Occultation event with (11552) Boucolion, event index number 4828
Regions able to see the event: SAmericaN
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/11/23 04:30:12 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:42:09.2 +11:05:39
Equinox of date position of star is 06:43:38.9 +11:03:59
Star is 62 degrees from the moon. Moon is 97% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=16.7, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=15.7
Use an exposure time of 1.30 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
SNR of 3.0 per integration for unocculted signal
Expected flux drop is 29% with SNR of 0.9 for the occulted depth (per occulted point)
Apparent velocity is 12.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 12.1 arcsec/hr.
Position angle of asteroid motion is 87.1 degrees
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 15.7 km per image.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 0.5 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 31.0 km.
The sky-plane scale is 3609.0 km/arcsec.
Diameter estimates:
57.3 km assuming a 5% albedo, maximum of 4.7 sec for a central chord
23.4 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 1.9 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 51.1 km used for deployment plan.
Star training set for 11552_Boucolion, (2026/11/23 04:30UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:37.7 +07:24:35 0.4 12.16 52 Alhena 06:39:15.9 +16:22:26 1.9 5.41 59 31Xi Gem 06:46:47.9 +12:51:52 3.4 1.96 62 PPM 122922 06:44:30.7 +10:58:55 8.0 0.23 62 11552_Boucolio 06:43:38.9 +11:03:59 15.7 62 Positions are for equinox of date
Star training set for 11552_Boucolion, (2026/11/23 04:30UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 12.16 52 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:56 1.9 5.41 59 31Xi Gem 06:45:17.2 +12:53:39 3.4 1.96 62 PPM 122922 06:43:01.2 +11:00:37 8.0 0.23 62 11552_Boucolio 06:42:09.2 +11:05:39 15.7 62 Positions are for J2000