RECON: TNO occultation with 5145

Event between (5145) Pholus and star GA0760:13522126 with event index number of 1124236

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/05/26 10:12:01 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:26:06.6 -12:24:57
Equinox of date position of star is 18:27:21.3 -12:24:05
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 103 degrees from the moon. Moon is 15% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.8

[RECON map]
TNO is 29.4 AU from the Sun and 28.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 115 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1328 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20696.7 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.7 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 5145, (2022/05/26 10:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:47.1 -26:28:47  0.9 30.76 129
Nunki          18:56:39.2 -26:16:01  2.0 15.48  97
PPM 234462     18:24:27.4 -12:00:07  6.3  0.82 104
PPM 234500     18:25:57.3 -12:27:41  8.5  0.35 104
PPM 234535     18:27:54.8 -12:15:56  9.9  0.19 103
5145           18:27:22.0 -12:24:05 16.4       103
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 23.3 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=0.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:11:23 -5.8 CT Up 24.3 195.4 Low 10:01:16 - 10:21:29 7065
Kamloops 10:12:07 -12.4 AT Down 26.9 180.1 Low 10:02:01 - 10:22:14 6999
Kelowna 10:12:05 -12.8 AT Down 27.7 181.1 Low 10:01:58 - 10:22:11 6959
Peachland 10:12:06 -12.9 AT Down 27.8 180.8 Low 10:01:59 - 10:22:12 6953
Summerland 10:12:05 -13.0 AT Down 28.0 180.9 Low 10:01:59 - 10:22:12 6945
Penticton 10:12:05 -13.1 AT Down 28.0 181.0 Low 10:01:58 - 10:22:11 6942
Oliver 10:12:04 -13.4 AT Down 28.4 181.0 Low 10:01:58 - 10:22:11 6923
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:12:03 -13.4 AT Down 28.6 181.2 Low 10:01:57 - 10:22:10 6915
Tonasket 10:12:04 -13.7 AT Down 28.9 181.1 Low 10:01:58 - 10:22:11 6898
Victoria 10:12:17 -15.2 AT Down 29.0 176.8 Low 10:02:11 - 10:22:24 6880
Okanogan 10:12:04 -14.1 AT Down 29.2 181.0 Low 10:01:58 - 10:22:11 6880
Brewster 10:12:06 -14.4 AT Down 29.5 180.8 Low 10:01:59 - 10:22:12 6865
Manson/Chelan 10:12:07 -14.7 AT Down 29.7 180.4 Low 10:02:01 - 10:22:14 6853
Wenatchee 10:12:07 -15.1 AT Down 30.2 180.2 Up 10:02:00 - 10:22:13 6826
Ellensburg 10:12:08 -15.6 AT Down 30.6 179.9 Up 10:02:01 - 10:22:14 6802
Yakima 10:12:08 -15.9 AT Down 31.0 179.9 Up 10:02:01 - 10:22:14 6779
Toppenish/White Swan 10:12:08 -16.0 AT Down 31.2 180.1 Up 10:02:01 - 10:22:14 6767
PNWRO 10:12:02 -15.8 AT Down 31.6 181.8 Up 10:01:55 - 10:22:08 6748
Goldendale 10:12:09 -16.6 AT Down 31.8 179.6 Up 10:02:02 - 10:22:15 6734
The Dalles 10:12:10 -17.0 AT Down 32.0 179.2 Up 10:02:04 - 10:22:17 6720
Maupin 10:12:10 -17.3 AT Down 32.4 179.3 Up 10:02:04 - 10:22:17 6696
Sisters 10:12:12 -18.2 Dark Down 33.3 178.7 Up 10:02:05 - 10:22:18 6642
Bend 10:12:11 -18.3 Dark Down 33.5 179.0 Up 10:02:05 - 10:22:18 6628
Oregon Observatory 10:12:11 -18.5 Dark Down 33.7 178.9 Up 10:02:04 - 10:22:17 6617
North Lake 10:12:09 -18.9 Dark Down 34.3 179.5 Up 10:02:02 - 10:22:15 6579
