RECON: TNO occultation with 5145

Event between (5145) Pholus and star GA0780:10132745 with event index number of 257369

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/04/27 11:49:17 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:16:08.5 -11:21:03
Equinox of date position of star is 18:17:10.1 -11:20:37
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 166 degrees from the moon. Moon is 18% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.8

[RECON map]
TNO is 28.6 AU from the Sun and 28.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 269 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1851 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20355.8 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.7 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 5145, (2020/04/27 11:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:39.4 -26:28:31  0.9 29.30 162
35Eta Oph      17:11:32.7 -15:44:55  2.6 16.56 169
PPM 234462     18:24:20.4 -12:00:11  6.3  1.85 166
PPM 234261     18:17:12.5 -11:10:19  7.9  0.17 166
PPM 234245     18:16:40.9 -11:20:30  9.8  0.14 166
5145           18:17:16.4 -11:20:34 16.7       166
Positions are for equinox of date

This table contains the target star visibility for the RECON network. The observing range has been set to a maximum of 3.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 14.5 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=8.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Penticton 11:26:06 -11.4 CT Down 28.9 173.1 Low 11:11:06 - 11:41:06 -425
Oroville 11:26:05 -11.7 CT Down 29.5 173.2 Low 11:11:05 - 11:41:05 -456
Tonasket 11:26:05 -11.9 CT Down 29.7 173.2 Low 11:11:05 - 11:41:05 -469
Okanogan 11:26:06 -12.1 AT Down 30.0 173.0 Up 11:11:06 - 11:41:06 -491
Brewster 11:26:07 -12.4 AT Down 30.3 172.7 Up 11:11:07 - 11:41:07 -510
Manson/Chelan 11:26:09 -12.7 AT Down 30.5 172.3 Up 11:11:09 - 11:41:09 -530
Entiat 11:26:09 -12.9 AT Down 30.7 172.2 Up 11:11:09 - 11:41:09 -544
Wenatchee 11:26:09 -13.1 AT Down 30.9 172.1 Up 11:11:09 - 11:41:09 -561
Ellensburg 11:26:11 -13.5 AT Down 31.3 171.8 Up 11:11:11 - 11:41:11 -590
Pasco 11:26:02 -13.2 AT Down 32.2 173.4 Up 11:11:02 - 11:41:02 -604
PNWRO 11:26:01 -13.2 AT Down 32.4 173.6 Up 11:11:01 - 11:41:01 -614
Yakima 11:26:11 -13.7 AT Down 31.7 171.8 Up 11:11:11 - 11:41:11 -614
Toppenish/White Swan 11:26:09 -13.8 AT Down 31.9 171.9 Up 11:11:09 - 11:41:09 -624
George/Umatilla 11:26:04 -13.5 AT Down 32.5 173.1 Up 11:11:04 - 11:41:04 -629
Goldendale 11:26:12 -14.4 AT Down 32.4 171.4 Up 11:11:12 - 11:41:12 -666
The Dalles 11:26:14 -14.7 AT Down 32.6 171.0 Up 11:11:14 - 11:41:14 -688
Niwot 11:24:32 -8.0 CT Down 38.0 189.8 Up 11:09:32 - 11:39:32 -702
Maupin 11:26:13 -14.9 AT Down 33.1 171.0 Up 11:11:13 - 11:41:13 -712
Madras/Culver 11:26:13 -15.3 AT Down 33.6 170.9 Up 11:11:13 - 11:41:13 -747
Redmond 11:26:13 -15.5 AT Down 33.9 170.8 Up 11:11:13 - 11:41:13 -771
Sisters 11:26:15 -15.7 AT Down 33.9 170.4 Up 11:11:15 - 11:41:15 -778
Bend 11:26:14 -15.7 AT Down 34.1 170.7 Up 11:11:14 - 11:41:14 -787
Oregon Observatory 11:26:14 -15.9 AT Down 34.3 170.5 Up 11:11:14 - 11:41:14 -801
La Pine/Gilchrist 11:26:15 -16.1 AT Down 34.5 170.4 Up 11:11:15 - 11:41:15 -816
North Lake 11:26:11 -16.0 AT Down 35.0 171.0 Up 11:11:11 - 11:41:11 -831
Paisley 11:26:09 -16.1 AT Down 35.6 171.4 Up 11:11:09 - 11:41:09 -859
Lakeview 11:26:07 -16.3 AT Down 36.1 171.6 Up 11:11:07 - 11:41:07 -888
