Occultation event with (4832) Palinurus, event index number 4762
Regions able to see the event: SAmericaN,Senegal
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/11/19 02:14:40 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:10:16.9 +06:06:22
Equinox of date position of star is 06:11:43.4 +06:05:57
Star is 107 degrees from the moon. Moon is 66% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=16.1, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=15.2
Use an exposure time of 1.00 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
SNR of 4.1 per integration for unocculted signal
Expected flux drop is 31% with SNR of 1.3 for the occulted depth (per occulted point)
Apparent velocity is 12.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 13.9 arcsec/hr.
Position angle of asteroid motion is 82.0 degrees
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 12.5 km per image.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1.0 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 33.4 km.
The sky-plane scale is 3245.8 km/arcsec.
Diameter estimates:
60.0 km assuming a 5% albedo, maximum of 4.8 sec for a central chord
24.5 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 2.0 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 52.1 km used for deployment plan.
Star training set for 4832_Palinurus, (2026/11/19 02:15UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:37.7 +07:24:35 0.4 3.97 104 Bellatrix 05:26:34.5 +06:22:18 1.6 11.22 96 PPM 150179 06:17:06.6 +06:03:19 5.8 1.34 109 PPM 150013 06:11:36.6 +06:18:47 8.1 0.22 107 4832_Palinurus 06:11:43.4 +06:05:57 15.2 108 Positions are for equinox of date
Star training set for 4832_Palinurus, (2026/11/19 02:15UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 3.97 104 Bellatrix 05:25:07.8 +06:20:58 1.6 11.22 96 PPM 150179 06:15:40.2 +06:03:57 5.8 1.34 109 PPM 150013 06:10:09.9 +06:19:12 8.1 0.22 107 4832_Palinurus 06:10:16.9 +06:06:22 15.2 107 Positions are for J2000