Occultation event with (4832) Palinurus, event index number 4605
Regions able to see the event: SMexico
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/11/08 09:54:03 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:13:34.9 +06:17:28
Equinox of date position of star is 06:15:01.4 +06:16:55
Star is 119 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=16.5, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=15.3
Use an exposure time of 1.45 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
SNR of 3.6 per integration for unocculted signal
Expected flux drop is 25% with SNR of 0.9 for the occulted depth (per occulted point)
Apparent velocity is 9.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.7 arcsec/hr.
Position angle of asteroid motion is 70.7 degrees
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 13.0 km per image.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2.2 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 30.1 km.
The sky-plane scale is 3316.1 km/arcsec.
Diameter estimates:
60.0 km assuming a 5% albedo, maximum of 6.7 sec for a central chord
24.5 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 2.7 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 52.1 km used for deployment plan.
Star training set for 4832_Palinurus, (2026/11/08 09:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:37.6 +07:24:35 0.4 4.70 124 Alhena 06:39:15.8 +16:22:26 1.9 11.71 116 PPM 150179 06:17:06.5 +06:03:19 5.8 0.57 119 PPM 150073 06:13:27.7 +06:46:22 7.2 0.63 120 PPM 150114 06:14:59.5 +06:22:52 9.7 0.10 119 4832_Palinurus 06:15:01.4 +06:16:55 15.3 119 Positions are for equinox of date
Star training set for 4832_Palinurus, (2026/11/08 09:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 4.70 124 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:56 1.9 11.71 116 PPM 150179 06:15:40.2 +06:03:57 5.8 0.57 119 PPM 150073 06:12:00.9 +06:46:52 7.2 0.63 120 PPM 150114 06:13:32.9 +06:23:25 9.7 0.10 119 4832_Palinurus 06:13:34.9 +06:17:28 15.3 119 Positions are for J2000