Event between (5145) Pholus and star GA0740:23271729 with event index number of 1402328
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/03/26 02:44:17 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:46:02.0 -14:05:44
Equinox of date position of star is 18:47:25.2 -14:04:05
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 41 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 15% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1
Object is 30.3 AU from the Sun
and 30.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 7.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 339 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2142 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 30.7 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 5145, (2025/03/26 02:44UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:57.5 -26:29:09 0.9 34.20 70 Nunki 18:56:49.7 -26:15:47 2.0 12.39 38 PPM 235105 18:51:56.7 -13:32:28 6.5 1.21 40 PPM 235009 18:48:12.4 -14:26:17 7.4 0.41 40 PPM 234988 18:47:06.1 -14:10:28 9.4 0.14 41 5145 18:47:27.9 -14:04:01 16.9 40 Positions are for equinox of date
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.
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Star training set for 5145, (2025/03/26 02:44UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 34.20 70 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 12.39 38 PPM 235105 18:50:31.2 -13:34:20 6.5 1.21 40 PPM 235009 18:46:46.3 -14:28:01 7.4 0.41 40 PPM 234988 18:45:40.2 -14:12:10 9.4 0.14 41 5145 18:46:02.0 -14:05:44 16.9 41 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:44:19 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute