RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1040:15298216 with event index number of 2818634

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/07/31 08:02:10 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:47:14.9 +14:50:07
Equinox of date position of star is 19:48:21.7 +14:53:47
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 73 degrees from the moon. Moon is 70% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

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Object is 16.6 AU from the Sun and 15.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 31.6 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 42 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2556 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11462.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 342842, (2029/07/31 08:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:56.3 +38:48:44  0.0 28.51  85
Tarazed        19:47:39.9 +10:41:14  2.7  4.23  74
PPM 136767     19:42:27.7 +13:53:11  5.8  1.81  75
PPM 136929     19:47:34.1 +14:49:07  8.5  0.27  73
PPM 136966     19:48:33.1 +14:39:40  9.7  0.25  73
342842         19:48:36.5 +14:54:36 16.9        73
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 27.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=19.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 08:00:55 -21.2 Dark Up 52.8 199.9 Up 07:56:56 - 08:04:54 2654
Kelowna 08:00:54 -22.0 Dark Up 53.4 201.7 Up 07:56:55 - 08:04:53 2557
Peachland 08:00:55 -22.1 Dark Up 53.5 201.3 Up 07:56:56 - 08:04:54 2555
Victoria 08:01:03 -23.2 Dark Up 55.5 195.9 Up 07:57:04 - 08:05:02 2546
Summerland 08:00:55 -22.2 Dark Up 53.7 201.5 Up 07:56:56 - 08:04:54 2539
Penticton 08:00:55 -22.3 Dark Up 53.7 201.7 Up 07:56:56 - 08:04:54 2530
Oliver 08:00:55 -22.7 Dark Up 54.0 201.9 Up 07:56:56 - 08:04:54 2499
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:00:54 -22.8 Dark Up 54.1 202.3 Up 07:56:55 - 08:04:53 2478
Sleaford 08:00:26 -18.9 Dark Up 47.1 219.5 Up 07:56:27 - 08:04:25 2451
Okanogan 08:00:55 -23.5 Dark Up 54.8 202.3 Up 07:56:56 - 08:04:54 2425
Brewster 08:00:56 -23.7 Dark Up 55.1 202.1 Up 07:56:57 - 08:04:55 2406
Manson/Chelan 08:00:57 -23.9 Dark Up 55.4 201.6 Up 07:56:58 - 08:04:56 2397
Wenatchee 08:00:58 -24.4 Dark Up 55.9 201.6 Up 07:56:59 - 08:04:57 2358
Ellensburg 08:00:58 -24.8 Dark Up 56.3 201.4 Up 07:56:59 - 08:04:57 2327
Yakima 08:00:59 -25.2 Dark Up 56.7 201.6 Up 07:57:00 - 08:04:58 2290
Toppenish/White Swan 08:00:59 -25.4 Dark Up 56.8 202.1 Up 07:57:00 - 08:04:58 2265
The Dalles 08:01:01 -26.2 Dark Up 57.8 201.1 Up 07:57:02 - 08:05:00 2216
PNWRO 08:00:56 -25.8 Dark Up 56.8 204.8 Up 07:56:57 - 08:04:55 2188
Maupin 08:01:01 -26.6 Dark Up 58.1 201.6 Up 07:57:02 - 08:05:00 2174
Sisters 08:01:03 -27.5 Dark Up 59.1 201.2 Up 07:57:04 - 08:05:02 2107
Bend 08:01:03 -27.7 Dark Up 59.2 201.9 Up 07:57:04 - 08:05:02 2077
Oregon Observatory 08:01:03 -27.9 Dark Up 59.4 201.7 Up 07:57:04 - 08:05:02 2065
Chiloquin 08:01:05 -29.2 Dark Up 60.7 201.8 Up 07:57:06 - 08:05:04 1954
Klamath Falls 08:01:06 -29.5 Dark Up 61.0 202.2 Up 07:57:07 - 08:05:05 1919
Cedarville 08:01:02 -30.3 Dark Up 61.2 205.7 Up 07:57:03 - 08:05:01 1802
Fall River/Burney 08:01:06 -30.7 Dark Up 62.0 203.8 Up 07:57:07 - 08:05:05 1794
Greenville 08:01:05 -31.7 Dark Up 62.7 205.4 Up 07:57:06 - 08:05:04 1693
Gimple 08:01:05 -31.7 Dark Up 62.7 205.6 Up 07:57:06 - 08:05:04 1690
Quincy 08:01:06 -31.9 Dark Up 62.9 205.6 Up 07:57:07 - 08:05:05 1673
Portola 08:01:05 -32.0 Dark Up 62.8 206.6 Up 07:57:06 - 08:05:04 1646
Reno 08:01:03 -32.3 Dark Up 62.8 208.1 Up 07:57:04 - 08:05:02 1600
Carson City 08:01:03 -32.6 Dark Up 63.1 208.5 Up 07:57:04 - 08:05:02 1564
Gardnerville 08:01:04 -32.9 Dark Up 63.3 208.8 Up 07:57:05 - 08:05:03 1538
Yerington 08:01:02 -32.8 Dark Up 63.1 209.9 Up 07:57:03 - 08:05:01 1524
Hawthorne 08:01:01 -33.3 Dark Up 63.3 211.4 Up 07:57:02 - 08:05:00 1462
Lee Vining 08:01:03 -33.9 Dark Up 63.9 211.1 Up 07:57:04 - 08:05:02 1422
Bishop 08:01:01 -34.5 Dark Up 64.2 213.2 Up 07:57:02 - 08:05:00 1340
Dunrhomin 08:00:28 -30.3 Dark Up 55.1 231.0 Up 07:56:29 - 08:04:27 1263
Nikitin 08:00:28 -30.5 Dark Up 55.3 231.2 Up 07:56:29 - 08:04:27 1244
Beatty 08:00:58 -34.9 Dark Up 63.8 216.8 Up 07:56:59 - 08:04:57 1242
CU-SBO 08:00:28 -30.5 Dark Up 55.4 231.2 Up 07:56:29 - 08:04:27 1239
Wildwood 08:01:05 -37.7 Dark Up 66.9 216.9 Up 07:57:06 - 08:05:04 1020
Patrick 08:00:52 -36.2 Dark Up 63.4 224.0 Up 07:56:53 - 08:04:51 1002
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:00:54 -36.5 Dark Up 64.0 223.1 Up 07:56:55 - 08:04:53 999
Lake Havasu City 08:00:54 -37.2 Dark Up 64.3 224.6 Up 07:56:55 - 08:04:53 922
Idyllwild 08:01:01 -38.1 Dark Up 66.2 221.2 Up 07:57:02 - 08:05:00 921
Calipatria 08:00:58 -38.6 Dark Up 66.0 224.4 Up 07:56:59 - 08:04:57 821
George/Scottsdale 08:00:48 -37.7 Dark Up 63.4 229.9 Up 07:56:49 - 08:04:47 768
Yuma 08:00:56 -39.0 Dark Up 65.8 226.8 Up 07:56:57 - 08:04:55 748

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, (2029/07/31 08:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:08  0.0 28.51  85
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7  4.23  74
PPM 136767     19:41:05.5 +13:48:57  5.8  1.81  75
PPM 136929     19:46:12.4 +14:44:41  8.5  0.27  73
PPM 136966     19:47:11.4 +14:35:11  9.7  0.25  73
342842         19:47:14.9 +14:50:07 16.9        73
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/08 03:41:28 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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