Chiloquin 10:12:13 -19.8 Dark Down 35.0 178.4 Up 10:02:06 - 10:22:19 6534
Lakeview 10:12:08 -19.5 Dark Down 35.4 180.1 Up 10:02:01 - 10:22:14 6512
Klamath Falls 10:12:13 -20.1 Dark Down 35.3 178.5 Up 10:02:06 - 10:22:19 6512
Cedarville 10:12:06 -20.0 Dark Down 36.1 180.4 Up 10:01:59 - 10:22:12 6470
Fall River/Burney 10:12:11 -20.9 Dark Down 36.5 178.9 Up 10:02:05 - 10:22:18 6436
Susanville 10:12:08 -21.1 Dark Down 37.2 179.8 Up 10:02:01 - 10:22:14 6395
Dunrhomin 10:11:09 -13.9 AT Up 35.5 198.2 Up 10:01:02 - 10:21:15 6379
Gimple 10:12:09 -21.5 Dark Down 37.4 179.5 Up 10:02:02 - 10:22:15 6376
Greenville 10:12:10 -21.5 Dark Down 37.4 179.4 Up 10:02:03 - 10:22:16 6376
Quincy 10:12:09 -21.7 Dark Down 37.6 179.4 Up 10:02:03 - 10:22:16 6362
CU-SBO 10:11:09 -14.1 AT Up 35.8 198.1 Up 10:01:03 - 10:21:16 6362
Portola 10:12:08 -21.6 Dark Down 37.8 180.0 Up 10:02:01 - 10:22:14 6355
Reno 10:12:05 -21.5 Dark Down 38.0 180.8 Up 10:01:58 - 10:22:11 6338
Carson City 10:12:04 -21.8 Dark Down 38.4 180.8 Up 10:01:58 - 10:22:11 6313
Yerington 10:12:02 -21.7 Dark Down 38.6 181.6 Up 10:01:55 - 10:22:08 6301
Gardnerville 10:12:05 -22.0 Dark Down 38.6 180.9 Up 10:01:58 - 10:22:11 6297
Hawthorne 10:12:01 -21.8 Dark Down 39.0 182.3 Up 10:01:54 - 10:22:07 6269
Tonopah 10:11:55 -21.6 Dark Down 39.4 184.1 Up 10:01:48 - 10:22:01 6239
Lee Vining 10:12:02 -22.5 Dark Down 39.6 181.7 Up 10:01:55 - 10:22:08 6229
Bishop 10:11:59 -22.7 Dark Down 40.2 182.6 Up 10:01:52 - 10:22:05 6187
Beatty 10:11:52 -22.3 Dark Down 40.6 184.7 Up 10:01:46 - 10:21:59 6156
Indian Springs 10:11:48 -22.0 Dark Down 40.8 186.1 Up 10:01:41 - 10:21:54 6133
Henderson 10:11:44 -22.1 Dark Down 41.3 187.0 Up 10:01:38 - 10:21:51 6094
Patrick 10:11:40 -22.0 Dark Down 41.8 188.5 Up 10:01:33 - 10:21:46 6047
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:11:40 -22.3 Dark Down 42.0 188.3 Up 10:01:34 - 10:21:47 6031
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:11:43 -22.6 Dark Down 42.1 187.6 Up 10:01:36 - 10:21:49 6029
Mohave Valley 10:11:43 -22.8 Dark Down 42.4 187.7 Up 10:01:36 - 10:21:49 6008
Lake Havasu City 10:11:41 -23.0 Dark Down 42.7 188.0 Up 10:01:35 - 10:21:48 5978
Parker 10:11:41 -23.2 Dark Down 43.1 188.1 Up 10:01:35 - 10:21:48 5951
Wildwood 10:11:59 -25.4 Dark Down 43.5 182.5 Up 10:01:52 - 10:22:05 5945
Idyllwild 10:11:51 -24.8 Dark Down 43.7 185.0 Up 10:01:45 - 10:21:58 5920
George/Scottsdale 10:11:31 -22.2 Dark Down 43.2 191.4 Up 10:01:24 - 10:21:37 5918
Calipatria 10:11:46 -24.6 Dark Down 44.2 186.6 Up 10:01:39 - 10:21:52 5873
Yuma 10:11:42 -24.5 Dark Down 44.6 187.9 Up 10:01:36 - 10:21:49 5839

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, (2022/05/26 10:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 30.76 129
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 15.48  97
PPM 234462     18:23:12.2 -12:00:54  6.3  0.82 104
PPM 234500     18:24:41.8 -12:28:30  8.5  0.35 104
PPM 234535     18:26:39.4 -12:16:49  9.9  0.19 103
5145           18:26:06.6 -12:24:57 16.4       103
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/15 01:02:50 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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