RECON: TNO occultation with 50000

Event between (50000) Quaoar and star GA0740:19574961 with event index number of 2326562

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/08/12 08:22:46 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:32:26.7 -15:04:53
Equinox of date position of star is 18:33:49.6 -15:03:43
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 52 degrees from the moon. Moon is 47% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=18.8

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Object is 42.7 AU from the Sun and 41.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.1 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 1522 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30404.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=2.4
Diameter=1905.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 114.1 sec chord
Diameter=777.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 46.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 50000, (2024/08/12 08:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:55.2 -26:29:04  0.9 30.82  23
Nunki          18:56:47.4 -26:15:50  2.0 12.42  55
PPM 234686     18:34:07.7 -14:50:45  5.1  0.23  52
PPM 234662     18:33:14.9 -15:09:48  7.8  0.18  52
50000          18:33:51.2 -15:03:42 15.4        52
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 0.0 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)
Kamloops 08:18:48 -24.5 Dark Down 12.2 226.8 Really Low 08:08:25 - 08:29:10 -1752
Victoria 08:18:50 -26.7 Dark Down 15.2 224.5 Really Low 08:08:28 - 08:29:13 -1821
Kelowna 08:18:43 -25.3 Dark Down 12.4 227.6 Really Low 08:08:20 - 08:29:05 -1827
Peachland 08:18:43 -25.4 Dark Down 12.6 227.4 Really Low 08:08:21 - 08:29:06 -1827
Summerland 08:18:43 -25.5 Dark Down 12.7 227.5 Really Low 08:08:20 - 08:29:05 -1839
Penticton 08:18:42 -25.6 Dark Down 12.7 227.6 Really Low 08:08:20 - 08:29:05 -1846
Oliver 08:18:41 -26.0 Dark Down 12.9 227.7 Really Low 08:08:19 - 08:29:04 -1870
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:18:41 -26.1 Dark Down 12.9 227.9 Really Low 08:08:18 - 08:29:03 -1886
Okanogan 08:18:39 -26.8 Dark Down 13.5 227.8 Really Low 08:08:16 - 08:29:01 -1925
Brewster 08:18:40 -27.0 Dark Down 13.7 227.7 Really Low 08:08:17 - 08:29:02 -1939
Manson/Chelan 08:18:40 -27.3 Dark Down 14.1 227.4 Really Low 08:08:17 - 08:29:02 -1944
Wenatchee 08:18:39 -27.8 Dark Down 14.5 227.3 Really Low 08:08:16 - 08:29:01 -1973
Sleaford 08:18:22 -21.5 Dark Down 4.3 238.6 Really Low 08:07:59 - 08:28:44 -1988
Ellensburg 08:18:38 -28.2 Dark Down 14.9 227.2 Really Low 08:08:15 - 08:29:00 -1996
Yakima 08:18:37 -28.6 Dark Down 15.2 227.3 Really Low 08:08:14 - 08:28:59 -2024
Toppenish/White Swan 08:18:36 -28.8 Dark Down 15.2 227.5 Really Low 08:08:14 - 08:28:59 -2044
The Dalles 08:18:36 -29.6 Dark Down 16.1 226.9 Really Low 08:08:14 - 08:28:59 -2079
PNWRO 08:18:31 -29.1 Dark Down 14.7 228.8 Really Low 08:08:08 - 08:28:53 -2109
Maupin 08:18:35 -30.0 Dark Down 16.4 227.1 Really Low 08:08:13 - 08:28:58 -2112
