RECON: TNO occultation with 50000

Event between (50000) Quaoar and star GA0740:24216387 with event index number of 2327769

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/07/14 04:01:40 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:50:59.8 -14:43:23
Equinox of date position of star is 18:52:22.4 -14:41:35
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 43 degrees from the moon. Moon is 82% 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 24.4 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 110 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1615 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30159.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=2.4
Diameter=1905.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 81.2 sec chord
Diameter=777.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 33.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 50000, (2027/07/14 04:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:06.0 -26:29:26  0.9 35.00   8
Nunki          18:56:58.2 -26:15:36  2.0 11.62  41
PPM 235105     18:52:04.5 -13:32:18  6.5  1.16  43
PPM 235132     18:52:57.7 -14:38:57  8.4  0.10  43
50000          18:52:33.9 -14:41:20 16.4        43
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=0.0 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 04:02:47 -5.7 CT Up 16.2 143.5 Really Low 03:53:05 - 04:12:28 11428
Kamloops 04:03:21 0.0 Sun up Up 11.2 130.5 Really Low 03:53:40 - 04:13:03 11279
Kelowna 04:03:23 -0.9 CT Up 12.1 131.2 Really Low 03:53:41 - 04:13:04 11249
Peachland 04:03:22 -0.8 CT Up 12.1 130.9 Really Low 03:53:41 - 04:13:04 11241
Summerland 04:03:23 -1.0 CT Up 12.2 130.9 Really Low 03:53:41 - 04:13:04 11235
Penticton 04:03:23 -1.1 CT Up 12.3 131.0 Really Low 03:53:41 - 04:13:04 11232
Oliver 04:03:24 -1.3 CT Up 12.5 131.0 Really Low 03:53:42 - 04:13:05 11215
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:03:24 -1.5 CT Up 12.7 131.1 Really Low 03:53:43 - 04:13:06 11209
Okanogan 04:03:26 -1.7 CT Up 13.1 130.8 Really Low 03:53:44 - 04:13:07 11175
Brewster 04:03:26 -1.8 CT Up 13.1 130.6 Really Low 03:53:45 - 04:13:08 11160
Victoria 04:03:33 0.4 Sun up Up 11.0 127.7 Really Low 03:53:52 - 04:13:15 11148
Manson/Chelan 04:03:29 -1.7 CT Up 13.1 130.3 Really Low 03:53:47 - 04:13:10 11146
Wenatchee 04:03:30 -1.9 CT Up 13.3 130.0 Really Low 03:53:49 - 04:13:12 11120
Ellensburg 04:03:32 -2.0 CT Up 13.5 129.8 Really Low 03:53:50 - 04:13:13 11097
Yakima 04:03:32 -2.3 CT Up 13.7 129.7 Really Low 03:53:51 - 04:13:14 11075
Toppenish/White Swan 04:03:33 -2.5 CT Up 13.9 129.8 Really Low 03:53:51 - 04:13:14 11065
PNWRO 04:03:31 -3.5 CT Up 15.0 131.0 Really Low 03:53:50 - 04:13:13 11059
The Dalles 04:03:38 -2.5 CT Up 14.0 129.0 Really Low 03:53:56 - 04:13:19 11015
Maupin 04:03:38 -2.8 CT Up 14.3 129.0 Really Low 03:53:57 - 04:13:20 10994
Sisters 04:03:41 -3.0 CT Up 14.6 128.4 Really Low 03:53:59 - 04:13:22 10940
Bend 04:03:41 -3.3 CT Up 14.9 128.6 Really Low 03:54:00 - 04:13:23 10929
Oregon Observatory 04:03:42 -3.3 CT Up 15.0 128.5 Really Low 03:54:01 - 04:13:24 10918
Chiloquin 04:03:47 -3.8 CT Up 15.5 127.9 Really Low 03:54:05 - 04:13:28 10836
Dunrhomin 04:03:11 -14.8 AT Up 26.0 141.5 Low 03:53:30 - 04:12:53 10819
Klamath Falls 04:03:48 -4.1 CT Up 15.8 127.8 Really Low 03:54:07 - 04:13:30 10817
Nikitin 04:03:11 -14.9 AT Up 26.1 141.5 Low 03:53:29 - 04:12:52 10807
CU-SBO 04:03:11 -14.9 AT Up 26.1 141.4 Low 03:53:30 - 04:12:53 10803
Cedarville 04:03:46 -5.5 CT Up 17.2 129.0 Really Low 03:54:05 - 04:13:28 10791
Fall River/Burney 04:03:50 -5.0 CT Up 16.8 127.9 Really Low 03:54:08 - 04:13:31 10748
Gimple 04:03:52 -5.8 CT Up 17.6 128.1 Really Low 03:54:10 - 04:13:33 10697
Greenville 04:03:52 -5.8 CT Up 17.6 128.0 Really Low 03:54:10 - 04:13:33 10696
Quincy 04:03:51 -5.9 CT Up 17.7 128.0 Really Low 03:54:09 - 04:13:32 10683
Portola 04:03:52 -6.3 NT Up 18.1 128.3 Really Low 03:54:10 - 04:13:33 10680
Reno 04:03:51 -6.8 NT Up 18.6 128.8 Really Low 03:54:09 - 04:13:32 10670
Carson City 04:03:51 -7.1 NT Up 18.9 128.7 Really Low 03:54:09 - 04:13:32 10647
Yerington 04:03:50 -7.6 NT Up 19.4 129.2 Really Low 03:54:08 - 04:13:31 10640
Gardnerville 04:03:52 -7.2 NT Up 19.1 128.7 Really Low 03:54:10 - 04:13:33 10631
Hawthorne 04:03:51 -8.2 NT Up 20.0 129.5 Really Low 03:54:09 - 04:13:32 10615
Lee Vining 04:03:53 -8.2 NT Up 20.1 128.9 Low 03:54:11 - 04:13:34 10573
Bishop 04:03:53 -9.0 NT Up 20.9 129.3 Low 03:54:11 - 04:13:34 10540
Beatty 04:03:49 -10.3 NT Up 22.2 130.5 Low 03:54:08 - 04:13:31 10524
Patrick 04:03:45 -13.1 AT Up 24.9 132.4 Low 03:54:03 - 04:13:26 10446
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:03:48 -12.8 AT Up 24.6 131.7 Low 03:54:06 - 04:13:29 10422
Lake Havasu City 04:03:48 -13.4 AT Up 25.2 131.7 Low 03:54:07 - 04:13:30 10377
George/Scottsdale 04:03:44 -15.4 AT Up 27.3 133.4 Low 03:54:02 - 04:13:25 10341
Wildwood 04:04:01 -10.8 NT Up 22.8 128.2 Low 03:54:19 - 04:13:42 10309
Idyllwild 04:03:57 -12.3 AT Up 24.3 129.5 Low 03:54:15 - 04:13:38 10302
Calipatria 04:03:55 -13.5 AT Up 25.4 130.2 Low 03:54:14 - 04:13:37 10267
Yuma 04:03:53 -14.3 AT Up 26.2 130.8 Low 03:54:12 - 04:13:35 10244

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, (2027/07/14 04:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 35.00   8
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 11.62  41
PPM 235105     18:50:31.2 -13:34:20  6.5  1.16  43
PPM 235132     18:51:23.7 -14:41:02  8.4  0.10  43
50000          18:50:59.8 -14:43:23 16.4        43
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/06 04:28:27 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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