RECON: TNO occultation with 145452

Event between (145452) 05RN43 and star GA0900:16523759 with event index number of 2469219

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/10/04 10:56:03 UTC

J2000 position of star is 23:27:54.7 +01:39:12
Equinox of date position of star is 23:29:09.4 +01:47:15
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 19 degrees from the moon. Moon is 90% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.8

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Object is 40.6 AU from the Sun and 39.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 67 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1480 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28745.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.7
Diameter=1086.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 46.3 sec chord
Diameter=443.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 18.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 145452, (2025/10/04 10:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:04.0 -29:29:06  1.2 32.10  20
Markab         23:06:02.7 +15:20:40  2.5 14.71  27
16 Psc         23:37:42.2 +02:14:43  5.7  2.16  21
PPM 174107     23:29:02.6 +02:01:44  7.8  0.24  19
145452         23:29:13.8 +01:47:43 15.7        19
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 37.3 km RECON observability=0.4 and success probability=59.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:52:01 -21.7 Dark Down 8.4 261.9 Really Low 10:45:58 - 10:58:04 1641
Kamloops 10:52:12 -30.3 Dark Down 17.4 250.4 Really Low 10:46:09 - 10:58:15 1630
Kelowna 10:52:09 -30.2 Dark Down 17.1 251.4 Really Low 10:46:06 - 10:58:12 1536
Peachland 10:52:09 -30.5 Dark Down 17.4 251.2 Really Low 10:46:06 - 10:58:12 1529
Summerland 10:52:09 -30.5 Dark Down 17.3 251.3 Really Low 10:46:06 - 10:58:12 1513
Penticton 10:52:09 -30.5 Dark Down 17.3 251.4 Really Low 10:46:06 - 10:58:12 1504
Oliver 10:52:08 -30.7 Dark Down 17.4 251.5 Really Low 10:46:05 - 10:58:11 1469
Victoria 10:52:12 -33.1 Dark Up 20.0 248.6 Low 10:46:09 - 10:58:15 1458
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:52:08 -30.6 Dark Down 17.3 251.7 Really Low 10:46:05 - 10:58:11 1449
Okanogan 10:52:07 -31.1 Dark Down 17.7 251.8 Really Low 10:46:04 - 10:58:10 1386
Brewster 10:52:08 -31.4 Dark Down 17.9 251.7 Really Low 10:46:05 - 10:58:11 1361
Manson/Chelan 10:52:08 -31.7 Dark Down 18.2 251.4 Really Low 10:46:05 - 10:58:11 1345
Wenatchee 10:52:07 -32.1 Dark Down 18.5 251.4 Really Low 10:46:04 - 10:58:10 1299
Ellensburg 10:52:07 -32.4 Dark Down 18.7 251.4 Really Low 10:46:04 - 10:58:10 1260
Yakima 10:52:06 -32.6 Dark Down 18.9 251.5 Really Low 10:46:03 - 10:58:09 1218
Toppenish/White Swan 10:52:06 -32.7 Dark Down 18.8 251.7 Really Low 10:46:03 - 10:58:09 1194
PNWRO 10:52:04 -32.0 Dark Down 18.0 253.0 Really Low 10:46:01 - 10:58:07 1135
The Dalles 10:52:06 -33.5 Dark Up 19.6 251.3 Really Low 10:46:03 - 10:58:09 1125
Maupin 10:52:06 -33.7 Dark Up 19.7 251.6 Really Low 10:46:03 - 10:58:09 1081
Sisters 10:52:05 -34.5 Dark Up 20.3 251.5 Low 10:46:02 - 10:58:08 997
Bend 10:52:05 -34.4 Dark Up 20.2 251.8 Low 10:46:02 - 10:58:08 968
Oregon Observatory 10:52:05 -34.6 Dark Up 20.3 251.7 Low 10:46:02 - 10:58:08 952
Chiloquin 10:52:05 -35.6 Dark Up 21.0 251.9 Low 10:46:02 - 10:58:08 822
Klamath Falls 10:52:04 -35.7 Dark Up 21.1 252.1 Low 10:46:01 - 10:58:07 785
Cedarville 10:52:01 -35.0 Dark Up 20.1 253.5 Low 10:45:58 - 10:58:04 686
Fall River/Burney 10:52:03 -36.1 Dark Up 21.2 252.8 Low 10:46:00 - 10:58:06 654
Greenville 10:52:01 -36.2 Dark Up 21.1 253.4 Low 10:45:58 - 10:58:04 551
Gimple 10:52:01 -36.2 Dark Up 21.0 253.5 Low 10:45:58 - 10:58:04 549
Quincy 10:52:01 -36.3 Dark Up 21.2 253.5 Low 10:45:58 - 10:58:04 529
Portola 10:52:00 -36.1 Dark Up 20.8 253.9 Low 10:45:57 - 10:58:03 508
Reno 10:51:59 -35.7 Dark Up 20.4 254.5 Low 10:45:56 - 10:58:02 470
Carson City 10:51:59 -35.9 Dark Up 20.5 254.6 Low 10:45:56 - 10:58:02 431
Gardnerville 10:51:59 -36.0 Dark Up 20.5 254.7 Low 10:45:56 - 10:58:02 404
Yerington 10:51:58 -35.6 Dark Up 20.1 255.1 Low 10:45:55 - 10:58:01 400
Dunrhomin 10:51:44 -25.1 Dark Down 9.3 264.2 Really Low 10:45:41 - 10:57:47 388
Nikitin 10:51:45 -25.2 Dark Down 9.3 264.2 Really Low 10:45:42 - 10:57:48 368
CU-SBO 10:51:45 -25.3 Dark Down 9.4 264.2 Really Low 10:45:42 - 10:57:48 362
Hawthorne 10:51:57 -35.4 Dark Up 19.8 255.7 Really Low 10:45:54 - 10:58:00 342
Lee Vining 10:51:58 -36.0 Dark Up 20.3 255.5 Low 10:45:55 - 10:58:01 290
Bishop 10:51:56 -35.7 Dark Up 19.9 256.2 Really Low 10:45:53 - 10:57:59 214
Beatty 10:51:54 -34.7 Dark Down 18.8 257.5 Really Low 10:45:51 - 10:57:57 140
Patrick 10:51:50 -33.2 Dark Down 16.8 259.8 Really Low 10:45:47 - 10:57:53 -60
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:51:50 -33.8 Dark Down 17.4 259.4 Really Low 10:45:47 - 10:57:53 -78
Wildwood 10:51:55 -37.2 Dark Up 20.8 257.3 Low 10:45:52 - 10:57:58 -136
Lake Havasu City 10:51:50 -33.8 Dark Down 17.3 259.8 Really Low 10:45:47 - 10:57:53 -155
Idyllwild 10:51:53 -35.9 Dark Up 19.4 258.6 Really Low 10:45:50 - 10:57:56 -204
George/Scottsdale 10:51:47 -32.1 Dark Down 15.4 261.5 Really Low 10:45:44 - 10:57:50 -269
Calipatria 10:51:51 -35.2 Dark Down 18.5 259.5 Really Low 10:45:48 - 10:57:54 -288
Yuma 10:51:50 -34.7 Dark Down 17.9 260.2 Really Low 10:45:47 - 10:57:53 -348

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 145452, (2025/10/04 10:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 32.10  20
Markab         23:04:45.8 +15:12:18  2.5 14.71  27
16 Psc         23:36:23.2 +02:06:09  5.7  2.16  21
PPM 174107     23:27:43.6 +01:53:13  7.8  0.24  19
145452         23:27:54.7 +01:39:12 15.7        19
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/05/05 03:32:32 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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