RECON: TNO occultation with 5145

Event between (5145) Pholus and star GA0740:28738480 with event index number of 2777499

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/06/11 08:04:43 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:04:42.3 -15:48:27
Equinox of date position of star is 19:06:06.5 -15:46:09
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 145 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1

[RECON map]
Object is 31.2 AU from the Sun and 30.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 161 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1587 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21988.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.0 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 5145, (2029/06/11 08:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:13.1 -26:29:41  0.9 37.58 177
Nunki          18:57:05.3 -26:15:26  2.0 10.72 149
PPM 235507     19:08:33.6 -16:10:54  5.8  0.67 144
PPM 235501     19:08:24.6 -15:25:31  7.9  0.59 144
PPM 235470     19:07:10.8 -15:38:55  9.5  0.22 144
5145           19:06:23.5 -15:45:40 16.4       144
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 19.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=24.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:04:48 -13.6 AT Down 21.4 168.7 Low 07:50:53 - 08:18:42 537
Kamloops 08:05:30 -16.2 AT Down 19.9 154.2 Really Low 07:51:36 - 08:19:25 499
Kelowna 08:05:29 -17.0 AT Down 20.9 154.9 Low 07:51:35 - 08:19:24 465
Peachland 08:05:30 -17.1 AT Down 20.9 154.6 Low 07:51:36 - 08:19:25 460
Summerland 08:05:30 -17.3 AT Down 21.1 154.7 Low 07:51:36 - 08:19:25 453
Penticton 08:05:30 -17.3 AT Down 21.2 154.8 Low 07:51:36 - 08:19:25 450
Oliver 08:05:31 -17.7 AT Down 21.5 154.7 Low 07:51:36 - 08:19:25 434
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:05:30 -17.9 AT Down 21.7 154.9 Low 07:51:36 - 08:19:25 427
Victoria 08:05:43 -18.4 Dark Down 20.9 150.9 Low 07:51:48 - 08:19:37 398
Okanogan 08:05:32 -18.5 Dark Down 22.2 154.5 Low 07:51:38 - 08:19:27 397
Brewster 08:05:33 -18.8 Dark Down 22.4 154.3 Low 07:51:39 - 08:19:28 384
Manson/Chelan 08:05:35 -19.0 Dark Down 22.5 153.9 Low 07:51:40 - 08:19:29 374
Wenatchee 08:05:36 -19.5 Dark Down 22.9 153.6 Low 07:51:42 - 08:19:31 351
Ellensburg 08:05:37 -19.9 Dark Down 23.2 153.4 Low 07:51:43 - 08:19:32 331
Yakima 08:05:38 -20.3 Dark Down 23.5 153.3 Low 07:51:44 - 08:19:33 311
Toppenish/White Swan 08:05:38 -20.5 Dark Down 23.8 153.4 Low 07:51:44 - 08:19:33 300
PNWRO 08:05:34 -20.8 Dark Down 24.6 154.8 Low 07:51:40 - 08:19:29 283
The Dalles 08:05:42 -21.3 Dark Down 24.2 152.5 Low 07:51:47 - 08:19:36 260
Maupin 08:05:42 -21.7 Dark Down 24.6 152.5 Low 07:51:48 - 08:19:37 238
Sisters 08:05:45 -22.6 Dark Down 25.3 151.8 Low 07:51:51 - 08:19:40 192
Bend 08:05:45 -22.8 Dark Down 25.6 152.0 Low 07:51:50 - 08:19:39 180
Oregon Observatory 08:05:46 -23.0 Dark Down 25.7 151.8 Low 07:51:51 - 08:19:40 170
Chiloquin 08:05:49 -24.3 Dark Down 26.7 151.1 Low 07:51:55 - 08:19:44 97
Klamath Falls 08:05:50 -24.7 Dark Down 27.0 151.1 Low 07:51:55 - 08:19:44 77
Cedarville 08:05:46 -25.3 Dark Down 28.2 152.6 Low 07:51:51 - 08:19:40 40
Fall River/Burney 08:05:50 -25.8 Dark Down 28.2 151.2 Low 07:51:56 - 08:19:45 10
Greenville 08:05:50 -26.7 Dark Down 29.2 151.4 Low 07:51:56 - 08:19:45 -44
Gimple 08:05:50 -26.8 Dark Down 29.2 151.5 Low 07:51:56 - 08:19:45 -44
Quincy 08:05:51 -27.0 Dark Down 29.3 151.4 Low 07:51:56 - 08:19:45 -56
Portola 08:05:49 -27.1 Dark Down 29.6 151.8 Low 07:51:55 - 08:19:44 -62
Dunrhomin 08:04:56 -24.9 Dark Down 33.1 168.3 Up 07:51:02 - 08:18:51 -64
Nikitin 08:04:56 -25.1 Dark Down 33.3 168.3 Up 07:51:02 - 08:18:51 -75
Reno 08:05:48 -27.3 Dark Down 30.1 152.4 Up 07:51:53 - 08:19:42 -78
CU-SBO 08:04:57 -25.1 Dark Down 33.4 168.2 Up 07:51:02 - 08:18:51 -79
Carson City 08:05:48 -27.7 Dark Down 30.4 152.4 Up 07:51:54 - 08:19:43 -100
Yerington 08:05:46 -27.9 Dark Down 30.8 153.0 Up 07:51:52 - 08:19:41 -112
Gardnerville 08:05:48 -27.9 Dark Down 30.6 152.3 Up 07:51:54 - 08:19:43 -115
Hawthorne 08:05:45 -28.3 Dark Down 31.4 153.4 Up 07:51:51 - 08:19:40 -140
Lee Vining 08:05:48 -28.9 Dark Down 31.7 152.7 Up 07:51:53 - 08:19:42 -176
Bishop 08:05:46 -29.5 Dark Down 32.5 153.3 Up 07:51:52 - 08:19:41 -214
Beatty 08:05:41 -29.8 Dark Down 33.5 154.9 Up 07:51:46 - 08:19:35 -244
Patrick 08:05:32 -31.0 Dark Down 35.8 157.6 Up 07:51:38 - 08:19:27 -346
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:05:35 -31.4 Dark Down 35.8 156.8 Up 07:51:41 - 08:19:30 -362
Lake Havasu City 08:05:35 -32.0 Dark Down 36.5 156.9 Up 07:51:41 - 08:19:30 -409
Wildwood 08:05:52 -32.7 Dark Down 35.4 152.1 Up 07:51:57 - 08:19:46 -435
Idyllwild 08:05:45 -33.0 Dark Down 36.4 154.0 Up 07:51:51 - 08:19:40 -459
George/Scottsdale 08:05:27 -32.4 Dark Down 38.0 159.5 Up 07:51:33 - 08:19:22 -468
Calipatria 08:05:41 -33.5 Dark Down 37.4 155.1 Up 07:51:47 - 08:19:36 -504
Yuma 08:05:38 -33.8 Dark Down 38.1 156.0 Up 07:51:44 - 08:19:33 -536

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, (2029/06/11 08:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 37.58 177
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 10.72 149
PPM 235507     19:06:52.1 -16:13:46  5.8  0.67 144
PPM 235501     19:06:43.7 -15:28:23  7.9  0.59 144
PPM 235470     19:05:29.7 -15:41:44  9.5  0.22 144
5145           19:04:42.3 -15:48:27 16.4       144
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/27 21:00:52 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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