Occultation event with (1749) Telamon, event index number 782
Regions able to see the event: US
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/03/09 08:58:09 UTC
J2000 position of star is 09:44:45.7 +15:17:16
Equinox of date position of star is 09:46:08.3 +15:10:16
Star is 31 degrees from the moon. Moon is 77% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=12.8, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=14.1
Use an exposure time of 0.12 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
Expected flux drop is 24% with SNR of 11.6 per integration
Apparent velocity is 13.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 17.2 arcsec/hr.
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 1.6 km per image.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2.6 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 19.7 km.
The sky-plane scale is 2793.9 km/arcsec.
Diameter estimates:
75.5 km assuming a 5% albedo, aximum of 5.7 sec for a central chord
30.8 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 2.3 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 75.5 km used for deployment plan.
Star training set for 1749_Telamon, (2025/03/09 08:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:42.6 +11:50:35 1.3 6.63 38 16Psi Leo 09:45:06.0 +13:54:19 5.3 1.29 31 PPM 126818 09:50:18.0 +15:26:51 8.5 1.04 32 PPM 126765 09:47:15.0 +15:05:57 9.7 0.28 31 1749_Telamon 09:46:08.3 +15:10:16 14.1 31 Positions are for equinox of date
This table contains the target star visibility for registered US 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 0.0 % chance of getting at least one chord. There is a 0.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Star training set for 1749_Telamon, (2025/03/09 08:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:21.9 +11:58:02 1.3 6.63 38 16Psi Leo 09:43:43.9 +14:01:18 5.3 1.29 31 PPM 126818 09:48:55.5 +15:33:56 8.5 1.04 32 PPM 126765 09:45:52.6 +15:12:59 9.7 0.28 31 1749_Telamon 09:44:45.7 +15:17:16 14.1 31 Positions are for J2000