Occultation event with (17171) 99NB38, event index number 4711
Regions able to see the event: US,RECON,SwRI-CO
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/11/16 05:04:30 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:16:47.6 +47:17:46
Equinox of date position of star is 06:18:49.0 +47:17:05
Star is 138 degrees from the moon. Moon is 38% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=14.7, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=15.9
Use an exposure time of 0.60 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
SNR of 9.8 per integration for unocculted signal
Expected flux drop is 76% with SNR of 7.4 for the occulted depth (per occulted point)
Apparent velocity is 12.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 13.2 arcsec/hr.
Position angle of asteroid motion is 109.5 degrees
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 7.4 km per image.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1.5 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 22.5 km.
The sky-plane scale is 3358.4 km/arcsec.
Diameter estimates:
46.1 km assuming a 5% albedo, maximum of 3.8 sec for a central chord
18.8 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 1.5 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 40.9 km used for deployment plan.
Star training set for 17171_99NB38, (2026/11/16 05:04UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:57.5 +27:57:33 1.1 25.86 163 34Bet Aur 06:01:30.1 +44:56:50 1.9 3.80 136 PPM 049066 06:29:52.3 +47:23:10 6.3 1.88 140 PPM 048953 06:21:06.3 +47:22:51 7.2 0.40 138 PPM 048894 06:17:38.5 +47:23:37 9.1 0.23 138 PPM 048909 06:18:49.5 +47:20:01 10.4 0.05 138 17171_99NB38 06:18:49.0 +47:17:05 15.9 138 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 75.5 % chance of getting at least one chord. There is a 2.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George/Scottsdale | 05:12:03 | -59.4 | Dark | Up | 35.1 | 52.4 | Up | 05:09:03-05:15:03 | 158.7 | 0.000 | Patrick | 05:11:36 | -63.0 | Dark | Up | 39.6 | 54.2 | Up | 05:08:36-05:14:36 | -1.3 | 0.561 | RIT | 05:08:56 | -65.5 | Dark | Down | 62.3 | 67.4 | Up | 05:06:23-05:12:23 | -34.8 | 0.215 | Getrost | 05:09:23 | -67.6 | Dark | Down | 58.6 | 63.7 | Up | 05:07:53-05:13:53 | -171.0 | 0.000 |
This table contains the target star visibility for registered RECON 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
This table contains the target star visibility for registered SwRI-CO 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 17171_99NB38, (2026/11/16 05:04UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.7 +28:01:33 1.1 25.86 163 34Bet Aur 05:59:31.6 +44:56:51 1.9 3.80 136 PPM 049066 06:27:50.9 +47:24:18 6.3 1.88 140 PPM 048953 06:19:04.8 +47:23:38 7.2 0.40 138 PPM 048894 06:15:37.0 +47:24:16 9.1 0.23 138 PPM 048909 06:16:48.0 +47:20:42 10.4 0.05 138 17171_99NB38 06:16:47.6 +47:17:46 15.9 138 Positions are for J2000