SCIENCE PRIORITY ASTEROID OCCULTATION TARGETS 2014/2015

SCIENCE PRIORITY ASTEROID OCCULTATION TARGETS 2014/2015PAUL D. MALEYIOTA ANNUAL MEETING2014BACKGROUND-1RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED BETWEEN IOTA AND SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR LIMITED IOTA FUNDING OF PRE-DEFINED TRAVELSwRI SELECTS SPECIFIC OCCULTATIONSINTENT IS FOR IOTA DATA TO BE USED FOR SPECIFIC SCIENCE INVESTIGATIONS: 1) KNOWN BINARIES, 2) SIZE & SHAPE MODEL DEVELOPMENTRESULTING DATA SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO SwRI AT SAME TIME AS EVERYONE ELSE. NO PUBLICATION OF SUCH DATA WITHOUT COORDINATING WITH SwRI.CALL FOR OBSERVERS IS POSTED FIRSTRESPONSE FROM POTENTIAL MULTISTATION OBSERVERS EVALUATED FOR FUNDED CANDIDATES BACKGROUND-2SMALL/CHANGEABLE LIST OF TARGETS IDENTIFIED BY SwRI AS RESEARCH OPPORUNITIES ANNUALLYONLY DOMESTIC USA OCCULTATIONS (currently)TARGETS IDENTIFIED AS KNOWN OR SUSPECTED BINARY ASTEROIDS OR OBJECTS FOR WHICH MODELS ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED OF INTEREST TO SwRIREDUCTION IN FUNDING TO SwRI RESPONSIBLE FOR SMALLER EVENT LIST THAN PREVIOUSCRITERIA FOR POTENTIAL FUNDINGA MINIMUM OF 3 TIME INSERTED PORTABLE VIDEO STATIONS is REQUIRED!SELECTEES NOTIFIED WITHIN TBD WEEKS BEFORE THE EVENT (SOMETIMES CLOSER)FUNDING IS REIMBURSABLE AFTER THE EVENT ONLY UP TO A PRE-DEFINED ANNOUNCED LIMIT WHICH MAY VARY FROM EVENT TO EVENTSWRI WILL DECIDE WHICH OBSERVER(S) GETS FUNDEDIF FEWER DOLLARS THAN OBSERVERS, SWRI WILL MAKE THE FINAL DETERMINATION IF AN EVENT WILL RECEIVE ANY FUNDINGOBSERVER(S) NEED TO MAKE A COMMITMENT ONCE NOTIFIED. IF THE CONTACTED OBSERVER REFUSES, THE NEXT OBSERVER IN SEQUENCE WILL BE NOTIFIED.FUNDING LEVELS / METHODS FOR OBSERVER SELECTION WILL EVOLVE but will likely be at fixed amount per observer (e.g. $200 per event per observer to be spent on allowable expenses only with receipts submitted)

KNOWN RISKS TO RECEIVING FUNDINGWEATHER/UNEXPECTED FACTORS COULD CAUSE EVENT CANCELLATIONEXPENSES MAY NOT BE REIMBURSED IF OBSERVER MAKES UNREASONABLE DECISIONS OR IS NOT SET UP IN PROPER TIMEOBSERVERS USE OWN FUNDS INITIALLYREIMBURSEMENT OCCURS AFTER THE EVENTRECEIPTS FOR EVERYTHING ARE MANDATORY!

OBSERVER CONSIDERATIONOBSERVER(S) WILL HAVE TO MAKE PRUDENT DECISION ON WHETHER TO START TRAVEL PRIOR TO THE EVENTIF WEATHER PROBABILITIES FOR SUCCESS ARE DEEEMED LOW, TRAVEL SHOULD BE ABORTEDFAILURE TO EXERCISE GOOD JUDGMENT MAY RESULT IN NO REIMBURSEMENT. IN THAT EVENT OBSERVER MUST AGREE TO COVER OWN EXPENSES

SWRI GOALS AND EXPENSESOBTAIN THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF VIDEO CHORDS SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE ASTEROID AND BEYONDTRANSPORTATION COULD BE BY CAR, TRAIN, OR preauthorized AIRLODGINGMEALS (not covered due to potential accounting issues with observer/SWRI)SHIPPING (might be covered)REMEMBER: There is a cap for all pre-authorized expenses for each event2014 EVENTSNov. 20, 2014 (3) JUNO & HIP4437 MAG 7.0 (RED); 27sec, dM=1.9, no Moon!Dec. 13, 2014 (35) LEUKOTHEA & TYC2443-00471-1 MAG 9.3(RED); 9 sec, dM=3.9, 60% Moon,60 deg away

PATH OF JUNO NOV 20, 2014

WINNIPEGEL 17REGINAEL 11THUNDER BAY EL 22CALGARYEL 06

MONTREAL, EL 33SUDBURY EL 28OTTAWA

PATH OF LEUKOTHEA DEC. 13

RENOEL 64REDDING CAEL 66

ST GEORGEEL 59LAS VEGAS

ALBUQUERQUEEL 53

MIDLAND-ODESSAEL 50

SAN ANTONIO EL 46AUSTIN2015 BINARY ASTEROID EVENTSJAN 11: (1333) CEVENOLA mag 9.7(red); 1.6 sec; dM=4.8; 42 deg from 69% Moon; large path error but known binary

APRIL 2: (90) ANTIOPE MAG 10.1 (red); 9 sec; dM=2.7; 13 deg from 95% Moon; binary

AUG 23: (107) CAMILLA MAG 10.6 (red); 14 sec; dM=2.9; 13 deg from 54% Moon; binary

CEVENOLA

APRIL 2, 2015 ANTIOPE-1

APRIL 2, 2015 ANTIOPE 2

AUGUST 23, 2015 CAMILLASPOKANE EL 21, SUN -14OTHER LOWER PRIORITY EVENTSJAN 26, 2015: SEMELEAPR 4, 2015: PROKNESEP 9, 2015: NAUSIKAASEP 13, 2015: VANADISOCT 30, 2015: PALATIA