RECON: TNO occultation with 145451

Event between (145451) 05RM43 and star GA1120:01251410 with event index number of 2468844

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/01/20 08:39:53 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:32:03.8 +23:10:58
Equinox of date position of star is 05:33:32.4 +23:11:56
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 111 degrees from the moon. Moon is 64% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.6

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Object is 38.8 AU from the Sun and 38.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 85 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1513 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27571.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.6
Diameter=721.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 37.2 sec chord
Diameter=294.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 15.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 145451, (2025/01/20 08:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:21.7 +16:33:28  0.8 14.78 124
Alnath         05:27:52.7 +28:37:35  1.6  5.58 112
114 Tau        05:29:08.5 +21:57:22  4.7  1.61 112
PPM 094431     05:32:14.2 +22:28:46  7.2  0.78 111
PPM 094436     05:32:35.6 +23:13:36  9.5  0.23 111
PPM 094438     05:32:36.7 +23:14:04 10.9  0.23 111
145451         05:33:35.1 +23:11:58 16.0       110
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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 21.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=3.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:37:19 -54.1 Dark Up 36.1 261.7 Up 08:29:44 - 08:44:54 -1622
Kamloops 08:37:43 -59.0 Dark Up 45.2 249.7 Up 08:30:08 - 08:45:18 -2101
Kelowna 08:37:38 -59.6 Dark Up 44.9 251.4 Up 08:30:03 - 08:45:13 -2146
Peachland 08:37:38 -59.8 Dark Up 45.1 251.2 Up 08:30:03 - 08:45:13 -2163
Summerland 08:37:37 -59.9 Dark Up 45.1 251.4 Up 08:30:02 - 08:45:12 -2173
Penticton 08:37:37 -60.0 Dark Up 45.1 251.6 Up 08:30:02 - 08:45:12 -2176
Oliver 08:37:35 -60.3 Dark Up 45.2 251.9 Up 08:30:00 - 08:45:10 -2205
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:37:34 -60.4 Dark Up 45.1 252.3 Up 08:29:59 - 08:45:09 -2214
Okanogan 08:37:33 -61.1 Dark Up 45.4 252.7 Up 08:29:58 - 08:45:08 -2274
Brewster 08:37:32 -61.4 Dark Up 45.7 252.7 Up 08:29:57 - 08:45:07 -2303
Manson/Chelan 08:37:33 -61.7 Dark Up 46.0 252.6 Up 08:29:58 - 08:45:08 -2330
Victoria 08:37:43 -61.4 Dark Up 47.8 248.8 Up 08:30:08 - 08:45:18 -2358
Wenatchee 08:37:31 -62.2 Dark Up 46.2 252.9 Up 08:29:56 - 08:45:06 -2375
Ellensburg 08:37:31 -62.6 Dark Up 46.5 253.1 Up 08:29:56 - 08:45:06 -2416
Yakima 08:37:29 -63.0 Dark Up 46.6 253.5 Up 08:29:54 - 08:45:04 -2452
PNWRO 08:37:23 -63.3 Dark Up 45.7 255.6 Up 08:29:48 - 08:44:58 -2458
Toppenish/White Swan 08:37:28 -63.2 Dark Up 46.6 253.9 Up 08:29:53 - 08:45:03 -2466
Dunrhomin 08:36:32 -62.8 Dark Up 36.5 270.8 Up 08:28:57 - 08:44:07 -2539
