RECON observing guide for 911_Agamemnon_20250327054759

Occultation event with (911) Agamemnon, event index number 857
Regions able to see the event: SAmericaN

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/03/27 05:47:59 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:50:09.6 +16:19:36
Equinox of date position of star is 09:51:32.4 +16:12:29
Star is 168 degrees from the moon. Moon is 7% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=15.6, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=13.1
Use an exposure time of 2.00 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
Expected flux drop is 90% with SNR of 6.1 per integration

Apparent velocity is 11.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 13.1 arcsec/hr.
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 23.6 km per image.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2.5 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 26.1 km.
The sky-plane scale is 3253.3 km/arcsec.

Diameter estimates:
157.0 km assuming a 5% albedo, aximum of 13.3 sec for a central chord
64.1 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 5.4 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 157.0 km used for deployment plan.

Star training set for 911_Agamemnon, (2025/03/27 05:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:42.8 +11:50:34  1.3  6.20 174
16Psi Leo      09:45:06.2 +13:54:18  5.3  2.78 167
PPM 126818     09:50:18.1 +15:26:50  8.5  0.82 168
PPM 126846     09:51:54.3 +16:11:38  9.6  0.09 168
911_Agamemnon  09:51:32.4 +16:12:29 13.1       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 911_Agamemnon, (2025/03/27 05:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3  6.20 174
16Psi Leo      09:43:43.9 +14:01:18  5.3  2.78 167
PPM 126818     09:48:55.5 +15:33:56  8.5  0.82 168
PPM 126846     09:50:31.5 +16:18:46  9.6  0.09 168
911_Agamemnon  09:50:09.6 +16:19:36 13.1       168
Positions are for J2000


Created by recondetail.pro, 2025/02/18 11:01:31 MT