RECON observing guide for 5130_Ilioneus_20261129215752

Occultation event with (5130) Ilioneus, event index number 4950
Regions able to see the event: Europe,SAmericaN

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/11/29 21:57:52 UTC

J2000 position of star is 02:36:48.3 +20:34:32
Equinox of date position of star is 02:38:19.7 +20:41:29
Star is 97 degrees from the moon. Moon is 65% illuminated.
Stellar brightness G=16.5, apparent brightess of occulting body is G=14.7
Use an exposure time of 1.30 seconds with the standard RECON-QHY system.
SNR of 3.1 per integration for unocculted signal
Expected flux drop is 16% with SNR of 0.5 for the occulted depth (per occulted point)

Apparent velocity is 15.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 18.1 arcsec/hr.
Position angle of asteroid motion is 55.1 degrees
The recommended exposure time corresponds to 20.0 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 21.1 km.
The sky-plane scale is 3072.7 km/arcsec.

Diameter estimates:
65.8 km assuming a 5% albedo, maximum of 4.3 sec for a central chord
26.9 km assuming a 30% albedo, maximum of 1.7 sec for a central chord
Cross-track diameter of 60.7 km used for deployment plan.

Star training set for 5130_Ilioneus, (2026/11/29 21:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:28.1 +16:33:40  0.8 28.48  71
Hamal          02:08:41.8 +23:35:18  2.0  7.45 103
34Mu Ari       02:43:53.3 +20:07:29  5.7  1.42  96
PPM 091829     02:38:15.0 +20:48:58  8.5  0.13  97
5130_Ilioneus  02:38:19.7 +20:41:29 14.7        97
Positions are for equinox of date

Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.

Star training set for 5130_Ilioneus, (2026/11/29 21:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.4 +16:30:29  0.8 28.48  71
Hamal          02:07:10.8 +23:27:41  2.0  7.45 103
34Mu Ari       02:42:22.0 +20:00:40  5.7  1.42  96
PPM 091829     02:36:43.6 +20:42:01  8.5  0.13  97
5130_Ilioneus  02:36:48.3 +20:34:32 14.7        97
Positions are for J2000


Created by recondetail.pro, 2025/06/21 10:38:38 MT