Occultation event with (4867) Polites, event index number 3868
Regions able to see the event: US
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/07/20 08:49:12 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:53:07.4 +46:33:56
Equinox of date position of star is 04:55:04.9 +46:36:27
Star is 117 degrees from the moon. Moon is 39% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=16.2, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=15.8
Use an exposure time of 0.75 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
SNR of 3.1 per integration for unocculted signal
Expected flux drop is 39% with SNR of 1.2 for the occulted depth (per occulted point)
Apparent velocity is 35.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 29.9 arcsec/hr.
Position angle of asteroid motion is 72.4 degrees
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 26.8 km per image.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 0.3 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 28.5 km.
The sky-plane scale is 4301.5 km/arcsec.
Diameter estimates:
62.5 km assuming a 5% albedo, maximum of 1.8 sec for a central chord
25.5 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 0.7 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 57.3 km used for deployment plan.
Star training set for 4867_Polites, (2026/07/20 08:49UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:26.8 +16:33:38 0.8 30.27 125 34Bet Aur 06:01:28.6 +44:56:50 1.9 11.67 105 PPM 047420 04:53:09.6 +48:47:01 5.7 2.20 116 PPM 047413 04:52:57.9 +46:18:22 8.4 0.47 117 PPM 047425 04:53:32.7 +46:58:51 8.6 0.46 117 PPM 047422 04:53:14.6 +46:41:06 10.1 0.32 117 4867_Polites 04:55:04.9 +46:36:27 15.8 116 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 4867_Polites, (2026/07/20 08:49UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.4 +16:30:29 0.8 30.27 125 34Bet Aur 05:59:31.6 +44:56:51 1.9 11.67 105 PPM 047420 04:51:09.2 +48:44:26 5.7 2.20 116 PPM 047413 04:51:00.8 +46:15:46 8.4 0.47 117 PPM 047425 04:51:34.7 +46:56:17 8.6 0.46 117 PPM 047422 04:51:17.0 +46:38:31 10.1 0.32 117 4867_Polites 04:53:07.4 +46:33:56 15.8 117 Positions are for J2000