RECON observing guide for 11397_98XX93_20250226000140

Occultation event with (11397) 98XX93, event index number 713
Regions able to see the event: Europe

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/02/26 00:01:40 UTC

J2000 position of star is 11:07:13.4 -21:51:55
Equinox of date position of star is 11:08:27.7 -22:00:06
Star is 126 degrees from the moon. Moon is 6% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=15.3, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=15.5
Use an exposure time of 0.80 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
Expected flux drop is 47% with SNR of 6.8 per integration

Apparent velocity is 16.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 17.6 arcsec/hr.
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 12.9 km per image.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2.5 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 23.2 km.
The sky-plane scale is 3299.3 km/arcsec.

Diameter estimates:
53.5 km assuming a 5% albedo, aximum of 3.3 sec for a central chord
21.8 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 1.4 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 53.5 km used for deployment plan.

Star training set for 11397_98XX93, (2025/02/26 00:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:31.3 -11:17:31  1.0 34.66 107
4Gam Crv       12:17:06.2 -17:40:53  2.6 16.70 118
PPM 258681     11:13:49.4 -21:53:11  6.2  1.25 126
PPM 258579     11:09:24.5 -21:39:18  7.6  0.41 126
PPM 258568     11:08:45.6 -22:05:44  9.3  0.12 126
11397_98XX93   11:08:27.7 -22:00:06 15.5       126
Positions are for equinox of date

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.

Star training set for 11397_98XX93, (2025/02/26 00:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 34.66 107
4Gam Crv       12:15:48.1 -17:32:30  2.6 16.70 118
PPM 258681     11:12:34.8 -21:44:58  6.2  1.25 126
PPM 258579     11:08:10.1 -21:31:07  7.6  0.41 126
PPM 258568     11:07:31.3 -21:57:33  9.3  0.12 126
11397_98XX93   11:07:13.4 -21:51:55 15.5       126
Positions are for J2000


Created by recondetail.pro, 2025/02/17 10:03:39 MT