RECON observing guide for 22014_99XQ96_20250507013507

Occultation event with (22014) 99XQ96, event index number 951
Regions able to see the event: SAmericaN

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/05/07 01:35:07 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:36:36.3 -10:50:24
Equinox of date position of star is 08:37:49.2 -10:55:46
Star is 41 degrees from the moon. Moon is 74% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=16.8, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=15.5
Use an exposure time of 1.50 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
SNR of 3.0 per integration for unocculted signal
Expected flux drop is 24% with SNR of 0.7 for the occulted depth (per occulted point)

Apparent velocity is 17.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 18.1 arcsec/hr.
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 25.5 km per image.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2.1 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 25.5 km.
The sky-plane scale is 3385.8 km/arcsec.

Diameter estimates:
54.0 km assuming a 5% albedo, aximum of 3.2 sec for a central chord
22.0 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 1.3 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 54.0 km used for deployment plan.

Star training set for 22014_99XQ96, (2025/05/07 01:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:46:15.9 -16:45:09 -1.5 27.67  69
Alphard        09:28:50.0 -08:46:11  2.0 12.75  29
6 Hya          08:41:13.5 -12:33:59  5.0  1.84  41
PPM 220355     08:37:45.6 -10:39:20  8.4  0.27  41
PPM 220331     08:36:48.5 -10:52:40  9.0  0.25  42
22014_99XQ96   08:37:49.2 -10:55:46 15.5        41
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 22014_99XQ96, (2025/05/07 01:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:45:07.9 -16:43:28 -1.5 27.67  69
Alphard        09:27:35.2 -08:39:30  2.0 12.75  29
6 Hya          08:40:01.3 -12:28:32  5.0  1.84  41
PPM 220355     08:36:32.6 -10:33:59  8.4  0.27  41
PPM 220331     08:35:35.6 -10:47:20  9.0  0.25  42
22014_99XQ96   08:36:36.3 -10:50:24 15.5        41
Positions are for J2000


Created by recondetail.pro, 2025/03/14 11:01:19 MT