Occultation event with (2674) Pandarus, event index number 4512
Regions able to see the event: SAmericaN,SAmericaS
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/10/29 07:59:25 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:59:52.3 +20:40:37
Equinox of date position of star is 05:01:27.9 +20:42:54
Star is 7 degrees from the moon. Moon is 86% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=16.3, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=14.5
Use an exposure time of 1.70 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
SNR of 4.3 per integration for unocculted signal
Expected flux drop is 17% with SNR of 0.7 for the occulted depth (per occulted point)
Apparent velocity is 10.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 11.5 arcsec/hr.
Position angle of asteroid motion is 80.0 degrees
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 18.5 km per image.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 0.8 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 31.9 km.
The sky-plane scale is 3418.9 km/arcsec.
Diameter estimates:
89.9 km assuming a 5% albedo, maximum of 8.3 sec for a central chord
36.7 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 3.4 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 74.3 km used for deployment plan.
Star training set for 2674_Pandarus, (2026/10/29 07:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:27.8 +16:33:40 0.8 7.04 14 Alnath 05:27:59.4 +28:37:39 1.6 9.94 4 102Iot Tau 05:04:42.1 +21:37:33 4.6 1.18 6 PPM 093957 05:01:49.6 +20:57:56 8.4 0.26 7 PPM 093948 05:01:20.3 +20:28:19 10.3 0.24 8 2674_Pandarus 05:01:27.9 +20:42:54 14.5 7 Positions are for equinox of date
Star training set for 2674_Pandarus, (2026/10/29 07:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.4 +16:30:29 0.8 7.04 14 Alnath 05:26:17.6 +28:36:22 1.6 9.94 4 102Iot Tau 05:03:05.9 +21:35:23 4.6 1.18 6 PPM 093957 05:00:13.9 +20:55:40 8.4 0.26 7 PPM 093948 04:59:44.9 +20:26:01 10.3 0.24 8 2674_Pandarus 04:59:52.3 +20:40:37 14.5 7 Positions are for J2000