RECON: TNO occultation with 5145

Event between (5145) Pholus and star GA0740:23274601 with event index number of 1493351

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/06/27 04:22:28 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:46:02.8 -14:30:10
Equinox of date position of star is 18:47:26.4 -14:28:31
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 39 degrees from the moon. Moon is 93% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

[RECON map]
Object is 30.6 AU from the Sun and 29.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 119 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1539 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21464.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.0 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 5145, (2026/06/27 04:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:02.2 -26:29:18  0.9 34.02   5
Nunki          18:56:54.3 -26:15:41  2.0 11.99  38
PPM 235105     18:52:01.0 -13:32:22  6.5  1.43  40
PPM 235009     18:48:16.7 -14:26:12  7.4  0.18  39
5145           18:47:33.2 -14:28:22 16.4        39
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 11.7 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 04:23:52 -6.6 NT Up 12.4 134.4 Really Low 04:13:27 - 04:34:17 8113
Kamloops 04:24:19 -1.6 CT Up 6.2 122.1 Really Low 04:13:54 - 04:34:44 7920
Kelowna 04:24:20 -2.5 CT Up 7.1 122.7 Really Low 04:13:55 - 04:34:45 7891
Peachland 04:24:21 -2.5 CT Up 7.0 122.5 Really Low 04:13:56 - 04:34:46 7882
Summerland 04:24:22 -2.6 CT Up 7.2 122.5 Really Low 04:13:57 - 04:34:47 7876
Penticton 04:24:22 -2.7 CT Up 7.3 122.6 Really Low 04:13:57 - 04:34:47 7873
Oliver 04:24:22 -2.9 CT Up 7.5 122.6 Really Low 04:13:57 - 04:34:47 7856
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:24:23 -3.2 CT Up 7.7 122.7 Really Low 04:13:58 - 04:34:48 7850
Okanogan 04:24:25 -3.5 CT Up 7.9 122.5 Really Low 04:14:00 - 04:34:50 7814
Brewster 04:24:26 -3.6 CT Up 7.9 122.3 Really Low 04:14:01 - 04:34:51 7797
Manson/Chelan 04:24:27 -3.5 CT Up 7.8 122.0 Really Low 04:14:02 - 04:34:52 7782
Victoria 04:24:30 -1.4 CT Up 5.7 119.5 Really Low 04:14:05 - 04:34:55 7776
Wenatchee 04:24:29 -3.7 CT Up 8.0 121.8 Really Low 04:14:04 - 04:34:54 7754
Ellensburg 04:24:30 -3.9 CT Up 8.1 121.5 Really Low 04:14:05 - 04:34:55 7730
Yakima 04:24:32 -4.2 CT Up 8.3 121.5 Really Low 04:14:07 - 04:34:57 7707
Toppenish/White Swan 04:24:32 -4.4 CT Up 8.5 121.6 Really Low 04:14:07 - 04:34:57 7697
PNWRO 04:24:31 -5.4 CT Up 9.6 122.7 Really Low 04:14:06 - 04:34:56 7695
The Dalles 04:24:35 -4.5 CT Up 8.4 120.9 Really Low 04:14:10 - 04:35:00 7644
Maupin 04:24:36 -4.8 CT Up 8.7 120.9 Really Low 04:14:11 - 04:35:01 7621
Sisters 04:24:40 -5.1 CT Up 8.9 120.4 Really Low 04:14:15 - 04:35:05 7564
Bend 04:24:40 -5.4 CT Up 9.2 120.6 Really Low 04:14:15 - 04:35:05 7553
Oregon Observatory 04:24:41 -5.5 CT Up 9.2 120.5 Really Low 04:14:16 - 04:35:06 7542
Dunrhomin 04:24:19 -16.4 AT Up 21.0 132.5 Low 04:13:54 - 04:34:44 7492
Nikitin 04:24:20 -16.5 AT Up 21.1 132.5 Low 04:13:55 - 04:34:45 7480
CU-SBO 04:24:20 -16.6 AT Up 21.1 132.4 Low 04:13:55 - 04:34:45 7475
Chiloquin 04:24:46 -6.1 NT Up 9.6 120.0 Really Low 04:14:21 - 04:35:11 7456
Klamath Falls 04:24:46 -6.4 NT Up 9.8 120.0 Really Low 04:14:21 - 04:35:11 7436
Cedarville 04:24:45 -7.7 NT Up 11.2 121.1 Really Low 04:14:20 - 04:35:10 7414
Fall River/Burney 04:24:49 -7.3 NT Up 10.7 120.1 Really Low 04:14:24 - 04:35:14 7366
Gimple 04:24:51 -8.2 NT Up 11.5 120.4 Really Low 04:14:26 - 04:35:16 7315
Greenville 04:24:51 -8.2 NT Up 11.4 120.3 Really Low 04:14:26 - 04:35:16 7314
Quincy 04:24:51 -8.3 NT Up 11.5 120.3 Really Low 04:14:26 - 04:35:16 7301
Portola 04:24:51 -8.7 NT Up 11.9 120.6 Really Low 04:14:26 - 04:35:16 7299
Reno 04:24:50 -9.2 NT Up 12.5 121.0 Really Low 04:14:25 - 04:35:15 7290
Carson City 04:24:51 -9.5 NT Up 12.7 121.0 Really Low 04:14:26 - 04:35:16 7267
Yerington 04:24:51 -10.0 NT Up 13.2 121.4 Really Low 04:14:26 - 04:35:16 7262
Gardnerville 04:24:52 -9.7 NT Up 12.8 120.9 Really Low 04:14:27 - 04:35:17 7251
Hawthorne 04:24:51 -10.6 NT Up 13.8 121.7 Really Low 04:14:26 - 04:35:16 7238
Lee Vining 04:24:54 -10.7 NT Up 13.8 121.2 Really Low 04:14:29 - 04:35:19 7194
Bishop 04:24:54 -11.5 NT Up 14.6 121.6 Really Low 04:14:29 - 04:35:19 7161
Beatty 04:24:52 -12.8 AT Up 15.9 122.7 Really Low 04:14:27 - 04:35:17 7150
Patrick 04:24:50 -15.5 AT Up 18.7 124.4 Really Low 04:14:25 - 04:35:15 7081
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:24:52 -15.3 AT Up 18.3 123.8 Really Low 04:14:27 - 04:35:17 7055
Lake Havasu City 04:24:53 -15.9 AT Up 18.9 123.8 Really Low 04:14:28 - 04:35:18 7009
George/Scottsdale 04:24:49 -17.9 AT Up 21.0 125.4 Low 04:14:24 - 04:35:14 6981
Wildwood 04:25:02 -13.6 AT Up 16.1 120.7 Really Low 04:14:37 - 04:35:27 6925
Idyllwild 04:24:59 -15.0 AT Up 17.7 121.9 Really Low 04:14:34 - 04:35:24 6924
Calipatria 04:24:58 -16.1 AT Up 18.8 122.6 Really Low 04:14:33 - 04:35:23 6893
Yuma 04:24:58 -17.0 AT Up 19.7 123.1 Really Low 04:14:33 - 04:35:23 6872

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, (2026/06/27 04:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 34.02   5
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 11.99  38
PPM 235105     18:50:31.2 -13:34:20  6.5  1.43  40
PPM 235009     18:46:46.3 -14:28:01  7.4  0.18  39
5145           18:46:02.8 -14:30:10 16.4        39
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/19 21:29:45 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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