RECON: TNO occultation with 5145

Event between (5145) Pholus and star GA0760:14629736 with event index number of 1225860

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/05/21 06:52:06 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:32:37.7 -12:57:16
Equinox of date position of star is 18:33:56.4 -12:56:08
Stellar brightness G=16.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 157 degrees from the moon. Moon is 3% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

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Object is 29.7 AU from the Sun and 28.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 134 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1386 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20980.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.9 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 5145, (2023/05/21 06:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:50.7 -26:28:55  0.9 31.86 171
Nunki          18:56:42.8 -26:15:56  2.0 14.36 157
PPM 234686     18:34:03.5 -14:50:49  5.1  1.91 158
PPM 234704     18:34:52.0 -12:41:10  8.5  0.34 156
PPM 234687     18:34:08.5 -13:02:27  9.5  0.12 157
5145           18:33:56.7 -12:56:08 16.1       156
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 24.7 km RECON observability=0.2 and success probability=5.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:54:30 -17.8 AT Down 15.6 137.6 Really Low 06:42:48 - 07:06:11 3312
Kamloops 06:55:07 -17.8 AT Down 9.9 124.8 Really Low 06:43:26 - 07:06:49 3040
Kelowna 06:55:08 -18.8 Dark Down 10.8 125.5 Really Low 06:43:27 - 07:06:50 3003
Peachland 06:55:09 -18.8 Dark Down 10.7 125.2 Really Low 06:43:28 - 07:06:51 2992
Summerland 06:55:10 -19.0 Dark Down 10.8 125.3 Really Low 06:43:28 - 07:06:51 2984
Penticton 06:55:10 -19.1 Dark Down 10.9 125.3 Really Low 06:43:28 - 07:06:51 2982
Oliver 06:55:10 -19.4 Dark Down 11.2 125.3 Really Low 06:43:29 - 07:06:52 2960
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:55:11 -19.6 Dark Down 11.4 125.4 Really Low 06:43:30 - 07:06:53 2953
Okanogan 06:55:13 -20.2 Dark Down 11.6 125.1 Really Low 06:43:32 - 07:06:55 2908
Brewster 06:55:15 -20.4 Dark Down 11.7 124.9 Really Low 06:43:33 - 07:06:56 2888
Manson/Chelan 06:55:16 -20.6 Dark Down 11.6 124.6 Really Low 06:43:35 - 07:06:58 2869
Victoria 06:55:21 -19.3 Dark Down 9.4 122.1 Really Low 06:43:39 - 07:07:02 2859
Wenatchee 06:55:18 -21.0 Dark Down 11.8 124.4 Really Low 06:43:37 - 07:07:00 2835
Ellensburg 06:55:20 -21.3 Dark Down 11.9 124.1 Really Low 06:43:38 - 07:07:01 2805
Yakima 06:55:22 -21.7 Dark Down 12.1 124.1 Really Low 06:43:40 - 07:07:03 2777
Toppenish/White Swan 06:55:22 -22.0 Dark Down 12.3 124.2 Really Low 06:43:40 - 07:07:03 2765
PNWRO 06:55:20 -22.6 Dark Down 13.4 125.3 Really Low 06:43:39 - 07:07:02 2764
The Dalles 06:55:26 -22.6 Dark Down 12.3 123.4 Really Low 06:43:45 - 07:07:08 2700
Maupin 06:55:27 -23.0 Dark Down 12.6 123.4 Really Low 06:43:45 - 07:07:08 2673