Nikitin 08:36:31 -63.0 Dark Up 36.5 271.0 Up 08:28:56 - 08:44:06 -2555
The Dalles 08:37:28 -64.1 Dark Up 47.3 253.9 Up 08:29:53 - 08:45:03 -2556
CU-SBO 08:36:31 -63.1 Dark Up 36.6 271.0 Up 08:28:56 - 08:44:06 -2564
Maupin 08:37:26 -64.4 Dark Up 47.3 254.5 Up 08:29:51 - 08:45:01 -2590
Sisters 08:37:25 -65.4 Dark Up 47.9 254.9 Up 08:29:50 - 08:45:00 -2681
Bend 08:37:23 -65.6 Dark Up 47.8 255.4 Up 08:29:48 - 08:44:58 -2695
Oregon Observatory 08:37:23 -65.8 Dark Up 47.9 255.5 Up 08:29:48 - 08:44:58 -2714
Chiloquin 08:37:20 -67.1 Dark Up 48.6 256.5 Up 08:29:45 - 08:44:55 -2845
Klamath Falls 08:37:19 -67.4 Dark Up 48.6 257.0 Up 08:29:44 - 08:44:54 -2874
Cedarville 08:37:12 -67.8 Dark Up 47.6 259.1 Up 08:29:37 - 08:44:47 -2892
Fall River/Burney 08:37:14 -68.5 Dark Up 48.6 258.6 Up 08:29:39 - 08:44:49 -2972
Gimple 08:37:09 -69.3 Dark Up 48.4 260.0 Up 08:29:34 - 08:44:44 -3040
Greenville 08:37:10 -69.3 Dark Up 48.4 259.9 Up 08:29:35 - 08:44:45 -3043
Portola 08:37:07 -69.6 Dark Up 48.1 260.7 Up 08:29:32 - 08:44:42 -3059
Quincy 08:37:09 -69.5 Dark Up 48.5 260.2 Up 08:29:34 - 08:44:44 -3061
Reno 08:37:05 -69.7 Dark Up 47.7 261.5 Up 08:29:30 - 08:44:40 -3064
Yerington 08:37:02 -70.0 Dark Up 47.3 262.5 Up 08:29:27 - 08:44:37 -3096
Carson City 08:37:04 -70.0 Dark Up 47.7 261.9 Up 08:29:29 - 08:44:39 -3097
Gardnerville 08:37:03 -70.2 Dark Up 47.7 262.2 Up 08:29:28 - 08:44:38 -3118
Hawthorne 08:36:58 -70.3 Dark Up 46.9 263.4 Up 08:29:23 - 08:44:33 -3123
Lee Vining 08:36:58 -71.0 Dark Up 47.4 263.7 Up 08:29:23 - 08:44:33 -3191
Beatty 08:36:48 -71.1 Dark Up 45.6 266.4 Up 08:29:13 - 08:44:23 -3217
Bishop 08:36:54 -71.3 Dark Up 46.9 264.8 Up 08:29:19 - 08:44:29 -3225
Patrick 08:36:36 -71.1 Dark Up 43.4 269.6 Up 08:29:01 - 08:44:11 -3263
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:36:37 -71.6 Dark Up 44.0 269.4 Up 08:29:02 - 08:44:12 -3309
George/Scottsdale 08:36:26 -71.2 Dark Up 41.7 272.2 Up 08:28:51 - 08:44:01 -3354
Lake Havasu City 08:36:35 -72.0 Dark Up 43.8 270.2 Up 08:29:00 - 08:44:10 -3364
Idyllwild 08:36:39 -73.8 Dark Up 45.7 269.6 Up 08:29:04 - 08:44:14 -3516
Calipatria 08:36:34 -73.7 Dark Up 44.7 270.9 Up 08:28:59 - 08:44:09 -3535
Wildwood 08:36:46 -74.3 Dark Up 47.3 268.2 Up 08:29:11 - 08:44:21 -3543
Yuma 08:36:30 -73.6 Dark Up 44.0 271.7 Up 08:28:55 - 08:44:05 -3546

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 145451, (2025/01/20 08:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 14.78 124
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  5.58 112
114 Tau        05:27:38.1 +21:56:13  4.7  1.61 112
PPM 094431     05:30:43.4 +22:27:43  7.2  0.78 111
PPM 094436     05:31:04.4 +23:12:34  9.5  0.23 111
PPM 094438     05:31:05.4 +23:13:03 10.9  0.23 111
145451         05:32:03.8 +23:10:58 16.0       111
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/22 03:57:00 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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