RECON: TNO occultation with 5145

Event between (5145) Pholus and star GA0760:13675552 with event index number of 1225944

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/07/04 04:55:02 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:27:40.2 -13:00:56
Equinox of date position of star is 18:28:59.0 -12:59:58
Stellar brightness G=15.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 22 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

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Object is 29.8 AU from the Sun and 28.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 100 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1355 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20855.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.0 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 5145, (2023/07/04 04:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:51.1 -26:28:56  0.9 30.78  42
Nunki          18:56:43.3 -26:15:55  2.0 14.78  10
PPM 234462     18:24:31.1 -12:00:05  6.3  1.48  23
PPM 234595     18:30:13.0 -12:56:36  8.2  0.30  21
PPM 234558     18:28:48.0 -12:43:45 10.0  0.27  22
5145           18:28:59.7 -12:59:57 15.8        21
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 38.1 km RECON observability=0.3 and success probability=13.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 04:55:44 -9.6 NT Up 20.9 151.8 Low 04:46:52 - 05:04:35 1
Kamloops 04:56:19 -5.4 CT Down 16.9 137.8 Really Low 04:47:27 - 05:05:10 -87
Kelowna 04:56:19 -6.4 NT Down 17.8 138.5 Really Low 04:47:28 - 05:05:11 -123
Peachland 04:56:20 -6.4 NT Down 17.8 138.2 Really Low 04:47:28 - 05:05:11 -129
Summerland 04:56:20 -6.5 NT Down 18.0 138.3 Really Low 04:47:29 - 05:05:12 -136
Penticton 04:56:20 -6.6 NT Down 18.1 138.3 Really Low 04:47:29 - 05:05:12 -139
Oliver 04:56:21 -6.9 NT Down 18.3 138.3 Really Low 04:47:29 - 05:05:12 -156
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:56:21 -7.1 NT Down 18.5 138.4 Really Low 04:47:29 - 05:05:12 -163
Okanogan 04:56:23 -7.5 NT Down 18.9 138.1 Really Low 04:47:31 - 05:05:14 -197
Victoria 04:56:31 -5.6 CT Down 17.1 134.7 Really Low 04:47:39 - 05:05:22 -206
Brewster 04:56:24 -7.6 NT Down 19.0 137.8 Really Low 04:47:32 - 05:05:15 -212
Manson/Chelan 04:56:25 -7.6 NT Down 19.0 137.4 Really Low 04:47:34 - 05:05:17 -224
Wenatchee 04:56:27 -7.8 NT Down 19.3 137.2 Really Low 04:47:35 - 05:05:18 -249
Ellensburg 04:56:28 -8.0 NT Down 19.5 136.9 Really Low 04:47:37 - 05:05:20 -272
Yakima 04:56:29 -8.3 NT Down 19.8 136.8 Really Low 04:47:38 - 05:05:21 -294
Toppenish/White Swan 04:56:29 -8.6 NT Down 20.0 136.9 Low 04:47:38 - 05:05:21 -305
PNWRO 04:56:27 -9.5 NT Up 21.0 138.1 Low 04:47:35 - 05:05:18 -318
The Dalles 04:56:33 -8.8 NT Down 20.2 136.0 Low 04:47:41 - 05:05:24 -351
Maupin 04:56:34 -9.1 NT Up 20.6 136.0 Low 04:47:42 - 05:05:25 -373
Sisters 04:56:37 -9.5 NT Up 21.0 135.3 Low 04:47:45 - 05:05:28 -425
Bend 04:56:37 -9.8 NT Up 21.3 135.5 Low 04:47:45 - 05:05:28 -438
Oregon Observatory 04:56:37 -9.9 NT Up 21.3 135.3 Low 04:47:46 - 05:05:29 -448
Chiloquin 04:56:41 -10.6 NT Up 22.0 134.6 Low 04:47:50 - 05:05:33 -529
Klamath Falls 04:56:42 -10.9 NT Up 22.3 134.6 Low 04:47:50 - 05:05:33 -549
Cedarville 04:56:40 -12.2 AT Up 23.7 135.8 Low 04:47:48 - 05:05:31 -584
Fall River/Burney 04:56:44 -11.9 NT Up 23.4 134.5 Low 04:47:52 - 05:05:35 -620
Dunrhomin 04:56:01 -20.1 Dark Up 31.5 149.8 Up 04:47:10 - 05:04:53 -637
Nikitin 04:56:02 -20.2 Dark Up 31.6 149.7 Up 04:47:10 - 05:04:53 -648
CU-SBO 04:56:02 -20.2 Dark Up 31.7 149.6 Up 04:47:10 - 05:04:53 -652
Gimple 04:56:44 -12.9 AT Up 24.3 134.7 Low 04:47:53 - 05:05:36 -675
Greenville 04:56:45 -12.8 AT Up 24.2 134.7 Low 04:47:53 - 05:05:36 -676
Quincy 04:56:45 -13.0 AT Up 24.4 134.6 Low 04:47:54 - 05:05:37 -689
Portola 04:56:44 -13.3 AT Up 24.7 135.0 Low 04:47:53 - 05:05:36 -694
Reno 04:56:43 -13.8 AT Up 25.3 135.5 Low 04:47:51 - 05:05:34 -709
Carson City 04:56:44 -14.1 AT Up 25.5 135.4 Low 04:47:52 - 05:05:35 -732
Yerington 04:56:43 -14.6 AT Up 26.0 135.9 Low 04:47:51 - 05:05:34 -742
Gardnerville 04:56:44 -14.3 AT Up 25.7 135.3 Low 04:47:53 - 05:05:36 -748
Hawthorne 04:56:42 -15.2 AT Up 26.7 136.2 Low 04:47:50 - 05:05:33 -771
Lee Vining 04:56:44 -15.4 AT Up 26.8 135.6 Low 04:47:53 - 05:05:36 -810
Bishop 04:56:44 -16.2 AT Up 27.6 136.0 Low 04:47:52 - 05:05:35 -848
Beatty 04:56:40 -17.4 AT Up 28.8 137.3 Low 04:47:49 - 05:05:32 -874
Patrick 04:56:35 -20.1 Dark Up 31.5 139.4 Up 04:47:43 - 05:05:26 -970
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:56:37 -19.9 Dark Up 31.3 138.7 Up 04:47:46 - 05:05:29 -990
Lake Havasu City 04:56:38 -20.5 Dark Up 32.0 138.6 Up 04:47:46 - 05:05:29 -1037
Wildwood 04:56:51 -18.5 Dark Up 29.8 134.6 Low 04:47:59 - 05:05:42 -1081
George/Scottsdale 04:56:32 -22.4 Dark Up 33.9 140.7 Up 04:47:40 - 05:05:23 -1088
Idyllwild 04:56:46 -19.8 Dark Up 31.2 136.1 Up 04:47:54 - 05:05:37 -1099
Calipatria 04:56:44 -20.9 Dark Up 32.3 137.0 Up 04:47:52 - 05:05:35 -1142
Yuma 04:56:42 -21.7 Dark Up 33.1 137.6 Up 04:47:50 - 05:05:33 -1171

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, (2023/07/04 04:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 30.78  42
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 14.78  10
PPM 234462     18:23:12.2 -12:00:54  6.3  1.48  23
PPM 234595     18:28:53.5 -12:57:36  8.2  0.30  21
PPM 234558     18:27:28.7 -12:44:43 10.0  0.27  22
5145           18:27:40.2 -13:00:56 15.8        21
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/19 02:39:36 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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