Sisters 06:55:31 -23.7 Dark Down 12.8 122.9 Really Low 06:43:50 - 07:07:13 2605
Bend 06:55:31 -24.0 Dark Down 13.1 123.0 Really Low 06:43:50 - 07:07:13 2592
Oregon Observatory 06:55:32 -24.2 Dark Down 13.1 122.9 Really Low 06:43:51 - 07:07:14 2578
Dunrhomin 06:54:58 -29.6 Dark Down 24.7 135.4 Low 06:43:17 - 07:06:40 2575
Nikitin 06:54:59 -29.8 Dark Down 24.8 135.3 Low 06:43:17 - 07:06:40 2561
CU-SBO 06:54:59 -29.8 Dark Down 24.8 135.2 Low 06:43:18 - 07:06:41 2555
Chiloquin 06:55:37 -25.3 Dark Down 13.6 122.3 Really Low 06:43:56 - 07:07:19 2476
Klamath Falls 06:55:38 -25.7 Dark Down 13.8 122.3 Really Low 06:43:57 - 07:07:20 2453
Cedarville 06:55:36 -26.7 Dark Down 15.2 123.4 Really Low 06:43:55 - 07:07:18 2429
Fall River/Burney 06:55:41 -26.9 Dark Down 14.7 122.4 Really Low 06:43:59 - 07:07:22 2372
Gimple 06:55:42 -27.9 Dark Down 15.5 122.6 Really Low 06:44:01 - 07:07:24 2313
Greenville 06:55:43 -27.9 Dark Down 15.5 122.5 Really Low 06:44:01 - 07:07:24 2312
Quincy 06:55:43 -28.1 Dark Down 15.6 122.5 Really Low 06:44:01 - 07:07:24 2296
Portola 06:55:42 -28.3 Dark Down 15.9 122.8 Really Low 06:44:01 - 07:07:24 2295
Reno 06:55:41 -28.7 Dark Down 16.5 123.2 Really Low 06:44:00 - 07:07:23 2286
Carson City 06:55:43 -29.0 Dark Down 16.7 123.2 Really Low 06:44:01 - 07:07:24 2259
Yerington 06:55:41 -29.3 Dark Down 17.2 123.6 Really Low 06:44:00 - 07:07:23 2255
Gardnerville 06:55:43 -29.3 Dark Down 16.9 123.1 Really Low 06:44:01 - 07:07:24 2241
Hawthorne 06:55:41 -29.9 Dark Down 17.8 123.9 Really Low 06:44:00 - 07:07:23 2229
Lee Vining 06:55:44 -30.4 Dark Down 17.8 123.4 Really Low 06:44:03 - 07:07:26 2177
Bishop 06:55:44 -31.1 Dark Down 18.6 123.7 Really Low 06:44:02 - 07:07:25 2142
Beatty 06:55:41 -31.8 Dark Down 20.0 124.8 Really Low 06:43:59 - 07:07:22 2134
Patrick 06:55:36 -33.8 Dark Down 22.7 126.6 Low 06:43:55 - 07:07:18 2066
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:55:39 -33.9 Dark Down 22.4 126.0 Low 06:43:57 - 07:07:20 2033
Lake Havasu City 06:55:40 -34.6 Dark Down 23.0 125.9 Low 06:43:58 - 07:07:21 1983
George/Scottsdale 06:55:34 -35.7 Dark Down 25.1 127.6 Low 06:43:52 - 07:07:15 1963
Idyllwild 06:55:48 -34.9 Dark Down 21.8 123.9 Low 06:44:07 - 07:07:30 1879
Wildwood 06:55:53 -34.2 Dark Down 20.3 122.6 Low 06:44:11 - 07:07:34 1873
Calipatria 06:55:46 -35.8 Dark Down 23.0 124.6 Low 06:44:05 - 07:07:28 1848
Yuma 06:55:44 -36.3 Dark Down 23.8 125.1 Low 06:44:03 - 07:07:26 1829

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, (2023/05/21 06:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 31.86 171
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 14.36 157
PPM 234686     18:32:43.3 -14:51:57  5.1  1.91 158
PPM 234704     18:33:33.1 -12:42:20  8.5  0.34 156
PPM 234687     18:32:49.4 -13:03:36  9.5  0.12 157
5145           18:32:37.7 -12:57:16 16.1       157
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/19 02:35:09 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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