Chiloquin 11:26:16 -17.0 AT Down 35.5 169.8 Up 11:11:16 - 11:41:16 -897
Klamath Falls 11:26:16 -17.1 AT Down 35.9 169.9 Up 11:11:16 - 11:41:16 -918
Cedarville 11:26:06 -16.6 AT Down 36.8 171.7 Up 11:11:06 - 11:41:06 -928
Tulelake 11:26:14 -17.1 AT Down 36.2 170.2 Up 11:11:14 - 11:41:14 -929
Fall River/Burney 11:26:13 -17.6 AT Down 37.1 170.2 Up 11:11:13 - 11:41:13 -989
Susanville 11:26:09 -17.6 AT Down 37.8 171.0 Up 11:11:09 - 11:41:09 -1015
Gimple 11:26:09 -17.9 AT Down 38.0 170.7 Up 11:11:09 - 11:41:09 -1039
Greenville 11:26:09 -17.9 AT Down 38.0 170.6 Up 11:11:09 - 11:41:09 -1041
Portola 11:26:06 -17.9 AT Down 38.4 171.1 Up 11:11:06 - 11:41:06 -1052
Quincy 11:26:09 -18.1 Dark Down 38.2 170.6 Up 11:11:09 - 11:41:09 -1055
Reno 11:26:02 -17.6 AT Down 38.8 171.9 Up 11:11:02 - 11:41:02 -1055
Yerington 11:25:58 -17.5 AT Down 39.4 172.6 Up 11:10:58 - 11:40:58 -1079
Carson City 11:26:02 -17.8 AT Down 39.1 171.9 Up 11:11:02 - 11:41:02 -1080
Gardnerville 11:26:01 -17.9 AT Down 39.4 171.9 Up 11:11:01 - 11:41:01 -1096
Hawthorne 11:25:54 -17.5 AT Down 39.9 173.3 Up 11:10:54 - 11:40:54 -1099
Tonopah 11:25:45 -16.9 AT Down 40.5 175.0 Up 11:10:45 - 11:40:45 -1099
Lee Vining 11:25:57 -18.1 Dark Down 40.4 172.6 Up 11:10:57 - 11:40:57 -1151
Indian Springs 11:25:33 -16.7 AT Down 42.0 176.8 Up 11:10:33 - 11:40:33 -1170
Beatty 11:25:40 -17.2 AT Down 41.6 175.5 Up 11:10:40 - 11:40:40 -1172
Bishop 11:25:51 -18.0 Dark Down 41.1 173.4 Up 11:10:51 - 11:40:51 -1177
Henderson 11:25:28 -16.5 AT Down 42.6 177.7 Up 11:10:28 - 11:40:28 -1193
Patrick 11:25:20 -16.1 AT Down 43.2 179.1 Up 11:10:20 - 11:40:20 -1213
DCO 11:25:15 -15.8 AT Down 43.5 180.0 Up 11:10:15 - 11:40:15 -1219
Lone Pine 11:25:49 -18.2 Dark Down 41.8 173.8 Up 11:10:49 - 11:40:49 -1225
Searchlight/Boulder City 11:25:27 -16.8 AT Down 43.2 177.7 Up 11:10:27 - 11:40:27 -1234
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:25:21 -16.3 AT Down 43.5 178.9 Up 11:10:21 - 11:40:21 -1234
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:25:24 -16.7 AT Down 43.5 178.2 Up 11:10:24 - 11:40:24 -1248
Mohave Valley 11:25:24 -16.8 AT Down 43.7 178.2 Up 11:10:24 - 11:40:24 -1268
Lake Havasu City 11:25:22 -16.9 AT Down 44.1 178.5 Up 11:10:22 - 11:40:22 -1292
Parker 11:25:21 -17.0 AT Down 44.5 178.5 Up 11:10:21 - 11:40:21 -1318
Blythe 11:25:23 -17.5 AT Down 45.0 178.1 Up 11:10:23 - 11:40:23 -1365
CPSLO 11:26:05 -20.7 Dark Down 42.8 170.3 Up 11:11:05 - 11:41:05 -1385
Idyllwild 11:25:36 -18.9 Dark Down 44.8 175.3 Up 11:10:36 - 11:40:36 -1407
Calipatria 11:25:28 -18.4 Dark Down 45.5 176.8 Up 11:10:28 - 11:40:28 -1425
Wildwood 11:25:50 -20.0 Dark Down 44.3 172.8 Up 11:10:50 - 11:40:50 -1426
Yuma 11:25:21 -18.0 Dark Down 45.9 178.0 Up 11:10:21 - 11:40:21 -1437

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.

Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.

Star training set for 5145, (2020/04/27 11:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 29.30 162
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 16.56 169
PPM 234462     18:23:12.2 -12:00:54  6.3  1.85 166
PPM 234261     18:16:04.6 -11:10:49  7.9  0.17 166
PPM 234245     18:15:33.0 -11:20:59  9.8  0.14 166
5145           18:16:08.5 -11:21:03 16.7       166
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/12 20:00:58 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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