Occultation event with (32496) 00WX182, event index number 4615
Regions able to see the event: Europe
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/11/09 01:26:24 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:03:13.3 +34:56:59
Equinox of date position of star is 06:05:01.0 +34:56:49
Star is 133 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=16.5, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=15.6
Use an exposure time of 1.05 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
SNR of 3.0 per integration for unocculted signal
Expected flux drop is 30% with SNR of 0.9 for the occulted depth (per occulted point)
Apparent velocity is 14.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 15.8 arcsec/hr.
Position angle of asteroid motion is 133.3 degrees
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 15.4 km per image.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 0.7 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 36.5 km.
The sky-plane scale is 3344.9 km/arcsec.
Diameter estimates:
53.7 km assuming a 5% albedo, maximum of 3.7 sec for a central chord
21.9 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 1.5 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 48.0 km used for deployment plan.
Star training set for 32496_00WX182, (2026/11/09 01:26UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:57.4 +27:57:33 1.1 22.76 111 34Bet Aur 06:01:30.0 +44:56:50 1.9 10.02 133 PPM 071196 06:07:20.4 +33:35:42 6.1 1.43 133 PPM 071107 06:02:52.9 +35:15:27 8.4 0.54 134 PPM 071156 06:05:28.3 +35:08:39 8.9 0.22 133 32496_00WX182 06:05:01.0 +34:56:49 15.6 133 Positions are for equinox of date
Star training set for 32496_00WX182, (2026/11/09 01:26UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.7 +28:01:33 1.1 22.76 111 34Bet Aur 05:59:31.6 +44:56:51 1.9 10.02 133 PPM 071196 06:05:34.0 +33:35:57 6.1 1.43 133 PPM 071107 06:01:04.9 +35:15:32 8.4 0.54 134 PPM 071156 06:03:40.5 +35:08:50 8.9 0.22 133 32496_00WX182 06:03:13.3 +34:56:59 15.6 133 Positions are for J2000