Event between (50000) Quaoar and star GA0740:21976163 with event index number of 2326980
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/07/04 23:04:26 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:40:41.6 -14:54:19
Equinox of date position of star is 18:42:04.4 -14:52:52
Stellar brightness G=13.3,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 64 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 70% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=18.7
Object is 42.6 AU from the Sun
and 41.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 94 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1515 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=2.4
Diameter=1905.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 80.2 sec chord
Diameter=777.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 32.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 50000, (2025/07/04 23:04UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:58.5 -26:29:11 0.9 32.68 33 Nunki 18:56:50.7 -26:15:46 2.0 11.89 66 PPM 234707 18:35:06.5 -14:49:57 6.1 1.70 63 PPM 234878 18:42:21.7 -14:28:48 8.0 0.40 64 PPM 234882 18:42:26.4 -14:51:49 8.9 0.07 64 50000 18:42:09.0 -14:52:47 13.3 65 Positions are for equinox of date
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.
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Star training set for 50000, (2025/07/04 23:04UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 32.68 33 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 11.89 66 PPM 234707 18:33:39.1 -14:51:14 6.1 1.70 63 PPM 234878 18:40:54.6 -14:30:21 8.0 0.40 64 PPM 234882 18:40:59.1 -14:53:21 8.9 0.07 64 50000 18:40:41.6 -14:54:19 13.3 64 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 06:27:12 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute