Occultation event with (32475) 00SD234, event index number 5130
Regions able to see the event: US,RECON
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/12/09 05:07:21 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:10:11.0 +52:18:02
Equinox of date position of star is 04:12:15.3 +52:22:08
Star is 153 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=12.8, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=16.1
Use an exposure time of 0.12 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
SNR of 12.3 per integration for unocculted signal
Expected flux drop is 95% with SNR of 11.7 for the occulted depth (per occulted point)
Apparent velocity is 18.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 19.8 arcsec/hr.
Position angle of asteroid motion is 84.2 degrees
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 2.2 km per image.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1.4 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 34.3 km.
The sky-plane scale is 3357.7 km/arcsec.
Diameter estimates:
41.9 km assuming a 5% albedo, maximum of 2.3 sec for a central chord
17.1 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 0.9 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 38.4 km used for deployment plan.
Star training set for 32475_00SD234, (2026/12/09 05:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:57.7 +27:57:32 1.1 46.31 146 Mirphak 03:26:15.6 +49:57:17 1.8 7.59 150 PPM 029033 04:18:50.0 +53:40:36 5.2 1.64 152 PPM 028958 04:12:13.6 +53:04:43 8.5 0.71 152 PPM 028957 04:12:10.7 +52:33:52 9.4 0.20 153 32475_00SD234 04:12:15.3 +52:22:08 16.1 153 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 29.9 % chance of getting at least one chord. There is a 15.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiloquin | 05:09:45 | -49.7 | Dark | Down | 68.3 | 53.3 | Up | 05:06:45-05:12:45 | 213.9 | 0.000 | Klamath Falls | 05:09:46 | -49.9 | Dark | Down | 68.1 | 52.6 | Up | 05:06:44-05:12:44 | 177.2 | 0.000 | Cedarville | 05:09:41 | -51.2 | Dark | Down | 68.6 | 50.4 | Up | 05:06:29-05:12:29 | 47.7 | 0.148 | Burney | 05:09:49 | -50.3 | Dark | Down | 67.4 | 49.9 | Up | 05:06:32-05:12:32 | 39.8 | 0.193 | Gimple | 05:09:47 | -51.1 | Dark | Down | 67.3 | 48.2 | Up | 05:06:32-05:12:32 | -63.0 | 0.081 | Quincy | 05:09:48 | -51.1 | Dark | Down | 67.2 | 47.9 | Up | 05:06:44-05:12:44 | -79.6 | 0.030 | Reno | 05:09:45 | -52.0 | Dark | Down | 67.5 | 46.5 | Up | 05:06:39-05:12:39 | -161.7 | 0.000 | Swift | 05:09:54 | -50.7 | Dark | Down | 65.8 | 46.0 | Up | 05:06:36-05:12:36 | -181.4 | 0.000 | Carson City | 05:09:45 | -52.1 | Dark | Down | 67.3 | 45.9 | Up | 05:06:51-05:12:51 | -197.9 | 0.000 |
Star training set for 32475_00SD234, (2026/12/09 05:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.7 +28:01:33 1.1 46.31 146 Mirphak 03:24:19.4 +49:51:40 1.8 7.59 150 PPM 029033 04:16:43.0 +53:36:43 5.2 1.64 152 PPM 028958 04:10:08.2 +53:00:36 8.5 0.71 152 PPM 028957 04:10:06.1 +52:29:45 9.4 0.20 153 32475_00SD234 04:10:11.0 +52:18:02 16.1 153 Positions are for J2000