RECON: TNO occultation with 5145

Event between (5145) Pholus and star GA0760:14755690 with event index number of 1225849

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/05/16 10:51:41 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:33:03.2 -12:57:34
Equinox of date position of star is 18:34:21.9 -12:56:26
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 98 degrees from the moon. Moon is 12% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

[RECON map]
Object is 29.7 AU from the Sun and 29.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 146 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1385 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21016.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.9 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 5145, (2023/05/16 10:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:50.7 -26:28:55  0.9 31.95 125
Nunki          18:56:42.8 -26:15:56  2.0 14.32  93
PPM 234707     18:34:59.1 -14:50:04  6.1  1.90  97
PPM 234704     18:34:52.0 -12:41:11  8.5  0.28  97
PPM 234687     18:34:08.5 -13:02:27  9.5  0.11  98
5145           18:34:22.2 -12:56:26 16.8        97
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 24.2 km RECON observability=0.6 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 10:51:15 -2.9 CT Up 24.1 193.4 Low 10:38:33 - 11:03:57 5012
Kamloops 10:52:08 -10.4 NT Down 26.4 178.2 Low 10:39:26 - 11:04:50 4904
Kelowna 10:52:04 -10.6 NT Down 27.2 179.1 Low 10:39:22 - 11:04:46 4867
Peachland 10:52:06 -10.9 NT Down 27.3 178.8 Low 10:39:24 - 11:04:48 4860
Summerland 10:52:06 -10.9 NT Down 27.4 178.9 Low 10:39:24 - 11:04:48 4853
Penticton 10:52:06 -10.9 NT Down 27.5 179.0 Low 10:39:24 - 11:04:48 4850
Oliver 10:52:06 -11.2 NT Down 27.9 179.0 Low 10:39:24 - 11:04:48 4832
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:52:05 -11.2 NT Down 28.0 179.2 Low 10:39:23 - 11:04:47 4824
Okanogan 10:52:05 -11.8 NT Down 28.7 179.0 Low 10:39:23 - 11:04:47 4788
Victoria 10:52:20 -13.3 AT Down 28.4 174.8 Low 10:39:38 - 11:05:02 4776
Brewster 10:52:05 -12.1 AT Down 28.9 178.7 Low 10:39:23 - 11:04:47 4773
Manson/Chelan 10:52:08 -12.4 AT Down 29.1 178.3 Low 10:39:26 - 11:04:50 4760
Wenatchee 10:52:08 -12.8 AT Down 29.6 178.1 Low 10:39:26 - 11:04:50 4733
Ellensburg 10:52:09 -13.2 AT Down 30.0 177.9 Up 10:39:27 - 11:04:51 4709
Yakima 10:52:09 -13.6 AT Down 30.4 177.9 Up 10:39:27 - 11:04:51 4686
Toppenish/White Swan 10:52:08 -13.6 AT Down 30.6 178.0 Up 10:39:26 - 11:04:50 4675
PNWRO 10:52:02 -13.2 AT Down 31.0 179.7 Up 10:39:20 - 11:04:44 4661
The Dalles 10:52:12 -14.6 AT Down 31.4 177.1 Up 10:39:30 - 11:04:54 4626
Maupin 10:52:11 -14.8 AT Down 31.8 177.2 Up 10:39:29 - 11:04:53 4602
Sisters 10:52:13 -15.7 AT Down 32.7 176.7 Up 10:39:31 - 11:04:55 4547
Bend 10:52:12 -15.8 AT Down 32.9 176.9 Up 10:39:30 - 11:04:54 4534
Oregon Observatory 10:52:13 -16.0 AT Down 33.1 176.8 Up 10:39:31 - 11:04:55 4523
Chiloquin 10:52:15 -17.2 AT Down 34.4 176.3 Up 10:39:33 - 11:04:57 4439
Klamath Falls 10:52:14 -17.4 AT Down 34.7 176.3 Up 10:39:32 - 11:04:56 4418
Cedarville 10:52:07 -17.1 AT Down 35.5 178.2 Up 10:39:25 - 11:04:49 4383
Dunrhomin 10:50:58 -9.5 NT Up 35.4 195.9 Up 10:38:16 - 11:03:40 4348
Fall River/Burney 10:52:13 -18.1 Dark Down 35.9 176.7 Up 10:39:31 - 11:04:55 4344
Nikitin 10:50:58 -9.6 NT Up 35.6 195.9 Up 10:38:16 - 11:03:40 4336
CU-SBO 10:50:58 -9.7 NT Up 35.7 195.8 Up 10:38:16 - 11:03:40 4332
Gimple 10:52:10 -18.5 Dark Down 36.9 177.3 Up 10:39:28 - 11:04:52 4287
Greenville 10:52:10 -18.5 Dark Down 36.9 177.2 Up 10:39:28 - 11:04:52 4287
Quincy 10:52:11 -18.7 Dark Down 37.1 177.2 Up 10:39:29 - 11:04:53 4273
Portola 10:52:08 -18.5 Dark Down 37.2 177.8 Up 10:39:26 - 11:04:50 4268
Reno 10:52:05 -18.4 Dark Down 37.5 178.6 Up 10:39:23 - 11:04:47 4253
Carson City 10:52:05 -18.6 Dark Down 37.8 178.6 Up 10:39:23 - 11:04:47 4229
Yerington 10:52:02 -18.4 Dark Down 38.0 179.4 Up 10:39:20 - 11:04:44 4219
Gardnerville 10:52:05 -18.8 Dark Down 38.1 178.6 Up 10:39:23 - 11:04:47 4213
Hawthorne 10:51:59 -18.4 Dark Down 38.5 180.0 Up 10:39:17 - 11:04:41 4190
Lee Vining 10:52:01 -19.1 Dark Down 39.1 179.4 Up 10:39:19 - 11:04:43 4149
Bishop 10:51:58 -19.1 Dark Down 39.7 180.3 Up 10:39:16 - 11:04:40 4110
Beatty 10:51:50 -18.5 Dark Down 40.1 182.3 Up 10:39:08 - 11:04:32 4085
Patrick 10:51:35 -17.8 AT Up 41.4 186.1 Up 10:38:53 - 11:04:17 3990
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:51:39 -18.4 Dark Up 41.7 185.2 Up 10:38:57 - 11:04:21 3969
Lake Havasu City 10:51:38 -18.7 Dark Up 42.4 185.6 Up 10:38:56 - 11:04:20 3920
George/Scottsdale 10:51:24 -17.7 AT Up 42.9 188.8 Up 10:38:42 - 11:04:06 3871
Wildwood 10:51:58 -21.5 Dark Down 42.9 180.0 Up 10:39:16 - 11:04:40 3869
Idyllwild 10:51:44 -20.7 Dark Down 43.3 182.5 Up 10:39:02 - 11:04:26 3854
Calipatria 10:51:42 -20.3 Dark Down 43.8 184.1 Up 10:39:00 - 11:04:24 3811
Yuma 10:51:38 -20.1 Dark Up 44.2 185.3 Up 10:38:56 - 11:04:20 3782

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, (2023/05/16 10:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 31.95 125
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 14.32  93
PPM 234707     18:33:39.1 -14:51:14  6.1  1.90  97
PPM 234704     18:33:33.1 -12:42:20  8.5  0.28  97
PPM 234687     18:32:49.4 -13:03:36  9.5  0.11  98
5145           18:33:03.2 -12:57:34 16.8        97
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/19 02:34:45 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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