RECON: TNO occultation with 50000

Event between (50000) Quaoar and star GA0740:24746077 with event index number of 2327734

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/06/04 08:41:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:54:05.1 -14:40:40
Equinox of date position of star is 18:55:27.7 -14:38:45
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 142 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=18.7

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Object is 42.6 AU from the Sun and 41.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 141 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1560 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30250.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=2.4
Diameter=1905.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 95.0 sec chord
Diameter=777.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 38.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 50000, (2027/06/04 08:41UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.6 -26:29:25  0.9 35.70 177
Nunki          18:56:57.8 -26:15:36  2.0 11.62 145
PPM 235210     18:56:17.3 -15:34:00  4.8  0.94 142
PPM 235227     18:56:48.9 -14:39:14  7.5  0.28 142
PPM 235208     18:56:09.3 -14:24:14  9.2  0.27 142
50000          18:55:38.8 -14:38:29 15.6       142
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=1.0 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 08:41:51 -12.4 AT Down 23.0 173.3 Low 08:29:38 - 08:54:03 10830
Kamloops 08:42:37 -16.3 AT Down 22.2 158.4 Low 08:30:24 - 08:54:49 10702
Kelowna 08:42:35 -17.0 AT Down 23.2 159.2 Low 08:30:23 - 08:54:48 10669
Peachland 08:42:37 -17.1 AT Down 23.2 158.8 Low 08:30:24 - 08:54:49 10661
Summerland 08:42:37 -17.3 AT Down 23.3 158.9 Low 08:30:24 - 08:54:49 10655
Penticton 08:42:37 -17.3 AT Down 23.4 159.0 Low 08:30:24 - 08:54:49 10652
Oliver 08:42:37 -17.7 AT Down 23.8 159.0 Low 08:30:24 - 08:54:49 10634
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:42:37 -17.8 AT Down 24.0 159.1 Low 08:30:24 - 08:54:49 10627
Okanogan 08:42:39 -18.5 Dark Down 24.5 158.8 Low 08:30:26 - 08:54:51 10592
Brewster 08:42:40 -18.8 Dark Down 24.7 158.6 Low 08:30:28 - 08:54:53 10577
Victoria 08:42:51 -18.7 Dark Down 23.4 155.0 Low 08:30:39 - 08:55:04 10573
Manson/Chelan 08:42:41 -19.0 Dark Down 24.8 158.1 Low 08:30:28 - 08:54:53 10563
Wenatchee 08:42:42 -19.5 Dark Down 25.2 157.9 Low 08:30:29 - 08:54:54 10537
Ellensburg 08:42:43 -19.9 Dark Down 25.6 157.6 Low 08:30:31 - 08:54:56 10513
Yakima 08:42:44 -20.3 Dark Down 25.9 157.5 Low 08:30:31 - 08:54:56 10491
Toppenish/White Swan 08:42:43 -20.5 Dark Down 26.2 157.6 Low 08:30:31 - 08:54:56 10480
PNWRO 08:42:39 -20.7 Dark Down 26.9 159.1 Low 08:30:26 - 08:54:51 10470
The Dalles 08:42:48 -21.4 Dark Down 26.7 156.7 Low 08:30:35 - 08:55:00 10431
Maupin 08:42:48 -21.8 Dark Down 27.1 156.7 Low 08:30:35 - 08:55:00 10408
Sisters 08:42:50 -22.7 Dark Down 27.8 156.0 Low 08:30:38 - 08:55:03 10353
Bend 08:42:49 -22.9 Dark Down 28.1 156.2 Low 08:30:37 - 08:55:02 10341
Oregon Observatory 08:42:51 -23.1 Dark Down 28.2 156.1 Low 08:30:38 - 08:55:03 10330
Chiloquin 08:42:54 -24.4 Dark Down 29.3 155.4 Low 08:30:41 - 08:55:06 10247
Klamath Falls 08:42:54 -24.8 Dark Down 29.6 155.4 Low 08:30:41 - 08:55:06 10227
Cedarville 08:42:50 -25.2 Dark Down 30.7 156.9 Up 08:30:37 - 08:55:02 10196
Dunrhomin 08:41:52 -22.9 Dark Down 34.8 173.3 Up 08:29:40 - 08:54:05 10191
Nikitin 08:41:53 -23.1 Dark Down 35.0 173.3 Up 08:29:40 - 08:54:05 10179
CU-SBO 08:41:54 -23.2 Dark Down 35.1 173.2 Up 08:29:41 - 08:54:06 10175
Fall River/Burney 08:42:54 -25.9 Dark Down 30.8 155.5 Up 08:30:41 - 08:55:06 10155
Gimple 08:42:55 -26.7 Dark Down 31.8 155.8 Up 08:30:42 - 08:55:07 10101
Greenville 08:42:53 -26.7 Dark Down 31.8 155.7 Up 08:30:41 - 08:55:06 10100
Quincy 08:42:54 -26.9 Dark Down 31.9 155.7 Up 08:30:41 - 08:55:06 10087
Portola 08:42:52 -27.0 Dark Down 32.2 156.2 Up 08:30:40 - 08:55:05 10083
Reno 08:42:50 -27.1 Dark Down 32.6 156.8 Up 08:30:37 - 08:55:02 10070
Carson City 08:42:51 -27.5 Dark Down 33.0 156.7 Up 08:30:38 - 08:55:03 10047
Yerington 08:42:48 -27.6 Dark Down 33.3 157.4 Up 08:30:36 - 08:55:01 10038
Gardnerville 08:42:51 -27.7 Dark Down 33.2 156.7 Up 08:30:38 - 08:55:03 10031
Hawthorne 08:42:47 -27.9 Dark Down 33.9 157.8 Up 08:30:35 - 08:55:00 10011
Lee Vining 08:42:50 -28.6 Dark Down 34.3 157.1 Up 08:30:37 - 08:55:02 9970
Bishop 08:42:47 -29.0 Dark Down 35.1 157.8 Up 08:30:35 - 08:55:00 9933
Beatty 08:42:41 -29.2 Dark Down 36.0 159.5 Up 08:30:28 - 08:54:53 9913
Patrick 08:42:30 -29.9 Dark Down 38.1 162.5 Up 08:30:18 - 08:54:43 9826
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:42:33 -30.3 Dark Down 38.2 161.6 Up 08:30:21 - 08:54:46 9803
Lake Havasu City 08:42:33 -30.9 Dark Down 38.9 161.7 Up 08:30:20 - 08:54:45 9756
George/Scottsdale 08:42:23 -31.0 Dark Down 40.2 164.5 Up 08:30:11 - 08:54:36 9713
Wildwood 08:42:51 -32.2 Dark Down 38.0 156.6 Up 08:30:39 - 08:55:04 9697
Idyllwild 08:42:44 -32.2 Dark Down 39.0 158.7 Up 08:30:31 - 08:54:56 9685
Calipatria 08:42:40 -32.5 Dark Down 39.9 159.9 Up 08:30:27 - 08:54:52 9646
Yuma 08:42:35 -32.7 Dark Down 40.5 160.9 Up 08:30:23 - 08:54:48 9620

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, (2027/06/04 08:41UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 35.70 177
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 11.62 145
PPM 235210     18:54:43.1 -15:36:12  4.8  0.94 142
PPM 235227     18:55:15.2 -14:41:27  7.5  0.28 142
PPM 235208     18:54:35.8 -14:26:25  9.2  0.27 142
50000          18:54:05.1 -14:40:40 15.6       142
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/06 04:23:28 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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