Occultation event with (4791) Iphidamas, event index number 1156
Regions able to see the event: SAmericaN
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/07/22 06:07:50 UTC
J2000 position of star is 01:42:06.4 +34:32:58
Equinox of date position of star is 01:43:35.2 +34:40:40
Star is 51 degrees from the moon. Moon is 8% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=16.6, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=15.5
Use an exposure time of 1.20 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
SNR of 3.1 per integration for unocculted signal
Expected flux drop is 28% with SNR of 0.9 for the occulted depth (per occulted point)
Apparent velocity is 17.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 17.5 arcsec/hr.
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 21.1 km per image.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1.6 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 30.0 km.
The sky-plane scale is 3621.1 km/arcsec.
Diameter estimates:
59.2 km assuming a 5% albedo, aximum of 3.4 sec for a central chord
24.1 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 1.4 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 59.2 km used for deployment plan.
Star training set for 4791_Iphidamas, (2025/07/22 06:08UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:23.4 +16:33:31 0.8 42.74 20 57Gam1And 02:05:28.8 +42:27:04 2.3 8.87 46 PPM 066538 01:43:32.7 +35:22:25 5.6 0.70 51 PPM 066512 01:41:54.7 +34:28:02 8.3 0.40 51 PPM 066533 01:43:11.2 +34:50:20 9.5 0.18 51 4791_Iphidamas 01:43:35.2 +34:40:40 15.5 51 Positions are for equinox of date
Star training set for 4791_Iphidamas, (2025/07/22 06:08UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.4 +16:30:29 0.8 42.74 20 57Gam1And 02:03:54.1 +42:19:46 2.3 8.87 46 PPM 066538 01:42:03.6 +35:14:44 5.6 0.70 51 PPM 066512 01:40:26.1 +34:20:19 8.3 0.40 51 PPM 066533 01:41:42.4 +34:42:39 9.5 0.18 51 4791_Iphidamas 01:42:06.4 +34:32:58 15.5 51 Positions are for J2000