Occultation event with (2456) Palamedes, event index number 996
Regions able to see the event: US
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/05/24 02:46:52 UTC
J2000 position of star is 09:56:10.8 +09:28:06
Equinox of date position of star is 09:57:31.8 +09:20:49
Star is 127 degrees from the moon. Moon is 13% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=14.8, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=14.9
Use an exposure time of 0.80 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
SNR of 9.9 per integration for unocculted signal
Expected flux drop is 52% with SNR of 5.1 for the occulted depth (per occulted point)
Apparent velocity is 14.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 14.5 arcsec/hr.
Position angle of asteroid motion is 341.9 degrees
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 12.0 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 24.2 km.
The sky-plane scale is 3722.0 km/arcsec.
Diameter estimates:
84.3 km assuming a 5% albedo, aximum of 5.6 sec for a central chord
34.4 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 2.3 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 84.3 km used for deployment plan.
Star training set for 2456_Palamedes, (2025/05/24 02:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:43.3 +11:50:32 1.3 3.90 129 PPM 156338 09:57:46.6 +08:48:42 5.8 0.54 127 PPM 126943 09:57:43.6 +10:32:37 8.0 1.20 127 PPM 156369 09:59:08.7 +09:14:26 9.6 0.41 128 PPM 156344 09:58:07.7 +09:17:48 11.0 0.16 127 2456_Palamedes 09:57:31.8 +09:20:49 14.9 128 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 25.6 % chance of getting at least one chord. There is a 7.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hodapp | 02:48:47 | -16.1 | AT | Down | 47.0 | 245.7 | Up | 02:46:16-02:52:16 | -52.2 | 0.256 | Cobble | 02:48:45 | -15.7 | AT | Down | 47.3 | 245.2 | Up | 02:45:47-02:51:47 | -71.0 | 0.077 |
Star training set for 2456_Palamedes, (2025/05/24 02:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:21.9 +11:58:02 1.3 3.90 129 PPM 156338 09:56:25.8 +08:56:00 5.8 0.54 127 PPM 126943 09:56:22.3 +10:39:55 8.0 1.20 127 PPM 156369 09:57:47.8 +09:21:45 9.6 0.41 128 PPM 156344 09:56:46.8 +09:25:05 11.0 0.16 127 2456_Palamedes 09:56:10.8 +09:28:06 14.9 127 Positions are for J2000