Occultation event with (15033) 98VY29, event index number 26
Regions able to see the event: US,RECON
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/03/19 10:38:57 UTC
J2000 position of star is 10:49:18.2 -08:27:28
Equinox of date position of star is 10:50:34.2 -08:35:30
Star is 68 degrees from the moon. Moon is 78% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=12.7, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=15.6
Use an exposure time of 0.12 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
Expected flux drop is 7% with SNR of 13.1 per integration
Apparent velocity is 16.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 19.3 arcsec/hr.
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 2.0 km per image.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2.2 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 32.2 km.
The sky-plane scale is 3117.2 km/arcsec.
Diameter estimates:
43.5 km assuming a 5% albedo, aximum of 2.6 sec for a central chord
17.7 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 1.1 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 43.5 km used for deployment plan.
Star training set for 15033_98VY29, (2025/03/19 10:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:42.7 +11:50:35 1.3 22.82 85 Alphard 09:28:49.6 -08:46:09 2.0 20.20 86 PPM 193828 10:50:59.3 -09:59:12 5.5 1.40 67 PPM 193841 10:51:44.8 -08:35:47 8.2 0.29 67 PPM 193821 10:50:35.6 -08:38:07 9.5 0.04 68 15033_98VY29 10:50:34.2 -08:35:30 15.6 67 Positions are for equinox of date
This table contains the target star visibility for registered RECON sites that are relevant for this occultation. This list has been filtered to only those sites that can see the field and are within range of the shadow given the uncertainties. The observing time range has been calculated to cover the time of the event at each site with allowances for the event timing uncertainty plus time for obtaining a pre and post event baseline lightcurve. This set of stations has a 95.1 % chance of getting at least one chord. There is a 81.9% chance of 2 or more chords assuming clear weather for all.
| Site Name | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time | Xtrack (km) |
Prob |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klamath Falls | 10:37:52 | -37.2 | Dark | Up | 20.3 | 236.9 | Low | 10:34:24-10:40:24 | 121.6 | 0.001 | Fall River/Burney | 10:37:45 | -37.8 | Dark | Up | 20.7 | 237.5 | Low | 10:34:17-10:40:17 | 80.8 | 0.027 | Gimple | 10:37:39 | -38.1 | Dark | Up | 20.8 | 238.2 | Really Low | 10:34:10-10:40:10 | 51.6 | 0.139 | Greenville | 10:37:39 | -38.2 | Dark | Up | 20.9 | 238.2 | Really Low | 10:33:54-10:39:54 | 50.5 | 0.146 | Reno | 10:37:33 | -37.9 | Dark | Up | 20.5 | 239.2 | Really Low | 10:33:55-10:39:55 | 42.3 | 0.205 | Quincy | 10:37:38 | -38.3 | Dark | Up | 21.0 | 238.2 | Really Low | 10:33:51-10:39:51 | 42.0 | 0.207 | Yerington | 10:37:28 | -37.9 | Dark | Up | 20.3 | 239.9 | Low | 10:33:54-10:39:54 | 27.8 | 0.317 | Carson City | 10:37:31 | -38.1 | Dark | Up | 20.6 | 239.4 | Low | 10:33:47-10:39:47 | 27.3 | 0.320 | Gardnerville | 10:37:29 | -38.3 | Dark | Up | 20.7 | 239.5 | Low | 10:33:42-10:39:42 | 17.4 | 0.386 | Hawthorne | 10:37:24 | -37.9 | Dark | Up | 20.2 | 240.4 | Low | 10:34:01-10:40:01 | 14.9 | 0.399 | Lee Vining | 10:37:22 | -38.5 | Dark | Up | 20.8 | 240.2 | Low | 10:34:39-10:40:39 | -16.5 | 0.386 | Swift | 10:37:34 | -39.7 | Dark | Up | 22.3 | 238.0 | Really Low | 10:35:25-10:41:25 | -32.0 | 0.284 | Bishop | 10:37:17 | -38.4 | Dark | Up | 20.6 | 241.0 | Really Low | 10:35:23-10:41:23 | -34.3 | 0.265 |
Star training set for 15033_98VY29, (2025/03/19 10:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:21.9 +11:58:02 1.3 22.82 85 Alphard 09:27:35.2 -08:39:30 2.0 20.20 86 PPM 193828 10:49:43.5 -09:51:10 5.5 1.40 67 PPM 193841 10:50:28.8 -08:27:44 8.2 0.29 67 PPM 193821 10:49:19.6 -08:30:05 9.5 0.04 68 15033_98VY29 10:49:18.2 -08:27:28 15.6 68 Positions are for J2000