RECON observing guide for 1749_Telamon_20250527125713

Occultation event with (1749) Telamon, event index number 1006
Regions able to see the event: Australia

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/05/27 12:57:13 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:46:36.5 +13:56:11
Equinox of date position of star is 09:47:59.2 +13:49:05
Star is 72 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=14.3, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=14.9
Use an exposure time of 0.40 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
SNR of 9.8 per integration for unocculted signal
Expected flux drop is 64% with SNR of 6.3 for the occulted depth (per occulted point)

Apparent velocity is 19.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 19.8 arcsec/hr.
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 7.9 km per image.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1.9 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 25.0 km.
The sky-plane scale is 3575.8 km/arcsec.

Diameter estimates:
76.2 km assuming a 5% albedo, aximum of 3.9 sec for a central chord
31.1 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 1.6 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 76.2 km used for deployment plan.

Star training set for 1749_Telamon, (2025/05/27 12:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:43.3 +11:50:31  1.3  5.65  78
16Psi Leo      09:45:06.7 +13:54:15  5.3  0.70  71
PPM 126802     09:49:13.4 +13:21:32  8.0  0.55  72
PPM 126785     09:48:29.3 +13:52:20  9.4  0.13  72
1749_Telamon   09:47:59.2 +13:49:05 14.9        72
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 1749_Telamon, (2025/05/27 12:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3  5.65  78
16Psi Leo      09:43:43.9 +14:01:18  5.3  0.70  71
PPM 126802     09:47:50.9 +13:28:40  8.0  0.55  72
PPM 126785     09:47:06.6 +13:59:27  9.4  0.13  72
1749_Telamon   09:46:36.5 +13:56:11 14.9        72
Positions are for J2000


Created by recondetail.pro, 2025/03/15 08:53:54 MT