Occultation event with (18054) 99SW7, event index number 5009
Regions able to see the event: Japan
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/12/03 17:41:00 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:44:53.6 +07:12:37
Equinox of date position of star is 05:46:20.9 +07:13:11
Star is 104 degrees from the moon. Moon is 25% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=11.5, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=15.8
Use an exposure time of 0.12 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
SNR of 28.7 per integration for unocculted signal
Expected flux drop is 98% with SNR of 28.2 for the occulted depth (per occulted point)
Apparent velocity is 17.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 19.1 arcsec/hr.
Position angle of asteroid motion is 92.8 degrees
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 2.0 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 34.1 km.
The sky-plane scale is 3199.5 km/arcsec.
Diameter estimates:
42.9 km assuming a 5% albedo, maximum of 2.5 sec for a central chord
17.5 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 1.0 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 36.2 km used for deployment plan.
Star training set for 18054_99SW7, (2026/12/03 17:41UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:37.8 +07:24:35 0.4 2.56 101 Bellatrix 05:26:34.6 +06:22:18 1.6 4.98 109 52 Ori 05:49:27.0 +06:27:41 5.5 1.08 103 PPM 149377 05:45:26.6 +06:55:31 8.2 0.37 104 PPM 149403 05:46:43.5 +07:24:46 8.7 0.21 104 18054_99SW7 05:46:20.9 +07:13:11 15.8 103 Positions are for equinox of date
This table contains the target star visibility for registered Japan 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 14.6 % 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 17:38:58 | -44.8 | Dark | Up | 44.2 | 227.9 | Up | 17:35:58-17:41:58 | 47.7 | 0.146 |
Star training set for 18054_99SW7, (2026/12/03 17:41UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 2.56 101 Bellatrix 05:25:07.8 +06:20:58 1.6 4.98 109 52 Ori 05:48:00.2 +06:27:15 5.5 1.08 103 PPM 149377 05:43:59.4 +06:54:55 8.2 0.37 104 PPM 149403 05:45:16.0 +07:24:13 8.7 0.21 104 18054_99SW7 05:44:53.6 +07:12:37 15.8 104 Positions are for J2000