RECON: TNO occultation with 5145

Event between (5145) Pholus and star GA0760:13989935 with event index number of 1401914

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/08/04 06:31:30 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:30:05.5 -13:41:43
Equinox of date position of star is 18:31:28.5 -13:40:37
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 145 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0

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Object is 30.1 AU from the Sun and 29.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 123 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1625 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21217.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.0 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 5145, (2024/08/04 06:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:55.2 -26:29:04  0.9 30.96 120
Nunki          18:56:47.3 -26:15:50  2.0 13.91 152
PPM 234686     18:34:07.6 -14:50:45  5.1  1.33 146
PPM 234665     18:33:21.5 -13:59:15  8.2  0.55 145
PPM 234636     18:32:12.4 -13:36:59  9.5  0.19 145
5145           18:31:29.1 -13:40:36 16.8       145
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 20.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:29:42 -18.9 Dark Down 24.7 193.8 Low 06:18:58 - 06:40:27 9571
Victoria 06:29:52 -20.0 Dark Down 27.2 190.8 Low 06:19:08 - 06:40:37 9521
Peachland 06:29:40 -19.9 Dark Down 25.5 194.5 Low 06:18:55 - 06:40:24 9510
Kelowna 06:29:40 -19.9 Dark Down 25.3 194.8 Low 06:18:55 - 06:40:24 9509
Summerland 06:29:38 -20.1 Dark Down 25.6 194.6 Low 06:18:54 - 06:40:23 9500
Penticton 06:29:39 -20.2 Dark Down 25.6 194.7 Low 06:18:55 - 06:40:24 9494
Oliver 06:29:39 -20.5 Dark Down 26.0 194.8 Low 06:18:55 - 06:40:24 9475
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:29:39 -20.7 Dark Down 26.1 195.0 Low 06:18:55 - 06:40:24 9462
Okanogan 06:29:39 -21.2 Dark Down 26.8 194.9 Low 06:18:55 - 06:40:24 9430
Brewster 06:29:40 -21.4 Dark Down 27.1 194.7 Low 06:18:55 - 06:40:24 9419
Manson/Chelan 06:29:42 -21.5 Dark Down 27.3 194.3 Low 06:18:57 - 06:40:26 9416
Wenatchee 06:29:40 -21.9 Dark Down 27.8 194.2 Low 06:18:56 - 06:40:25 9393
Ellensburg 06:29:43 -22.2 Dark Down 28.3 194.0 Low 06:18:58 - 06:40:27 9374
Yakima 06:29:43 -22.6 Dark Down 28.6 194.0 Low 06:18:58 - 06:40:27 9351
Toppenish/White Swan 06:29:42 -22.8 Dark Down 28.8 194.3 Low 06:18:57 - 06:40:26 9334
Sleaford 06:29:02 -20.3 Dark Down 20.2 208.2 Low 06:18:17 - 06:39:46 9334
The Dalles 06:29:44 -23.3 Dark Down 29.7 193.5 Low 06:19:00 - 06:40:29 9306
Maupin 06:29:44 -23.7 Dark Down 30.1 193.7 Up 06:19:00 - 06:40:29 9279
PNWRO 06:29:36 -23.6 Dark Down 28.9 195.9 Low 06:18:51 - 06:40:20 9278
Sisters 06:29:45 -24.3 Dark Down 31.0 193.2 Up 06:19:00 - 06:40:29 9238
Bend 06:29:45 -24.6 Dark Down 31.2 193.6 Up 06:19:01 - 06:40:30 9217
Oregon Observatory 06:29:45 -24.7 Dark Down 31.4 193.5 Up 06:19:01 - 06:40:30 9209
Chiloquin 06:29:47 -25.7 Dark Down 32.8 193.2 Up 06:19:03 - 06:40:32 9137
Klamath Falls 06:29:47 -26.1 Dark Down 33.1 193.3 Up 06:19:03 - 06:40:32 9113
Cedarville 06:29:41 -27.2 Dark Down 33.5 195.2 Up 06:18:56 - 06:40:25 9029
Fall River/Burney 06:29:45 -27.2 Dark Down 34.2 193.9 Up 06:19:00 - 06:40:29 9026
Greenville 06:29:44 -28.2 Dark Down 35.0 194.6 Up 06:18:59 - 06:40:28 8955
Gimple 06:29:43 -28.2 Dark Down 35.0 194.7 Up 06:18:58 - 06:40:27 8953
Quincy 06:29:43 -28.4 Dark Down 35.2 194.6 Up 06:18:58 - 06:40:27 8941
Portola 06:29:40 -28.7 Dark Down 35.2 195.2 Up 06:18:56 - 06:40:25 8921
Reno 06:29:39 -29.1 Dark Down 35.3 196.0 Up 06:18:55 - 06:40:24 8886
Carson City 06:29:40 -29.5 Dark Down 35.7 196.1 Up 06:18:55 - 06:40:24 8861
Gardnerville 06:29:38 -29.7 Dark Down 35.9 196.2 Up 06:18:54 - 06:40:23 8843
Yerington 06:29:37 -29.8 Dark Down 35.7 196.9 Up 06:18:53 - 06:40:22 8831
Hawthorne 06:29:35 -30.4 Dark Down 36.0 197.6 Up 06:18:51 - 06:40:20 8785
Lee Vining 06:29:37 -30.8 Dark Down 36.7 197.1 Up 06:18:53 - 06:40:22 8758
Bishop 06:29:34 -31.6 Dark Down 37.1 198.1 Up 06:18:50 - 06:40:19 8695
Beatty 06:29:29 -32.5 Dark Down 37.1 200.1 Up 06:18:44 - 06:40:13 8618
Dunrhomin 06:28:49 -32.0 Dark Down 30.2 211.7 Up 06:18:04 - 06:39:33 8545
Nikitin 06:28:48 -32.2 Dark Down 30.3 211.7 Up 06:18:04 - 06:39:33 8532
CU-SBO 06:28:48 -32.2 Dark Down 30.4 211.6 Up 06:18:04 - 06:39:33 8530
Wildwood 06:29:36 -34.4 Dark Down 40.2 198.7 Up 06:18:52 - 06:40:21 8457
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:29:20 -34.8 Dark Down 38.1 203.1 Up 06:18:35 - 06:40:04 8427
Patrick 06:29:17 -34.8 Dark Down 37.6 203.9 Up 06:18:32 - 06:40:01 8426
Idyllwild 06:29:29 -35.4 Dark Down 40.0 201.1 Up 06:18:44 - 06:40:13 8378
Lake Havasu City 06:29:17 -35.5 Dark Down 38.6 203.6 Up 06:18:33 - 06:40:02 8368
Calipatria 06:29:24 -36.4 Dark Down 40.2 202.7 Up 06:18:39 - 06:40:08 8296
George/Scottsdale 06:29:10 -36.9 Dark Down 38.5 206.7 Up 06:18:25 - 06:39:54 8237
Yuma 06:29:20 -37.1 Dark Down 40.4 203.9 Up 06:18:36 - 06:40:05 8236

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, (2024/08/04 06:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 30.96 120
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 13.91 152
PPM 234686     18:32:43.3 -14:51:57  5.1  1.33 146
PPM 234665     18:31:57.8 -14:00:25  8.2  0.55 145
PPM 234636     18:30:48.9 -13:38:06  9.5  0.19 145
5145           18:30:05.5 -13:41:43 16.8       145
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/11 03:49:36 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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