - 02:11:25 3990
Cedarville 02:01:34 -11.2 NT Up 62.4 200.7 Up 01:51:22 - 02:11:46 3986
Portola 02:01:41 -10.8 NT Up 64.1 201.4 Up 01:51:29 - 02:11:53 3948
Maupin 02:01:17 -10.9 NT Up 59.2 196.7 Up 01:51:05 - 02:11:29 3941
The Dalles 02:01:16 -10.9 NT Up 58.8 196.3 Up 01:51:04 - 02:11:28 3936
Gimple 02:01:39 -10.5 NT Up 63.9 200.3 Up 01:51:27 - 02:11:51 3917
Bend 02:01:23 -10.6 NT Up 60.3 196.9 Up 01:51:11 - 02:11:35 3915
Greenville 02:01:39 -10.5 NT Up 63.9 200.1 Up 01:51:27 - 02:11:51 3910
Quincy 02:01:40 -10.4 NT Up 64.1 200.3 Up 01:51:28 - 02:11:52 3909
Oregon Observatory 02:01:24 -10.5 NT Up 60.5 196.7 Up 01:51:12 - 02:11:36 3903
Sisters 02:01:21 -10.5 NT Up 60.1 196.3 Up 01:51:09 - 02:11:33 3896
Fall River/Burney 02:01:35 -10.2 NT Up 63.1 198.5 Up 01:51:23 - 02:11:47 3881
Klamath Falls 02:01:30 -10.1 NT Up 62.1 197.0 Up 01:51:18 - 02:11:42 3861
Chiloquin 02:01:28 -10.1 NT Up 61.8 196.7 Up 01:51:16 - 02:11:40 3858
Victoria 02:01:02 -9.7 NT Up 56.3 191.2 Up 01:50:50 - 02:11:14 3796

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, (2028/10/25 02:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 27.07  62
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7  5.08  30
PPM 136515     19:34:18.7 +16:15:53  6.5  1.31  36
PPM 136622     19:37:17.8 +15:15:02  8.1  0.10  35
342842         19:37:42.0 +15:14:31 16.1        35
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/08 02:56:02 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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