Occultation event with (3708) Socus, event index number 1504
Regions able to see the event: US,Europe,RECON
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/11/13 05:39:06 UTC
J2000 position of star is 03:08:33.9 +32:34:53
Equinox of date position of star is 03:10:09.7 +32:40:44
Star is 99 degrees from the moon. Moon is 40% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=14.2, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=13.7
Use an exposure time of 0.45 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
SNR of 9.4 per integration for unocculted signal
Expected flux drop is 38% with SNR of 3.6 for the occulted depth (per occulted point)
Apparent velocity is 16.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 21.2 arcsec/hr.
Position angle of asteroid motion is 68.2 degrees
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 7.2 km per image.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1.1 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 30.5 km.
The sky-plane scale is 2734.4 km/arcsec.
Diameter estimates:
83.2 km assuming a 5% albedo, aximum of 5.2 sec for a central chord
34.0 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 2.1 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 75.7 km used for deployment plan.
Star training set for 3708_Socus, (2025/11/13 05:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:24.5 +16:33:33 0.8 25.45 83 Algol 03:09:51.7 +41:03:12 2.1 8.37 96 21 Per 02:58:52.0 +32:02:12 5.1 2.47 101 PPM 068086 03:07:21.0 +32:07:46 8.5 0.81 100 PPM 068160 03:11:16.2 +32:34:45 9.6 0.25 99 PPM 068138 03:10:07.5 +32:41:46 10.6 0.02 99 3708_Socus 03:10:09.7 +32:40:44 13.7 98 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 1.4 % 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George/Scottsdale | 05:40:53 | -64.4 | Dark | Down | 72.3 | 87.8 | Up | 05:37:53-05:43:53 | -100.0 | 0.014 |
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 78.2 % 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin/Bullhead City | 05:41:00 | -61.7 | Dark | Down | 70.1 | 90.6 | Up | 05:37:17-05:43:17 | 165.5 | 0.000 | Kingman/Dolan Springs | 05:40:58 | -62.1 | Dark | Down | 70.5 | 91.0 | Up | 05:37:15-05:43:15 | 142.5 | 0.000 | Idyllwild | 05:41:15 | -60.9 | Dark | Down | 68.3 | 85.8 | Up | 05:36:21-05:42:21 | 141.4 | 0.000 | Lake Havasu City | 05:41:01 | -62.2 | Dark | Down | 70.3 | 88.9 | Up | 05:38:15-05:44:15 | 91.5 | 0.028 | Calipatria | 05:41:12 | -62.0 | Dark | Down | 69.2 | 84.7 | Up | 05:37:30-05:43:30 | 25.9 | 0.561 | Yuma | 05:41:10 | -62.9 | Dark | Down | 69.9 | 83.8 | Up | 05:37:58-05:43:58 | -58.7 | 0.193 |
Star training set for 3708_Socus, (2025/11/13 05:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.4 +16:30:29 0.8 25.45 83 Algol 03:08:10.1 +40:57:20 2.1 8.37 96 21 Per 02:57:17.3 +31:56:02 5.1 2.47 101 PPM 068086 03:05:45.7 +32:01:50 8.5 0.81 100 PPM 068160 03:09:40.3 +32:28:56 9.6 0.25 99 PPM 068138 03:08:31.7 +32:35:54 10.6 0.02 99 3708_Socus 03:08:33.9 +32:34:53 13.7 99 Positions are for J2000