RECON: TNO occultation with 5145

Event between (5145) Pholus and star GA0760:17024867 with event index number of 1402385

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/06/14 06:55:51 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:41:46.3 -13:59:03
Equinox of date position of star is 18:43:09.5 -13:57:33
Stellar brightness G=15.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 22 degrees from the moon. Moon is 91% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

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Object is 30.3 AU from the Sun and 29.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 120 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1437 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21297.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.4 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 5145, (2025/06/14 06:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.3 -26:29:10  0.9 33.33  48
Nunki          18:56:50.5 -26:15:46  2.0 12.71  15
PPM 234707     18:35:06.3 -14:49:57  6.1  2.15  23
PPM 234878     18:42:21.5 -14:28:48  8.0  0.56  22
PPM 234856     18:41:05.9 -13:46:07  9.7  0.55  22
PPM 234944     18:45:07.5 -14:24:43  8.9  0.65  21
5145           18:43:12.9 -13:57:29 15.5        22
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 20.9 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=5.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:56:27 -14.6 AT Up 21.8 159.7 Low 06:46:00 - 07:06:55 3278
Kamloops 06:57:06 -14.7 AT Up 18.9 145.3 Really Low 06:46:38 - 07:07:33 3174
Kelowna 06:57:05 -15.6 AT Up 19.9 146.0 Really Low 06:46:38 - 07:07:33 3140
Peachland 06:57:06 -15.7 AT Up 19.9 145.7 Really Low 06:46:39 - 07:07:34 3133
Summerland 06:57:06 -15.8 AT Up 20.1 145.8 Low 06:46:39 - 07:07:34 3126
Penticton 06:57:06 -15.9 AT Up 20.2 145.8 Low 06:46:38 - 07:07:33 3123
Oliver 06:57:06 -16.3 AT Up 20.5 145.8 Low 06:46:39 - 07:07:34 3106
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:57:06 -16.5 AT Up 20.7 145.9 Low 06:46:39 - 07:07:34 3099
Okanogan 06:57:08 -17.0 AT Up 21.1 145.6 Low 06:46:41 - 07:07:36 3064
Victoria 06:57:17 -16.2 AT Up 19.5 142.0 Really Low 06:46:50 - 07:07:45 3051
Brewster 06:57:09 -17.3 AT Up 21.3 145.3 Low 06:46:42 - 07:07:37 3049
Manson/Chelan 06:57:11 -17.4 AT Up 21.3 144.9 Low 06:46:43 - 07:07:38 3037
Wenatchee 06:57:12 -17.8 AT Up 21.6 144.7 Low 06:46:44 - 07:07:39 3011
Ellensburg 06:57:14 -18.2 Dark Up 21.9 144.4 Low 06:46:46 - 07:07:41 2988
Yakima 06:57:14 -18.6 Dark Up 22.2 144.3 Low 06:46:47 - 07:07:42 2966
Toppenish/White Swan 06:57:15 -18.8 Dark Up 22.5 144.4 Low 06:46:47 - 07:07:42 2955
PNWRO 06:57:11 -19.4 Dark Up 23.4 145.7 Low 06:46:44 - 07:07:39 2943
The Dalles 06:57:18 -19.4 Dark Up 22.8 143.4 Low 06:46:51 - 07:07:46 2907
Maupin 06:57:19 -19.8 Dark Up 23.2 143.4 Low 06:46:51 - 07:07:46 2885
Sisters 06:57:21 -20.6 Dark Up 23.7 142.7 Low 06:46:54 - 07:07:49 2832
Bend 06:57:21 -20.9 Dark Up 24.0 142.9 Low 06:46:54 - 07:07:49 2819
Oregon Observatory 06:57:22 -21.0 Dark Up 24.0 142.8 Low 06:46:55 - 07:07:50 2809
Chiloquin 06:57:26 -22.2 Dark Up 24.9 142.0 Low 06:46:58 - 07:07:53 2727
Klamath Falls 06:57:26 -22.5 Dark Up 25.2 142.0 Low 06:46:59 - 07:07:54 2707
Cedarville 06:57:23 -23.5 Dark Up 26.5 143.3 Low 06:46:56 - 07:07:51 2673
Dunrhomin 06:56:40 -26.5 Dark Up 33.1 158.3 Up 06:46:12 - 07:07:07 2639
Fall River/Burney 06:57:27 -23.7 Dark Up 26.3 142.0 Low 06:47:00 - 07:07:55 2635
Nikitin 06:56:40 -26.6 Dark Up 33.2 158.2 Up 06:46:12 - 07:07:07 2627
CU-SBO 06:56:40 -26.7 Dark Up 33.3 158.1 Up 06:46:12 - 07:07:07 2623
Gimple 06:57:27 -24.7 Dark Up 27.3 142.2 Low 06:47:00 - 07:07:55 2580
Greenville 06:57:28 -24.7 Dark Up 27.2 142.2 Low 06:47:00 - 07:07:55 2580
Quincy 06:57:28 -24.9 Dark Up 27.4 142.1 Low 06:47:01 - 07:07:56 2567
Portola 06:57:27 -25.1 Dark Up 27.7 142.5 Low 06:47:00 - 07:07:55 2562
Reno 06:57:26 -25.5 Dark Up 28.2 143.1 Low 06:46:58 - 07:07:53 2548
Carson City 06:57:26 -25.9 Dark Up 28.5 143.0 Low 06:46:59 - 07:07:54 2525
Yerington 06:57:24 -26.2 Dark Up 29.0 143.5 Low 06:46:57 - 07:07:52 2515
Gardnerville 06:57:27 -26.1 Dark Up 28.8 142.9 Low 06:46:59 - 07:07:54 2509
Hawthorne 06:57:24 -26.7 Dark Up 29.6 143.9 Low 06:46:56 - 07:07:51 2487
Lee Vining 06:57:26 -27.2 Dark Up 29.8 143.2 Low 06:46:59 - 07:07:54 2447
Bishop 06:57:25 -27.9 Dark Up 30.7 143.7 Up 06:46:58 - 07:07:53 2409
Beatty 06:57:21 -28.7 Dark Up 31.8 145.2 Up 06:46:53 - 07:07:48 2385
Patrick 06:57:14 -30.6 Dark Up 34.3 147.6 Up 06:46:47 - 07:07:42 2293
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:57:17 -30.7 Dark Up 34.2 146.7 Up 06:46:49 - 07:07:44 2272
Lake Havasu City 06:57:17 -31.4 Dark Up 34.9 146.8 Up 06:46:49 - 07:07:44 2225
George/Scottsdale 06:57:10 -32.5 Dark Up 36.6 149.1 Up 06:46:42 - 07:07:37 2177
Wildwood 06:57:31 -31.0 Dark Up 33.2 142.3 Up 06:47:04 - 07:07:59 2175
Idyllwild 06:57:26 -31.8 Dark Up 34.4 144.0 Up 06:46:58 - 07:07:53 2159
Calipatria 06:57:23 -32.6 Dark Up 35.5 145.0 Up 06:46:55 - 07:07:50 2118
Yuma 06:57:20 -33.2 Dark Up 36.2 145.7 Up 06:46:53 - 07:07:48 2090

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, (2025/06/14 06:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 33.33  48
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 12.71  15
PPM 234707     18:33:39.1 -14:51:14  6.1  2.15  23
PPM 234878     18:40:54.6 -14:30:21  8.0  0.56  22
PPM 234856     18:39:39.4 -13:47:37  9.7  0.55  22
PPM 234944     18:43:40.6 -14:26:21  8.9  0.65  21
5145           18:41:46.3 -13:59:03 15.5        22
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:55:23 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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