RECON: TNO occultation with 50000

Event between (50000) Quaoar and star GA0740:25138699 with event index number of 2328049

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/07/09 04:42:08 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:56:50.8 -14:36:09
Equinox of date position of star is 18:58:13.3 -14:34:08
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 32 degrees from the moon. Moon is 94% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=18.7

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Object is 42.5 AU from the Sun and 41.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.6 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 122 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1619 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30130.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=2.4
Diameter=1905.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 80.3 sec chord
Diameter=777.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 32.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 50000, (2028/07/09 04:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.7 -26:29:34  0.9 36.34  66
Nunki          18:57:01.9 -26:15:31  2.0 11.70  33
PPM 235210     18:56:21.1 -15:33:55  4.8  1.13  32
PPM 235271     18:58:23.6 -14:49:06  7.5  0.26  32
50000          18:58:28.1 -14:33:46 15.7        31
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 25.3 km RECON observability=0.2 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 04:43:06 -9.1 NT Up 17.9 147.7 Really Low 04:32:25 - 04:53:47 10223
Kamloops 04:43:41 -4.4 CT Down 13.4 134.3 Really Low 04:33:00 - 04:54:22 10090
Kelowna 04:43:42 -5.4 CT Down 14.3 135.0 Really Low 04:33:01 - 04:54:23 10059
Peachland 04:43:41 -5.4 CT Down 14.3 134.7 Really Low 04:33:00 - 04:54:22 10052
Summerland 04:43:42 -5.5 CT Down 14.4 134.7 Really Low 04:33:01 - 04:54:23 10045
Penticton 04:43:42 -5.6 CT Down 14.5 134.8 Really Low 04:33:01 - 04:54:23 10043
Oliver 04:43:44 -5.9 CT Down 14.8 134.8 Really Low 04:33:03 - 04:54:25 10026
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:43:43 -6.1 NT Down 15.0 134.9 Really Low 04:33:02 - 04:54:24 10020
Okanogan 04:43:45 -6.4 NT Down 15.3 134.6 Really Low 04:33:04 - 04:54:26 9986
Brewster 04:43:46 -6.5 NT Down 15.4 134.4 Really Low 04:33:05 - 04:54:27 9971
Victoria 04:43:53 -4.5 CT Down 13.4 131.3 Really Low 04:33:12 - 04:54:34 9963
Manson/Chelan 04:43:48 -6.5 NT Down 15.4 134.0 Really Low 04:33:07 - 04:54:29 9957
Wenatchee 04:43:49 -6.7 NT Down 15.7 133.8 Really Low 04:33:08 - 04:54:30 9932
Ellensburg 04:43:51 -6.9 NT Down 15.8 133.5 Really Low 04:33:10 - 04:54:32 9909
Yakima 04:43:52 -7.2 NT Down 16.1 133.4 Really Low 04:33:11 - 04:54:33 9887
Toppenish/White Swan 04:43:52 -7.4 NT Down 16.3 133.5 Really Low 04:33:11 - 04:54:33 9877
PNWRO 04:43:50 -8.4 NT Down 17.3 134.7 Really Low 04:33:09 - 04:54:31 9869
The Dalles 04:43:56 -7.6 NT Down 16.5 132.7 Really Low 04:33:15 - 04:54:37 9829
Maupin 04:43:57 -7.9 NT Down 16.8 132.7 Really Low 04:33:16 - 04:54:38 9807
Sisters 04:44:00 -8.3 NT Down 17.2 132.1 Really Low 04:33:19 - 04:54:41 9754
Bend 04:44:00 -8.6 NT Down 17.5 132.2 Really Low 04:33:19 - 04:54:41 9742
Oregon Observatory 04:44:01 -8.6 NT Down 17.5 132.1 Really Low 04:33:20 - 04:54:42 9732
Chiloquin 04:44:05 -9.3 NT Down 18.2 131.4 Really Low 04:33:24 - 04:54:46 9651
Klamath Falls 04:44:06 -9.6 NT Down 18.4 131.4 Really Low 04:33:25 - 04:54:47 9631
Dunrhomin 04:43:28 -19.2 Dark Up 28.1 145.8 Low 04:32:47 - 04:54:09 9609
Cedarville 04:44:04 -10.9 NT Down 19.8 132.6 Really Low 04:33:23 - 04:54:45 9603
Nikitin 04:43:28 -19.3 Dark Up 28.2 145.7 Low 04:32:47 - 04:54:09 9597
CU-SBO 04:43:27 -19.4 Dark Up 28.3 145.6 Low 04:32:46 - 04:54:08 9593
Fall River/Burney 04:44:08 -10.6 NT Down 19.4 131.4 Really Low 04:33:27 - 04:54:49 9562
Gimple 04:44:09 -11.5 NT Down 20.4 131.6 Low 04:33:28 - 04:54:50 9510
Greenville 04:44:10 -11.4 NT Down 20.3 131.6 Low 04:33:29 - 04:54:51 9509
Quincy 04:44:11 -11.6 NT Down 20.4 131.5 Low 04:33:30 - 04:54:52 9496
Portola 04:44:08 -11.9 NT Down 20.8 131.9 Low 04:33:27 - 04:54:49 9493
Reno 04:44:09 -12.5 AT Down 21.3 132.3 Low 04:33:28 - 04:54:50 9481
Carson City 04:44:09 -12.7 AT Down 21.6 132.3 Low 04:33:28 - 04:54:50 9459
Yerington 04:44:08 -13.2 AT Up 22.1 132.7 Low 04:33:27 - 04:54:49 9451
Gardnerville 04:44:09 -12.9 AT Down 21.8 132.2 Low 04:33:28 - 04:54:50 9443
Hawthorne 04:44:08 -13.8 AT Up 22.7 133.0 Low 04:33:27 - 04:54:49 9425
Lee Vining 04:44:09 -14.0 AT Up 22.8 132.5 Low 04:33:28 - 04:54:50 9384
Bishop 04:44:09 -14.8 AT Up 23.6 132.9 Low 04:33:28 - 04:54:50 9350
Beatty 04:44:06 -16.0 AT Up 24.9 134.1 Low 04:33:25 - 04:54:47 9331
Patrick 04:44:01 -18.7 Dark Up 27.6 136.1 Low 04:33:20 - 04:54:42 9249
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:44:03 -18.5 Dark Up 27.4 135.4 Low 04:33:22 - 04:54:44 9226
Lake Havasu City 04:44:04 -19.1 Dark Up 28.0 135.4 Low 04:33:23 - 04:54:45 9181
George/Scottsdale 04:43:59 -21.1 Dark Up 30.0 137.3 Low 04:33:18 - 04:54:40 9141
Wildwood 04:44:17 -16.9 AT Up 25.7 131.6 Low 04:33:36 - 04:54:58 9119
Idyllwild 04:44:12 -18.3 Dark Up 27.1 133.1 Low 04:33:31 - 04:54:53 9109
Calipatria 04:44:10 -19.4 Dark Up 28.3 133.8 Low 04:33:29 - 04:54:51 9073
Yuma 04:44:09 -20.3 Dark Up 29.1 134.4 Low 04:33:28 - 04:54:50 9047

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, (2028/07/09 04:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 36.34  66
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 11.70  33
PPM 235210     18:54:43.1 -15:36:12  4.8  1.13  32
PPM 235271     18:56:46.1 -14:51:28  7.5  0.26  32
50000          18:56:50.8 -14:36:09 15.7        32
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/07 04:35:31 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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