Occultation event with (1208) Troilus, event index number 4473
Regions able to see the event: US,SAmericaN,UVa
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/10/24 08:07:16 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:42:17.5 +43:17:16
Equinox of date position of star is 05:44:13.6 +43:17:55
Star is 79 degrees from the moon. Moon is 96% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=9.2, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=14.4
Use an exposure time of 0.12 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
SNR of 73.6 per integration for unocculted signal
Expected flux drop is 99% with SNR of 73.0 for the occulted depth (per occulted point)
Apparent velocity is 15.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 16.1 arcsec/hr.
Position angle of asteroid motion is 155.3 degrees
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 1.8 km per image.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1.3 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 26.5 km.
The sky-plane scale is 3388.8 km/arcsec.
Diameter estimates:
92.9 km assuming a 5% albedo, maximum of 6.1 sec for a central chord
37.9 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 2.5 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 100.5 km used for deployment plan.
Star training set for 1208_Troilus, (2026/10/24 08:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:57.2 +27:57:33 1.1 29.03 106 34Bet Aur 06:01:29.8 +44:56:50 1.9 3.51 82 PPM 048445 05:49:10.0 +42:32:02 6.3 1.18 80 PPM 048369 05:44:15.8 +43:04:14 6.8 0.23 79 PPM 048367 05:44:13.7 +43:17:55 9.5 0.00 79 1208_Troilus 05:44:13.6 +43:17:55 14.4 80 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 0.1 % 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Obs | 08:06:35 | -38.4 | Dark | Up | 83.4 | 55.9 | Up | 08:04:56-08:10:56 | 151.3 | 0.000 | Naylor Obs | 08:06:39 | -38.7 | Dark | Up | 83.2 | 59.8 | Up | 08:04:00-08:10:00 | 124.0 | 0.001 | Getrost | 08:07:00 | -41.9 | Dark | Up | 80.0 | 73.0 | Up | 08:04:07-08:10:07 | -179.6 | 0.000 |
This table contains the target star visibility for registered UVa 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 35.6 % chance of getting at least one chord. There is a 25.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culpeper | 08:06:32 | -40.1 | Dark | Up | 81.5 | 52.3 | Up | 08:03:31-08:09:31 | -53.0 | 0.356 | Richmond | 08:06:25 | -40.0 | Dark | Up | 81.3 | 46.2 | Up | 08:03:32-08:09:32 | -61.0 | 0.251 | Lake_Anna | 08:06:29 | -40.2 | Dark | Up | 81.3 | 49.7 | Up | 08:03:29-08:09:29 | -72.8 | 0.132 | Charlottesville | 08:06:31 | -40.6 | Dark | Up | 81.0 | 51.3 | Up | 08:03:32-08:09:32 | -113.6 | 0.004 | Crozet | 08:06:32 | -40.7 | Dark | Up | 80.9 | 52.0 | Up | 08:03:29-08:09:29 | -123.5 | 0.002 | Green_Bank | 08:06:37 | -41.4 | Dark | Up | 80.4 | 56.1 | Up | 08:03:37-08:09:37 | -187.2 | 0.000 | Lynchburg | 08:06:29 | -41.3 | Dark | Up | 80.2 | 49.9 | Up | 08:03:25-08:09:25 | -198.6 | 0.000 |
Star training set for 1208_Troilus, (2026/10/24 08:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.7 +28:01:33 1.1 29.03 106 34Bet Aur 05:59:31.6 +44:56:51 1.9 3.51 82 PPM 048445 05:47:14.7 +42:31:34 6.3 1.18 80 PPM 048369 05:42:20.0 +43:03:35 6.8 0.23 79 PPM 048367 05:42:17.6 +43:17:16 9.5 0.00 79 1208_Troilus 05:42:17.5 +43:17:16 14.4 79 Positions are for J2000