RECON: TNO occultation with 5145

Event between (5145) Pholus and star GA0740:24932456 with event index number of 1689406

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/05/24 07:55:51 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:55:19.7 -14:53:54
Equinox of date position of star is 18:56:43.4 -14:51:55
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 11 degrees from the moon. Moon is 86% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1

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Object is 30.8 AU from the Sun and 30.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 177 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1567 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21791.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.4 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 5145, (2027/05/24 07:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.5 -26:29:25  0.9 35.88  37
Nunki          18:56:57.7 -26:15:36  2.0 11.40   4
PPM 235210     18:56:17.2 -15:34:00  4.8  0.72  10
PPM 235250     18:57:24.2 -14:46:42  8.4  0.15  11
PPM 235248     18:57:23.1 -14:54:57  8.9  0.13  11
5145           18:56:53.3 -14:51:41 16.2        11
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 5.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 24.1 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=14.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 07:57:22 -16.1 AT Up 18.5 150.7 Really Low 07:42:22 - 08:12:22 324
Kamloops 07:58:09 -18.6 Dark Up 14.4 137.1 Really Low 07:43:09 - 08:13:09 133
Kelowna 07:58:09 -19.4 Dark Up 15.4 137.8 Really Low 07:43:09 - 08:13:09 102
Peachland 07:58:10 -19.5 Dark Up 15.4 137.5 Really Low 07:43:10 - 08:13:10 93
Summerland 07:58:10 -19.7 Dark Up 15.5 137.6 Really Low 07:43:10 - 08:13:10 86
Penticton 07:58:10 -19.7 Dark Up 15.6 137.7 Really Low 07:43:10 - 08:13:10 84
Oliver 07:58:11 -20.1 Dark Up 15.9 137.6 Really Low 07:43:11 - 08:13:11 65
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:58:11 -20.2 Dark Up 16.1 137.7 Really Low 07:43:11 - 08:13:11 59
Okanogan 07:58:14 -20.9 Dark Up 16.5 137.4 Really Low 07:43:14 - 08:13:14 22
Brewster 07:58:15 -21.2 Dark Up 16.6 137.2 Really Low 07:43:15 - 08:13:15 5
Manson/Chelan 07:58:17 -21.4 Dark Up 16.6 136.8 Really Low 07:43:17 - 08:13:17 -10
Victoria 07:58:24 -20.7 Dark Up 14.6 134.1 Really Low 07:43:24 - 08:13:24 -14
Wenatchee 07:58:19 -21.8 Dark Up 16.9 136.6 Really Low 07:43:19 - 08:13:19 -38
Ellensburg 07:58:20 -22.3 Dark Up 17.1 136.3 Really Low 07:43:20 - 08:13:20 -64
Yakima 07:58:22 -22.7 Dark Up 17.3 136.2 Really Low 07:43:22 - 08:13:22 -87
Toppenish/White Swan 07:58:22 -22.9 Dark Up 17.6 136.3 Really Low 07:43:22 - 08:13:22 -98
PNWRO 07:58:19 -23.2 Dark Up 18.6 137.6 Really Low 07:43:19 - 08:13:19 -101
The Dalles 07:58:27 -23.7 Dark Up 17.8 135.5 Really Low 07:43:27 - 08:13:27 -152
Maupin 07:58:28 -24.1 Dark Up 18.1 135.5 Really Low 07:43:28 - 08:13:28 -175
Sisters 07:58:32 -24.9 Dark Up 18.5 134.9 Really Low 07:43:32 - 08:13:32 -233
Bend 07:58:32 -25.2 Dark Up 18.8 135.0 Really Low 07:43:32 - 08:13:32 -245
Oregon Observatory 07:58:33 -25.4 Dark Up 18.9 134.9 Really Low 07:43:33 - 08:13:33 -257
Dunrhomin 07:57:44 -27.4 Dark Up 29.1 148.9 Low 07:42:44 - 08:12:44 -319
Nikitin 07:57:45 -27.6 Dark Up 29.2 148.8 Low 07:42:45 - 08:12:45 -331
CU-SBO 07:57:45 -27.7 Dark Up 29.2 148.7 Low 07:42:45 - 08:12:45 -336
Chiloquin 07:58:38 -26.7 Dark Up 19.6 134.2 Really Low 07:43:38 - 08:13:38 -344
Klamath Falls 07:58:38 -27.0 Dark Up 19.9 134.2 Really Low 07:43:38 - 08:13:38 -365
Cedarville 07:58:35 -27.7 Dark Up 21.2 135.4 Low 07:43:35 - 08:13:35 -389
Fall River/Burney 07:58:41 -28.2 Dark Up 20.9 134.2 Low 07:43:41 - 08:13:41 -437
Gimple 07:58:41 -29.1 Dark Up 21.8 134.4 Low 07:43:41 - 08:13:41 -490
Greenville 07:58:42 -29.1 Dark Up 21.8 134.3 Low 07:43:42 - 08:13:42 -491
Quincy 07:58:42 -29.3 Dark Up 21.9 134.3 Low 07:43:42 - 08:13:42 -505
Portola 07:58:41 -29.4 Dark Up 22.3 134.7 Low 07:43:41 - 08:13:41 -507
Reno 07:58:39 -29.7 Dark Up 22.8 135.1 Low 07:43:39 - 08:13:39 -516
Carson City 07:58:40 -30.1 Dark Up 23.1 135.1 Low 07:43:40 - 08:13:40 -540
Yerington 07:58:39 -30.2 Dark Up 23.6 135.5 Low 07:43:39 - 08:13:39 -546
Gardnerville 07:58:41 -30.3 Dark Up 23.3 135.0 Low 07:43:41 - 08:13:41 -556
Hawthorne 07:58:38 -30.7 Dark Up 24.2 135.9 Low 07:43:38 - 08:13:38 -571
Lee Vining 07:58:41 -31.3 Dark Up 24.3 135.3 Low 07:43:41 - 08:13:41 -616
Bishop 07:58:40 -31.9 Dark Up 25.1 135.7 Low 07:43:40 - 08:13:40 -649
Beatty 07:58:35 -32.2 Dark Up 26.4 137.0 Low 07:43:35 - 08:13:35 -662
Patrick 07:58:28 -33.5 Dark Up 29.0 139.0 Low 07:43:28 - 08:13:28 -735
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:58:31 -33.8 Dark Up 28.8 138.3 Low 07:43:31 - 08:13:31 -762
Lake Havasu City 07:58:32 -34.5 Dark Up 29.5 138.3 Low 07:43:32 - 08:13:32 -808
George/Scottsdale 07:58:24 -34.9 Dark Up 31.4 140.3 Up 07:43:24 - 08:13:24 -838
Wildwood 07:58:49 -35.1 Dark Up 27.4 134.4 Low 07:43:49 - 08:13:49 -891
Idyllwild 07:58:42 -35.4 Dark Up 28.7 135.9 Low 07:43:42 - 08:13:42 -893
Calipatria 07:58:39 -35.9 Dark Up 29.8 136.7 Low 07:43:39 - 08:13:39 -926
Yuma 07:58:37 -36.3 Dark Up 30.6 137.3 Up 07:43:37 - 08:13:37 -948

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, (2027/05/24 07:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 35.88  37
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 11.40   4
PPM 235210     18:54:43.1 -15:36:12  4.8  0.72  10
PPM 235250     18:55:50.6 -14:48:56  8.4  0.15  11
PPM 235248     18:55:49.4 -14:57:12  8.9  0.13  11
5145           18:55:19.7 -14:53:54 16.2        11
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/21 21:28:21 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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