RECON observing guide for 13182_96SO8_20250614104400

Occultation event with (13182) 96SO8, event index number 1057
Regions able to see the event: Australia

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/06/14 10:44:00 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:19:01.2 +13:41:58
Equinox of date position of star is 09:20:24.7 +13:35:28
Star is 161 degrees from the moon. Moon is 90% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=15.9, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=16.9
Use an exposure time of 0.45 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
SNR of 3.1 per integration for unocculted signal
Expected flux drop is 72% with SNR of 2.2 for the occulted depth (per occulted point)

Apparent velocity is 28.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 23.4 arcsec/hr.
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 13.0 km per image.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2.0 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 31.0 km.
The sky-plane scale is 4447.7 km/arcsec.

Diameter estimates:
41.3 km assuming a 5% albedo, aximum of 1.4 sec for a central chord
16.9 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 0.6 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 41.3 km used for deployment plan.

Star training set for 13182_96SO8, (2025/06/14 10:44UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:43.5 +11:50:31  1.3 12.15 150
PPM 126361     09:22:39.5 +15:15:43  6.4  1.76 161
PPM 126363     09:22:41.7 +13:00:05  6.9  0.81 160
PPM 126316     09:20:12.1 +13:32:40  9.7  0.07 161
13182_96SO8    09:20:24.7 +13:35:28 16.9       161
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 13182_96SO8, (2025/06/14 10:44UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3 12.15 150
PPM 126361     09:21:15.3 +15:22:17  6.4  1.76 161
PPM 126363     09:21:18.5 +13:06:39  6.9  0.81 160
PPM 126316     09:18:48.6 +13:39:10  9.7  0.07 161
13182_96SO8    09:19:01.2 +13:41:58 16.9       161
Positions are for J2000


Created by recondetail.pro, 2025/03/09 09:04:11 MT