RECON observing guide for 6002_Eetion_20250803090618

Occultation event with (6002) Eetion, event index number 1182
Regions able to see the event: SAmericaS

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/08/03 09:06:18 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:19:00.8 +15:33:52
Equinox of date position of star is 03:20:26.8 +15:39:22
Star is 167 degrees from the moon. Moon is 67% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=15.0, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=16.0
Use an exposure time of 0.60 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
SNR of 7.7 per integration for unocculted signal
Expected flux drop is 71% with SNR of 5.5 for the occulted depth (per occulted point)

Apparent velocity is 19.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 19.3 arcsec/hr.
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 11.4 km per image.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2.0 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5.5 km.
The sky-plane scale is 3537.9 km/arcsec.

Diameter estimates:
45.7 km assuming a 5% albedo, aximum of 2.4 sec for a central chord
18.7 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 1.0 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 45.7 km used for deployment plan.

Star training set for 6002_Eetion, (2025/08/03 09:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:23.5 +16:33:31  0.8 18.50 167
Menkar         03:03:37.2 +04:11:19  2.5 12.19 156
PPM 119093     03:28:43.5 +12:49:23  6.5  3.47 166
PPM 118986     03:19:53.0 +15:16:02  8.4  0.41 167
PPM 119007     03:21:28.6 +15:44:56  8.8  0.26 168
PPM 118994     03:20:37.2 +15:40:57 11.7  0.05 167
6002_Eetion    03:20:26.8 +15:39:22 16.0       168
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 6002_Eetion, (2025/08/03 09:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.4 +16:30:29  0.8 18.50 167
Menkar         03:02:16.8 +04:05:21  2.5 12.19 156
PPM 119093     03:27:18.7 +12:44:07  6.5  3.47 166
PPM 118986     03:18:27.2 +15:10:31  8.4  0.41 167
PPM 119007     03:20:02.5 +15:39:28  8.8  0.26 168
PPM 118994     03:19:11.2 +15:35:27 11.7  0.05 167
6002_Eetion    03:19:00.8 +15:33:52 16.0       167
Positions are for J2000


Created by recondetail.pro, 2025/03/01 09:13:54 MT