RECON: TNO occultation with 5145

Event between (5145) Pholus and star GA0740:18430580 with event index number of 1401989

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/10/17 02:05:30 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:28:22.3 -14:10:51
Equinox of date position of star is 18:29:45.6 -14:09:49
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 101 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1

[RECON map]
Object is 30.1 AU from the Sun and 30.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 184 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1743 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22057.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.8 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 5145, (2024/10/17 02:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:55.9 -26:29:05  0.9 30.36 129
Nunki          18:56:48.1 -26:15:49  2.0 13.65  96
PPM 234686     18:34:08.3 -14:50:44  5.1  1.26 100
PPM 234541     18:28:21.5 -13:50:17  8.3  0.47 102
PPM 234588     18:30:09.8 -14:10:18  9.4  0.09 101
5145           18:29:46.8 -14:09:48 16.0       101
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 4.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 9.0 km RECON observability=0.1 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)
Sleaford 02:05:19 -19.1 Dark Up 17.4 215.0 Really Low 01:50:19 - 02:20:19 7441
Kamloops 02:04:21 -10.0 NT Up 22.9 200.8 Low 01:49:21 - 02:19:21 7158
Kelowna 02:04:28 -10.6 NT Up 23.4 201.9 Low 01:49:28 - 02:19:28 7148
Peachland 02:04:26 -10.4 NT Up 23.6 201.6 Low 01:49:26 - 02:19:26 7138
Summerland 02:04:27 -10.4 NT Up 23.7 201.7 Low 01:49:27 - 02:19:27 7135
Penticton 02:04:29 -10.5 NT Up 23.8 201.8 Low 01:49:29 - 02:19:29 7135
Oliver 02:04:30 -10.5 NT Up 24.1 201.9 Low 01:49:30 - 02:19:30 7122
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 02:04:31 -10.6 NT Up 24.2 202.1 Low 01:49:31 - 02:19:31 7120
Okanogan 02:04:33 -10.5 NT Up 24.8 202.0 Low 01:49:33 - 02:19:33 7091
Brewster 02:04:31 -10.3 NT Up 25.1 201.8 Low 01:49:31 - 02:19:31 7077
Manson/Chelan 02:04:31 -10.0 NT Up 25.4 201.5 Low 01:49:31 - 02:19:31 7061
Wenatchee 02:04:32 -9.9 NT Up 25.9 201.4 Low 01:49:32 - 02:19:32 7039
Dunrhomin 02:06:20 -21.3 Dark Up 26.4 218.8 Low 01:51:20 - 02:21:20 7019
Ellensburg 02:04:31 -9.7 NT Up 26.4 201.2 Low 01:49:31 - 02:19:31 7018
Victoria 02:04:12 -7.9 NT Up 25.6 197.9 Low 01:49:12 - 02:19:12 7014
PNWRO 02:04:45 -10.9 NT Up 26.8 203.2 Low 01:49:45 - 02:19:45 7013
Nikitin 02:06:20 -21.4 Dark Up 26.6 218.9 Low 01:51:20 - 02:21:20 7010
CU-SBO 02:06:20 -21.3 Dark Up 26.7 218.8 Low 01:51:20 - 02:21:20 7006
Yakima 02:04:34 -9.7 NT Up 26.7 201.3 Low 01:49:34 - 02:19:34 7001
Toppenish/White Swan 02:04:36 -9.8 NT Up 26.9 201.5 Low 01:49:36 - 02:19:36 6995
The Dalles 02:04:33 -9.2 NT Up 27.8 200.8 Low 01:49:33 - 02:19:33 6945
Maupin 02:04:35 -9.3 NT Up 28.2 201.0 Low 01:49:35 - 02:19:35 6929
Sisters 02:04:36 -8.8 NT Up 29.1 200.7 Low 01:49:36 - 02:19:36 6879
Bend 02:04:38 -9.0 NT Up 29.3 201.0 Low 01:49:38 - 02:19:38 6875
Oregon Observatory 02:04:38 -8.9 NT Up 29.5 200.9 Low 01:49:38 - 02:19:38 6864
Chiloquin 02:04:41 -8.5 NT Up 30.8 200.7 Up 01:49:41 - 02:19:41 6792
Cedarville 02:04:51 -9.7 NT Up 31.3 202.9 Up 01:49:51 - 02:19:51 6782
Klamath Falls 02:04:41 -8.5 NT Up 31.1 200.9 Up 01:49:41 - 02:19:41 6777
Fall River/Burney 02:04:47 -8.7 NT Up 32.1 201.6 Up 01:49:47 - 02:19:47 6728
Gimple 02:04:54 -9.1 NT Up 32.8 202.5 Up 01:49:54 - 02:19:54 6695
Greenville 02:04:53 -9.0 NT Up 32.8 202.4 Up 01:49:53 - 02:19:53 6693
Reno 02:05:01 -9.9 NT Up 33.0 203.8 Up 01:50:01 - 02:20:01 6690
Portola 02:04:58 -9.4 NT Up 33.0 203.0 Up 01:49:58 - 02:19:58 6688
Quincy 02:04:53 -9.0 NT Up 33.0 202.4 Up 01:49:53 - 02:19:53 6682
Yerington 02:05:07 -10.4 NT Up 33.3 204.7 Up 01:50:07 - 02:20:07 6677
Carson City 02:05:04 -9.9 NT Up 33.3 203.9 Up 01:50:04 - 02:20:04 6672
Hawthorne 02:05:12 -10.8 NT Up 33.5 205.4 Up 01:50:12 - 02:20:12 6665
Gardnerville 02:05:04 -9.9 NT Up 33.5 204.0 Up 01:50:04 - 02:20:04 6660
Lee Vining 02:05:11 -10.3 NT Up 34.2 205.0 Up 01:50:11 - 02:20:11 6623
Beatty 02:05:29 -12.2 AT Up 34.3 208.0 Up 01:50:29 - 02:20:29 6620
Bishop 02:05:19 -10.9 NT Up 34.5 206.0 Up 01:50:19 - 02:20:19 6607
Patrick 02:05:52 -14.6 AT Up 34.4 211.7 Up 01:50:52 - 02:20:52 6603
Laughlin/Bullhead City 02:05:49 -14.0 AT Up 34.9 211.0 Up 01:50:49 - 02:20:49 6572
George/Scottsdale 02:06:11 -16.3 AT Up 34.9 214.5 Up 01:51:11 - 02:21:11 6548
Lake Havasu City 02:05:54 -14.2 AT Up 35.4 211.6 Up 01:50:54 - 02:20:54 6539
Idyllwild 02:05:43 -12.1 AT Up 37.0 209.2 Up 01:50:43 - 02:20:43 6438
Calipatria 02:05:50 -13.1 AT Up 37.0 210.8 Up 01:50:50 - 02:20:50 6429
Yuma 02:05:58 -13.9 AT Up 37.0 212.0 Up 01:50:58 - 02:20:58 6423
Wildwood 02:05:27 -10.5 NT Up 37.5 206.9 Up 01:50:27 - 02:20:27 6412

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, (2024/10/17 02:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 30.36 129
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 13.65  96
PPM 234686     18:32:43.3 -14:51:57  5.1  1.26 100
PPM 234541     18:26:57.2 -13:51:17  8.3  0.47 102
PPM 234588     18:28:45.2 -14:11:22  9.4  0.09 101
5145           18:28:22.3 -14:10:51 16.0       101
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/11 03:51:11 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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