RECON observing guide for 7352_Hypsenor_20250703093340

Occultation event with (7352) Hypsenor, event index number 1108
Regions able to see the event: SAmericaN

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/07/03 09:33:40 UTC

J2000 position of star is 02:15:37.8 +05:45:05
Equinox of date position of star is 02:16:58.2 +05:52:09
Star is 162 degrees from the moon. Moon is 56% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=15.0, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=15.8
Use an exposure time of 0.60 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
SNR of 7.8 per integration for unocculted signal
Expected flux drop is 68% with SNR of 5.3 for the occulted depth (per occulted point)

Apparent velocity is 24.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 21.6 arcsec/hr.
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 14.4 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 4005.1 km/arcsec.

Diameter estimates:
60.5 km assuming a 5% albedo, aximum of 2.5 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, (2025/07/03 09:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:23.2 +16:33:30  0.8 35.98 128
68Omi Cet      02:20:38.2 -02:51:47  2.0  8.78 157
65Xi 1Cet      02:14:21.3 +08:57:55  4.4  3.16 163
PPM 145400     02:14:50.0 +05:07:51  7.0  0.91 162
PPM 145434     02:17:08.1 +05:46:06  9.7  0.11 162
7352_Hypsenor  02:16:58.2 +05:52:09 15.8       161
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, (2025/07/03 09:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.4 +16:30:29  0.8 35.98 128
68Omi Cet      02:19:20.8 -02:58:46  2.0  8.78 157
65Xi 1Cet      02:13:00.0 +08:50:48  4.4  3.16 163
PPM 145400     02:13:29.9 +05:00:45  7.0  0.91 162
PPM 145434     02:15:47.7 +05:39:03  9.7  0.11 162
7352_Hypsenor  02:15:37.8 +05:45:05 15.8       162
Positions are for J2000


Created by recondetail.pro, 2025/02/28 10:25:46 MT