Occultation event with (9431) Pytho, event index number 733
Regions able to see the event: US
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/02/28 04:06:57 UTC
J2000 position of star is 09:28:39.3 -07:08:26
Equinox of date position of star is 09:29:54.1 -07:15:05
Star is 153 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=15.8, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=15.7
Use an exposure time of 0.60 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
Expected flux drop is 53% with SNR of 3.7 per integration
Apparent velocity is 17.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 20.1 arcsec/hr.
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 10.6 km per image.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1.9 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 33.1 km.
The sky-plane scale is 3181.1 km/arcsec.
Diameter estimates:
44.3 km assuming a 5% albedo, aximum of 2.5 sec for a central chord
18.1 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 1.0 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 44.3 km used for deployment plan.
Star training set for 9431_Pytho, (2025/02/28 04:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:42.6 +11:50:36 1.3 21.51 168 Alphard 09:28:49.4 -08:46:08 2.0 1.54 152 PPM 192396 09:29:01.6 -06:10:56 5.6 1.09 154 PPM 192435 09:30:47.0 -07:36:24 8.3 0.42 153 PPM 192422 09:30:14.4 -07:19:07 9.1 0.11 153 9431_Pytho 09:29:54.1 -07:15:05 15.7 154 Positions are for equinox of date
This table contains the target star visibility for registered US sites that are relevant for this occultation. This list has been filtered to only those sites that can see the field and are within range of the shadow given the uncertainties. The observing time range has been calculated to cover the time of the event at each site with allowances for the event timing uncertainty plus time for obtaining a pre and post event baseline lightcurve. This set of stations has a 0.0 % chance of getting at least one chord. There is a 0.0% chance of 2 or more chords assuming clear weather for all.
| Site Name | Site mid-time (UT) |
Sun alt (deg) |
Sky | Moon | Star alt (deg) |
Star az (deg) |
Target | Observing Time | Xtrack (km) |
Prob |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Star training set for 9431_Pytho, (2025/02/28 04:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:21.9 +11:58:02 1.3 21.51 168 Alphard 09:27:35.2 -08:39:30 2.0 1.54 152 PPM 192396 09:27:46.4 -06:04:19 5.6 1.09 154 PPM 192435 09:29:32.3 -07:29:44 8.3 0.42 153 PPM 192422 09:28:59.6 -07:12:28 9.1 0.11 153 9431_Pytho 09:28:39.3 -07:08:26 15.7 153 Positions are for J2000