RECON observing guide for 11397_98XX93_20251116202315

Occultation event with (11397) 98XX93, event index number 1522
Regions able to see the event: Australia

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/11/16 20:23:15 UTC

J2000 position of star is 12:48:19.1 -23:40:45
Equinox of date position of star is 12:49:41.9 -23:49:12
Star is 15 degrees from the moon. Moon is 10% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=14.0, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=16.2
Use an exposure time of 0.25 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
SNR of 9.3 per integration for unocculted signal
Expected flux drop is 89% with SNR of 8.3 for the occulted depth (per occulted point)

Apparent velocity is 37.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 29.3 arcsec/hr.
Position angle of asteroid motion is 118.5 degrees
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 9.3 km per image.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 0.6 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 25.9 km.
The sky-plane scale is 4545.1 km/arcsec.

Diameter estimates:
54.5 km assuming a 5% albedo, aximum of 1.5 sec for a central chord
22.2 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 0.6 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 45.4 km used for deployment plan.

Star training set for 11397_98XX93, (2025/11/16 20:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:33.6 -11:17:44  1.0 15.29   6
9Bet Crv       12:35:45.1 -23:32:22  2.6  3.21  15
PPM 260710     12:44:35.8 -25:07:55  6.5  1.75  16
PPM 260829     12:50:24.5 -23:22:44  7.9  0.47  14
PPM 260818     12:49:59.5 -23:41:59  9.2  0.14  15
11397_98XX93   12:49:41.9 -23:49:12 16.2        15
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 11397_98XX93, (2025/11/16 20:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 15.29   6
9Bet Crv       12:34:23.2 -23:23:50  2.6  3.21  15
PPM 260710     12:43:13.1 -24:59:26  6.5  1.75  16
PPM 260829     12:49:01.7 -23:14:18  7.9  0.47  14
PPM 260818     12:48:36.7 -23:33:32  9.2  0.14  15
11397_98XX93   12:48:19.1 -23:40:45 16.2        15
Positions are for J2000


Created by recondetail.pro, 2025/05/29 09:46:19 MT