Sisters 08:18:34 -30.9 Dark Down 17.2 226.9 Really Low 08:08:12 - 08:28:57 -2163
Bend 08:18:33 -31.1 Dark Down 17.3 227.2 Really Low 08:08:10 - 08:28:55 -2187
Oregon Observatory 08:18:33 -31.3 Dark Down 17.5 227.1 Really Low 08:08:10 - 08:28:55 -2196
Chiloquin 08:18:31 -32.6 Dark Down 18.6 227.0 Really Low 08:08:09 - 08:28:54 -2283
Klamath Falls 08:18:30 -33.0 Dark Down 18.8 227.2 Really Low 08:08:07 - 08:28:52 -2311
Cedarville 08:18:24 -33.6 Dark Down 18.4 228.7 Really Low 08:08:01 - 08:28:46 -2408
Fall River/Burney 08:18:26 -34.1 Dark Down 19.4 227.8 Really Low 08:08:04 - 08:28:49 -2412
Greenville 08:18:23 -35.0 Dark Down 19.7 228.4 Really Low 08:08:01 - 08:28:46 -2495
Gimple 08:18:23 -35.0 Dark Down 19.7 228.5 Really Low 08:08:00 - 08:28:45 -2498
Quincy 08:18:22 -35.2 Dark Down 19.9 228.5 Really Low 08:08:00 - 08:28:45 -2511
Portola 08:18:21 -35.3 Dark Down 19.7 228.9 Really Low 08:07:59 - 08:28:44 -2534
Reno 08:18:19 -35.6 Dark Down 19.5 229.5 Really Low 08:07:56 - 08:28:41 -2574
Carson City 08:18:18 -35.9 Dark Down 19.7 229.6 Really Low 08:07:56 - 08:28:41 -2603
Gardnerville 08:18:17 -36.2 Dark Down 19.8 229.7 Really Low 08:07:54 - 08:28:39 -2624
Yerington 08:18:15 -36.1 Dark Down 19.4 230.2 Really Low 08:07:53 - 08:28:38 -2637
Hawthorne 08:18:13 -36.5 Dark Down 19.4 230.7 Really Low 08:07:50 - 08:28:35 -2690
Lee Vining 08:18:13 -37.1 Dark Down 20.1 230.5 Low 08:07:50 - 08:28:35 -2722
Bishop 08:18:10 -37.7 Dark Down 20.0 231.2 Low 08:07:47 - 08:28:32 -2793
Beatty 08:18:04 -38.0 Dark Down 19.3 232.6 Really Low 08:07:42 - 08:28:27 -2880
Dunrhomin 08:17:42 -32.5 Dark Down 10.0 240.3 Really Low 08:07:20 - 08:28:05 -2929
Nikitin 08:17:42 -32.7 Dark Down 10.1 240.4 Really Low 08:07:20 - 08:28:05 -2944
CU-SBO 08:17:43 -32.7 Dark Down 10.1 240.3 Really Low 08:07:20 - 08:28:05 -2947
Wildwood 08:18:04 -40.9 Dark Down 22.2 232.0 Low 08:07:42 - 08:28:27 -3063
Patrick 08:17:53 -39.0 Dark Down 18.3 235.1 Really Low 08:07:31 - 08:28:16 -3093
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:17:54 -39.4 Dark Down 18.9 234.7 Really Low 08:07:32 - 08:28:17 -3093
Idyllwild 08:17:58 -41.1 Dark Down 21.2 233.5 Low 08:07:35 - 08:28:20 -3152
Lake Havasu City 08:17:52 -40.0 Dark Down 19.2 235.1 Really Low 08:07:29 - 08:28:14 -3159
Calipatria 08:17:53 -41.5 Dark Down 20.8 234.6 Low 08:07:31 - 08:28:16 -3243
George/Scottsdale 08:17:44 -40.3 Dark Down 17.9 237.0 Really Low 08:07:21 - 08:28:06 -3303
Yuma 08:17:50 -41.8 Dark Down 20.4 235.4 Low 08:07:27 - 08:28:12 -3309

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 50000, (2024/08/12 08:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 30.82  23
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 12.42  55
PPM 234686     18:32:43.3 -14:51:57  5.1  0.23  52
PPM 234662     18:31:50.4 -15:10:58  7.8  0.18  52
50000          18:32:26.7 -15:04:53 15.4        52
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 05:57:30 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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