RECON: TNO occultation with 50000

Event between (50000) Quaoar and star GA0740:21971392 with event index number of 2326982

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/07/05 04:14:29 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:40:40.6 -14:54:19
Equinox of date position of star is 18:42:03.4 -14:52:52
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 62 degrees from the moon. Moon is 72% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=18.7

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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 92 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1563 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30198.9 km/arcsec.

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, (2025/07/05 04:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.5 -26:29:11  0.9 32.68  30
Nunki          18:56:50.7 -26:15:46  2.0 11.89  63
PPM 234707     18:35:06.5 -14:49:57  6.1  1.70  60
PPM 234878     18:42:21.7 -14:28:48  8.0  0.40  62
PPM 234882     18:42:26.4 -14:51:49  8.9  0.08  62
50000          18:42:07.9 -14:52:48 16.5        62
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)
Sleaford 04:15:50 -6.2 NT Up 15.1 141.2 Really Low 04:07:38 - 04:24:02 12157
Kamloops 04:16:22 -0.9 CT Up 9.8 128.4 Really Low 04:08:10 - 04:24:34 11965
Kelowna 04:16:22 -1.8 CT Up 10.7 129.1 Really Low 04:08:10 - 04:24:34 11934
Peachland 04:16:23 -1.8 CT Up 10.6 128.8 Really Low 04:08:11 - 04:24:35 11926
Summerland 04:16:24 -1.9 CT Up 10.8 128.9 Really Low 04:08:12 - 04:24:36 11919
Penticton 04:16:24 -2.0 CT Up 10.9 129.0 Really Low 04:08:12 - 04:24:36 11917
Oliver 04:16:25 -2.2 CT Up 11.1 128.9 Really Low 04:08:13 - 04:24:37 11899
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:16:25 -2.4 CT Up 11.3 129.0 Really Low 04:08:13 - 04:24:37 11893
Okanogan 04:16:27 -2.7 CT Up 11.6 128.8 Really Low 04:08:15 - 04:24:39 11856
Brewster 04:16:28 -2.8 CT Up 11.7 128.6 Really Low 04:08:16 - 04:24:40 11839
Manson/Chelan 04:16:29 -2.8 CT Up 11.6 128.2 Really Low 04:08:17 - 04:24:41 11824
Victoria 04:16:34 -0.7 Sun up Up 9.5 125.7 Really Low 04:08:22 - 04:24:46 11819
Wenatchee 04:16:31 -3.0 CT Up 11.8 128.0 Really Low 04:08:19 - 04:24:43 11797
Ellensburg 04:16:33 -3.1 CT Up 12.0 127.8 Really Low 04:08:21 - 04:24:45 11772
Yakima 04:16:34 -3.4 CT Up 12.2 127.7 Really Low 04:08:22 - 04:24:46 11749
Toppenish/White Swan 04:16:35 -3.6 CT Up 12.4 127.8 Really Low 04:08:23 - 04:24:47 11739
PNWRO 04:16:32 -4.6 CT Up 13.5 128.9 Really Low 04:08:20 - 04:24:44 11736
The Dalles 04:16:38 -3.7 CT Up 12.5 127.0 Really Low 04:08:26 - 04:24:50 11685
Maupin 04:16:39 -4.0 CT Up 12.8 127.0 Really Low 04:08:27 - 04:24:51 11662
Sisters 04:16:42 -4.2 CT Up 13.0 126.5 Really Low 04:08:30 - 04:24:54 11604
Bend 04:16:43 -4.5 CT Up 13.3 126.7 Really Low 04:08:31 - 04:24:55 11594
Oregon Observatory 04:16:43 -4.6 CT Up 13.4 126.5 Really Low 04:08:31 - 04:24:55 11582
Dunrhomin 04:16:13 -15.7 AT Up 24.6 139.3 Low 04:08:01 - 04:24:25 11527
Nikitin 04:16:14 -15.8 AT Up 24.7 139.2 Low 04:08:02 - 04:24:26 11515
CU-SBO 04:16:14 -15.9 AT Up 24.7 139.1 Low 04:08:02 - 04:24:26 11510
Chiloquin 04:16:48 -5.2 CT Up 13.9 125.9 Really Low 04:08:36 - 04:25:00 11495
Klamath Falls 04:16:48 -5.4 CT Up 14.1 125.9 Really Low 04:08:36 - 04:25:00 11475
Cedarville 04:16:47 -6.8 NT Up 15.5 127.1 Really Low 04:08:35 - 04:24:59 11452
Fall River/Burney 04:16:50 -6.4 NT Up 15.1 126.0 Really Low 04:08:38 - 04:25:02 11404
Gimple 04:16:52 -7.3 NT Up 15.9 126.2 Really Low 04:08:40 - 04:25:04 11352
Greenville 04:16:52 -7.2 NT Up 15.9 126.1 Really Low 04:08:40 - 04:25:04 11351
Quincy 04:16:53 -7.3 NT Up 16.0 126.1 Really Low 04:08:41 - 04:25:05 11338
Portola 04:16:52 -7.7 NT Up 16.4 126.4 Really Low 04:08:40 - 04:25:04 11336
Reno 04:16:51 -8.2 NT Up 16.9 126.9 Really Low 04:08:39 - 04:25:03 11327
Carson City 04:16:53 -8.5 NT Up 17.2 126.8 Really Low 04:08:41 - 04:25:05 11303
Yerington 04:16:51 -9.0 NT Up 17.7 127.3 Really Low 04:08:39 - 04:25:03 11298
Gardnerville 04:16:53 -8.7 NT Up 17.3 126.8 Really Low 04:08:41 - 04:25:05 11287
Hawthorne 04:16:51 -9.6 NT Up 18.3 127.6 Really Low 04:08:39 - 04:25:03 11274
Lee Vining 04:16:54 -9.7 NT Up 18.3 127.0 Really Low 04:08:42 - 04:25:06 11229
Bishop 04:16:53 -10.5 NT Up 19.2 127.4 Really Low 04:08:41 - 04:25:05 11197
Beatty 04:16:51 -11.8 NT Up 20.5 128.6 Low 04:08:39 - 04:25:03 11185
Patrick 04:16:46 -14.5 AT Up 23.2 130.4 Low 04:08:34 - 04:24:58 11114
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:16:47 -14.2 AT Up 22.9 129.8 Low 04:08:35 - 04:24:59 11088
Lake Havasu City 04:16:50 -14.9 AT Up 23.5 129.7 Low 04:08:38 - 04:25:02 11042
George/Scottsdale 04:16:45 -16.9 AT Up 25.6 131.4 Low 04:08:33 - 04:24:57 11013
Wildwood 04:17:01 -12.5 AT Up 21.0 126.3 Low 04:08:49 - 04:25:13 10958
Idyllwild 04:16:57 -13.9 AT Up 22.5 127.6 Low 04:08:45 - 04:25:09 10957
Calipatria 04:16:55 -15.0 AT Up 23.6 128.3 Low 04:08:43 - 04:25:07 10925
Yuma 04:16:54 -15.9 AT Up 24.5 128.9 Low 04:08:42 - 04:25:06 10904

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, (2025/07/05 04:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 32.68  30
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 11.89  63
PPM 234707     18:33:39.1 -14:51:14  6.1  1.70  60
PPM 234878     18:40:54.6 -14:30:21  8.0  0.40  62
PPM 234882     18:40:59.1 -14:53:21  8.9  0.08  62
50000          18:40:40.6 -14:54:19 16.5        62
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 06:27:20 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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