Occultation event with (17172) 99NZ41, event index number 1447
Regions able to see the event: US,RECON
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/11/02 11:37:45 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:19:34.4 -14:01:24
Equinox of date position of star is 04:20:46.0 -13:57:46
Star is 68 degrees from the moon. Moon is 87% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=14.7, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=15.9
Use an exposure time of 0.55 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
SNR of 9.3 per integration for unocculted signal
Expected flux drop is 75% with SNR of 7.0 for the occulted depth (per occulted point)
Apparent velocity is 15.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 18.2 arcsec/hr.
Position angle of asteroid motion is 64.1 degrees
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 8.6 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 29.9 km.
The sky-plane scale is 3095.0 km/arcsec.
Diameter estimates:
40.9 km assuming a 5% albedo, aximum of 2.6 sec for a central chord
16.7 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 1.1 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 34.5 km used for deployment plan.
Star training set for 17172_99NZ41, (2025/11/02 11:38UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Rigel 05:15:46.8 -08:10:25 0.1 14.68 81 67Bet Eri 05:09:07.3 -05:03:18 2.8 14.87 80 PPM 214397 04:30:19.0 -12:59:36 5.6 2.52 70 PPM 214215 04:22:42.3 -14:12:49 7.9 0.53 69 PPM 214178 04:21:22.1 -13:44:35 9.4 0.26 68 17172_99NZ41 04:20:46.0 -13:57:46 15.9 68 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 47.5 % chance of getting at least one chord. There is a 5.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal City | 11:33:10 | -32.7 | Dark | Down | 23.1 | 212.7 | Low | 11:30:15-11:36:15 | 200.9 | 0.000 | Toppenish/White Swan | 11:33:12 | -33.3 | Dark | Down | 23.8 | 212.0 | Low | 11:30:15-11:36:15 | 191.8 | 0.000 | The Dalles | 11:33:14 | -34.0 | Dark | Down | 24.8 | 211.5 | Low | 11:30:08-11:36:08 | 165.9 | 0.000 | Maupin | 11:33:14 | -34.1 | Dark | Down | 25.1 | 211.7 | Low | 11:30:14-11:36:14 | 134.2 | 0.000 | PNWRO | 11:33:06 | -32.4 | Dark | Down | 23.6 | 213.6 | Low | 11:30:11-11:36:11 | 110.8 | 0.001 | Madras | 11:33:13 | -34.2 | Dark | Down | 25.6 | 211.7 | Low | 11:30:06-11:36:06 | 97.5 | 0.003 | Sisters | 11:33:15 | -34.6 | Dark | Down | 26.0 | 211.4 | Low | 11:30:04-11:36:04 | 91.3 | 0.006 | Bend | 11:33:14 | -34.5 | Dark | Down | 26.2 | 211.7 | Low | 11:30:06-11:36:06 | 64.5 | 0.044 | Oregon Observatory | 11:33:14 | -34.6 | Dark | Down | 26.3 | 211.6 | Low | 11:30:02-11:36:02 | 57.3 | 0.071 | Chiloquin | 11:33:15 | -35.2 | Dark | Down | 27.6 | 211.6 | Up | 11:30:03-11:36:03 | -21.2 | 0.296 | Klamath Falls | 11:33:15 | -35.2 | Dark | Down | 27.9 | 211.7 | Up | 11:30:01-11:36:01 | -49.4 | 0.109 | Burney | 11:33:14 | -35.4 | Dark | Down | 29.0 | 212.3 | Low | 11:29:43-11:35:43 | -154.4 | 0.000 | Cedarville | 11:33:08 | -34.2 | Dark | Down | 27.8 | 213.5 | Up | 11:29:45-11:35:45 | -164.6 | 0.000 |
Star training set for 17172_99NZ41, (2025/11/02 11:38UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Rigel 05:14:32.3 -08:12:06 0.1 14.68 81 67Bet Eri 05:07:50.8 -05:05:13 2.8 14.87 80 PPM 214397 04:29:06.9 -13:02:54 5.6 2.52 70 PPM 214215 04:21:30.8 -14:16:23 7.9 0.53 69 PPM 214178 04:20:10.4 -13:48:12 9.4 0.26 68 17172_99NZ41 04:19:34.4 -14:01:24 15.9 68 Positions are for J2000