RECON observing guide for 3063_Makhaon_20250621120633

Occultation event with (3063) Makhaon, event index number 1082
Regions able to see the event: Australia

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/06/21 12:06:33 UTC

J2000 position of star is 10:06:02.7 +01:39:52
Equinox of date position of star is 10:07:21.5 +01:32:23
Star is 117 degrees from the moon. Moon is 21% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=15.6, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=14.1
Use an exposure time of 1.05 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
SNR of 5.4 per integration for unocculted signal
Expected flux drop is 21% with SNR of 1.1 for the occulted depth (per occulted point)

Apparent velocity is 26.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 24.9 arcsec/hr.
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 28.1 km per image.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1.5 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 26.3 km.
The sky-plane scale is 3862.3 km/arcsec.

Diameter estimates:
116.9 km assuming a 5% albedo, aximum of 4.4 sec for a central chord
47.8 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 1.8 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 116.9 km used for deployment plan.

Star training set for 3063_Makhaon, (2025/06/21 12:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:43.5 +11:50:30  1.3 10.32 114
15Alp Sex      10:09:14.4 -00:29:50  4.4  2.09 118
PPM 156507     10:07:26.8 +02:18:16  8.5  0.77 117
PPM 156515     10:07:42.8 +01:54:15  8.8  0.37 117
PPM 156495     10:06:44.9 +01:51:34 10.5  0.35 117
3063_Makhaon   10:07:21.5 +01:32:23 14.1       117
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 3063_Makhaon, (2025/06/21 12:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3 10.32 114
15Alp Sex      10:07:56.2 -00:22:19  4.4  2.09 118
PPM 156507     10:06:07.8 +02:25:46  8.5  0.77 117
PPM 156515     10:06:23.9 +02:01:44  8.8  0.37 117
PPM 156495     10:05:26.0 +01:59:02 10.5  0.35 117
3063_Makhaon   10:06:02.7 +01:39:52 14.1       117
Positions are for J2000


Created by recondetail.pro, 2025/03/15 09:57:15 MT