Occultation event with (38050) Bias, event index number 1731
Regions able to see the event: US,SAmericaN
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/12/28 09:37:35 UTC
J2000 position of star is 11:03:38.0 -24:40:52
Equinox of date position of star is 11:04:54.1 -24:49:17
Star is 150 degrees from the moon. Moon is 57% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=16.9, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=15.4
Use an exposure time of 1.85 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
SNR of 3.0 per integration for unocculted signal
Expected flux drop is 21% with SNR of 0.6 for the occulted depth (per occulted point)
Apparent velocity is 12.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 12.8 arcsec/hr.
Position angle of asteroid motion is 170.9 degrees
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 23.7 km per image.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 3.2 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1.0 km.
The sky-plane scale is 3605.7 km/arcsec.
Diameter estimates:
63.4 km assuming a 5% albedo, aximum of 4.9 sec for a central chord
25.9 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 2.0 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 61.6 km used for deployment plan.
Star training set for 38050_Bias, (2025/12/28 09:38UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:34.0 -11:17:46 1.0 36.14 171 4Gam Crv 12:17:08.8 -17:41:10 2.6 18.26 168 11Bet Crt 11:12:56.4 -22:58:05 4.5 2.61 152 PPM 258462 11:04:11.2 -24:07:39 8.2 0.71 150 PPM 258488 11:05:00.8 -24:45:24 9.6 0.07 150 38050_Bias 11:04:54.1 -24:49:17 15.4 150 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Star training set for 38050_Bias, (2025/12/28 09:38UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 36.14 171 4Gam Crv 12:15:48.1 -17:32:30 2.6 18.26 168 11Bet Crt 11:11:39.5 -22:49:36 4.5 2.61 152 PPM 258462 11:02:55.0 -23:59:14 8.2 0.71 150 PPM 258488 11:03:44.7 -24:36:59 9.6 0.07 150 38050_Bias 11:03:38.0 -24:40:52 15.4 150 Positions are for J2000