RECON observing guide for 39264_00YQ139_20250707231229

Occultation event with (39264) 00YQ139, event index number 1118
Regions able to see the event: SAmericaN,SAmericaS

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/07/07 23:12:29 UTC

J2000 position of star is 10:20:36.4 -01:27:26
Equinox of date position of star is 10:21:54.5 -01:35:11
Star is 94 degrees from the moon. Moon is 92% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=15.1, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=16.7
Use an exposure time of 0.30 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
SNR of 4.3 per integration for unocculted signal
Expected flux drop is 82% with SNR of 3.5 for the occulted depth (per occulted point)

Apparent velocity is 31.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 26.3 arcsec/hr.
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 9.4 km per image.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2.3 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 17.5 km.
The sky-plane scale is 4289.4 km/arcsec.

Diameter estimates:
41.1 km assuming a 5% albedo, aximum of 1.3 sec for a central chord
16.8 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 0.5 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 41.1 km used for deployment plan.

Star training set for 39264_00YQ139, (2025/07/07 23:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:43.7 +11:50:29  1.3 13.76 103
PPM 193381     10:24:50.2 -03:46:22  6.4  2.31  92
PPM 178145     10:19:34.0 -01:22:24  8.0  0.62  95
PPM 178157     10:22:29.9 -01:47:07  9.5  0.25  94
PPM 178156     10:22:00.3 -01:36:01 10.1  0.03  94
39264_00YQ139  10:21:54.5 -01:35:11 16.7        94
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 39264_00YQ139, (2025/07/07 23:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3 13.76 103
PPM 193381     10:23:32.7 -03:38:34  6.4  2.31  92
PPM 178145     10:18:15.9 -01:14:41  8.0  0.62  95
PPM 178157     10:21:11.8 -01:39:22  9.5  0.25  94
PPM 178156     10:20:42.2 -01:28:16 10.1  0.03  94
39264_00YQ139  10:20:36.4 -01:27:26 16.7        94
Positions are for J2000


Created by recondetail.pro, 2025/03/15 10:20:18 MT