RECON observing guide for 7352_Hypsenor_20250628102003

Occultation event with (7352) Hypsenor, event index number 1100
Regions able to see the event: SAmericaN

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/06/28 10:20:03 UTC

J2000 position of star is 02:12:43.1 +05:36:36
Equinox of date position of star is 02:14:03.4 +05:43:43
Star is 103 degrees from the moon. Moon is 11% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=16.4, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=15.8
Use an exposure time of 0.95 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
SNR of 3.1 per integration for unocculted signal
Expected flux drop is 35% with SNR of 1.1 for the occulted depth (per occulted point)

Apparent velocity is 25.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 23.0 arcsec/hr.
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 24.6 km per image.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1.4 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 13.5 km.
The sky-plane scale is 4054.6 km/arcsec.

Diameter estimates:
60.5 km assuming a 5% albedo, aximum of 2.3 sec for a central chord
24.7 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 1.0 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 60.5 km used for deployment plan.

Star training set for 7352_Hypsenor, (2025/06/28 10:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:23.2 +16:33:30  0.8 36.71  67
68Omi Cet      02:20:38.2 -02:51:48  2.0  8.75 105
65Xi 1Cet      02:14:21.3 +08:57:54  4.4  3.24 102
PPM 145400     02:14:50.0 +05:07:50  7.0  0.63 103
PPM 145398     02:14:41.8 +05:53:29  9.9  0.23 103
7352_Hypsenor  02:14:03.4 +05:43:43 15.8       103
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 7352_Hypsenor, (2025/06/28 10:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.4 +16:30:29  0.8 36.71  67
68Omi Cet      02:19:20.8 -02:58:46  2.0  8.75 105
65Xi 1Cet      02:13:00.0 +08:50:48  4.4  3.24 102
PPM 145400     02:13:29.9 +05:00:45  7.0  0.63 103
PPM 145398     02:13:21.5 +05:46:24  9.9  0.23 103
7352_Hypsenor  02:12:43.1 +05:36:36 15.8       103
Positions are for J2000


Created by recondetail.pro, 2025/02/28 10:15:57 MT