RECON: TNO occultation with 145451

Event between (145451) 05RM43 and star GA1140:01441936 with event index number of 2469004

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/03/31 03:43:43 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:44:16.1 +25:08:27
Equinox of date position of star is 05:45:46.1 +25:08:59
Stellar brightness G=13.6, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 154 degrees from the moon. Moon is 40% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.7

[RECON map]
Object is 39.6 AU from the Sun and 39.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 11.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 164 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1641 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28864.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.6
Diameter=721.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 62.6 sec chord
Diameter=294.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 25.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 145451, (2027/03/31 03:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:38.9 +07:24:35  0.4 17.92 150
Alnath         05:28:01.0 +28:37:41  1.6  5.30 150
132 Tau        05:50:41.4 +24:34:27  4.9  1.22 155
PPM 094753     05:45:20.1 +25:27:00  6.7  0.33 154
PPM 094769     05:45:58.8 +25:12:42  9.9  0.06 154
145451         05:45:57.0 +25:09:03 13.6       155
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 38.3 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=26.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 03:49:04 -19.9 Dark Down 41.7 257.4 Up 03:34:53 - 04:03:16 2814
Kamloops 03:48:06 -12.6 AT Down 50.8 244.1 Up 03:33:54 - 04:02:17 2500
Kelowna 03:48:12 -13.5 AT Down 50.6 246.0 Up 03:34:01 - 04:02:24 2426
Peachland 03:48:11 -13.3 AT Down 50.8 245.8 Up 03:34:00 - 04:02:23 2412
Summerland 03:48:13 -13.5 AT Down 50.9 246.1 Up 03:34:01 - 04:02:24 2397
Penticton 03:48:13 -13.6 AT Down 50.8 246.3 Up 03:34:02 - 04:02:25 2392
Oliver 03:48:14 -13.7 AT Down 50.9 246.7 Up 03:34:02 - 04:02:25 2356
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:48:15 -13.9 AT Down 50.9 247.1 Up 03:34:04 - 04:02:27 2341
Okanogan 03:48:16 -14.0 AT Down 51.3 247.6 Up 03:34:04 - 04:02:27 2273
Victoria 03:47:56 -11.5 NT Down 53.6 243.1 Up 03:33:44 - 04:02:07 2257
Brewster 03:48:15 -14.0 AT Down 51.5 247.7 Up 03:34:04 - 04:02:27 2243
Manson/Chelan 03:48:15 -13.8 AT Down 51.8 247.6 Up 03:34:03 - 04:02:26 2218
Wenatchee 03:48:15 -13.9 AT Down 52.1 247.9 Up 03:34:04 - 04:02:27 2168
Ellensburg 03:48:15 -13.9 AT Down 52.4 248.2 Up 03:34:04 - 04:02:27 2123
Yakima 03:48:17 -14.1 AT Down 52.5 248.7 Up 03:34:06 - 04:02:29 2081
Toppenish/White Swan 03:48:18 -14.3 AT Down 52.5 249.1 Up 03:34:06 - 04:02:29 2060
PNWRO 03:48:27 -15.4 AT Down 51.6 251.2 Up 03:34:15 - 04:02:38 2037
The Dalles 03:48:15 -14.0 AT Down 53.3 249.3 Up 03:34:04 - 04:02:27 1972
Maupin 03:48:17 -14.2 AT Down 53.4 249.9 Up 03:34:06 - 04:02:29 1929
Sisters 03:48:16 -14.2 AT Down 54.0 250.5 Up 03:34:04 - 04:02:27 1833
Bend 03:48:19 -14.5 AT Down 53.9 251.1 Up 03:34:07 - 04:02:30 1810
Oregon Observatory 03:48:18 -14.5 AT Down 54.1 251.2 Up 03:34:07 - 04:02:30 1791
Dunrhomin 03:49:57 -27.2 Dark Down 42.5 268.8 Up 03:35:46 - 04:04:09 1649
Chiloquin 03:48:19 -14.6 AT Down 54.8 252.5 Up 03:34:08 - 04:02:31 1648
Nikitin 03:49:57 -27.2 Dark Down 42.5 269.0 Up 03:35:46 - 04:04:09 1629
CU-SBO 03:49:57 -27.2 Dark Down 42.5 269.0 Up 03:35:46 - 04:04:09 1621
Klamath Falls 03:48:20 -14.8 AT Down 54.8 253.1 Up 03:34:09 - 04:02:32 1612
Cedarville 03:48:32 -16.2 AT Down 53.8 255.6 Up 03:34:21 - 04:02:44 1554
Fall River/Burney 03:48:26 -15.5 AT Down 54.8 255.1 Up 03:34:14 - 04:02:37 1490
Gimple 03:48:31 -16.2 AT Down 54.6 256.8 Up 03:34:19 - 04:02:42 1398
Greenville 03:48:30 -16.1 AT Down 54.7 256.7 Up 03:34:19 - 04:02:42 1398
Quincy 03:48:30 -16.2 AT Down 54.7 257.0 Up 03:34:18 - 04:02:41 1376
Portola 03:48:34 -16.6 AT Down 54.4 257.6 Up 03:34:23 - 04:02:46 1367
Reno 03:48:39 -17.2 AT Down 54.0 258.6 Up 03:34:27 - 04:02:50 1346
Carson City 03:48:40 -17.3 AT Down 54.0 259.1 Up 03:34:28 - 04:02:51 1307
Yerington 03:48:44 -17.9 AT Down 53.5 259.9 Up 03:34:32 - 04:02:55 1294
Gardnerville 03:48:40 -17.5 AT Down 54.0 259.4 Up 03:34:29 - 04:02:52 1282
Hawthorne 03:48:48 -18.4 Dark Down 53.2 260.9 Up 03:34:37 - 04:03:00 1250
Lee Vining 03:48:47 -18.3 Dark Down 53.7 261.3 Up 03:34:35 - 04:02:58 1184
Bishop 03:48:53 -19.0 Dark Down 53.2 262.7 Up 03:34:42 - 04:03:05 1128
Beatty 03:49:04 -20.5 Dark Down 51.9 264.5 Up 03:34:52 - 04:03:15 1099
Patrick 03:49:25 -23.3 Dark Down 49.6 268.2 Up 03:35:13 - 04:03:36 980
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:49:21 -22.8 Dark Down 50.2 268.1 Up 03:35:10 - 04:03:33 943
Lake Havasu City 03:49:24 -23.3 Dark Down 50.0 269.0 Up 03:35:12 - 04:03:35 874
George/Scottsdale 03:49:41 -25.5 Dark Down 47.9 271.4 Up 03:35:29 - 04:03:52 831
Wildwood 03:48:58 -20.0 Dark Down 53.6 266.9 Up 03:34:46 - 04:03:09 771
Idyllwild 03:49:11 -21.7 Dark Down 52.0 268.6 Up 03:34:59 - 04:03:22 757
Calipatria 03:49:20 -22.8 Dark Down 51.0 270.0 Up 03:35:08 - 04:03:31 708
Yuma 03:49:26 -23.7 Dark Down 50.2 271.0 Up 03:35:15 - 04:03:38 674

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 145451, (2027/03/31 03:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 17.92 150
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  5.30 150
132 Tau        05:49:00.9 +24:34:02  4.9  1.22 155
PPM 094753     05:43:39.0 +25:26:23  6.7  0.33 154
PPM 094769     05:44:18.0 +25:12:07  9.9  0.06 154
145451         05:44:16.1 +25:08:27 13.6       154
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/23 03:27:10 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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