RECON: TNO occultation with 50000

Event between (50000) Quaoar and star GA0740:24686663 with event index number of 2328082

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/08/24 05:09:21 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:53:42.1 -14:44:34
Equinox of date position of star is 18:55:04.7 -14:42:40
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 80 degrees from the moon. Moon is 20% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=18.8

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Object is 42.5 AU from the Sun and 41.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 15.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 173 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1897 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30367.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=2.4
Diameter=1905.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 130.6 sec chord
Diameter=777.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 53.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 50000, (2028/08/24 05:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:10.1 -26:29:35  0.9 35.59  45
Nunki          18:57:02.4 -26:15:30  2.0 11.56  78
PPM 235210     18:56:21.6 -15:33:54  4.8  0.89  80
PPM 235227     18:56:53.0 -14:39:08  7.5  0.38  80
PPM 235191     18:55:49.1 -14:58:14  8.7  0.29  80
50000          18:55:19.9 -14:42:18 16.5        80
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 20.5 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)
Kamloops 05:07:04 -17.4 AT Down 24.4 186.4 Low 04:52:07 - 05:22:01 10334
Victoria 05:07:18 -17.5 AT Down 26.7 183.2 Low 04:52:21 - 05:22:15 10300
Peachland 05:07:03 -18.4 Dark Down 25.2 187.0 Low 04:52:06 - 05:22:00 10276
Kelowna 05:07:03 -18.4 Dark Down 25.1 187.3 Low 04:52:06 - 05:22:00 10275
Summerland 05:07:02 -18.5 Dark Down 25.4 187.1 Low 04:52:05 - 05:21:59 10267
Penticton 05:07:03 -18.6 Dark Down 25.4 187.3 Low 04:52:06 - 05:22:00 10261
Oliver 05:07:03 -18.9 Dark Down 25.8 187.3 Low 04:52:06 - 05:22:00 10243
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:07:01 -19.1 Dark Down 25.9 187.5 Low 04:52:04 - 05:21:58 10231
Okanogan 05:07:03 -19.4 Dark Down 26.6 187.3 Low 04:52:06 - 05:22:00 10203
Brewster 05:07:05 -19.5 Dark Down 26.9 187.1 Low 04:52:08 - 05:22:02 10194
Manson/Chelan 05:07:06 -19.5 Dark Down 27.1 186.7 Low 04:52:09 - 05:22:03 10192
Wenatchee 05:07:08 -19.7 Dark Down 27.6 186.6 Low 04:52:11 - 05:22:05 10171
Ellensburg 05:07:09 -19.9 Dark Down 28.0 186.4 Low 04:52:12 - 05:22:06 10155
Yakima 05:07:09 -20.2 Dark Down 28.4 186.4 Low 04:52:12 - 05:22:06 10134
Toppenish/White Swan 05:07:08 -20.4 Dark Down 28.6 186.6 Low 04:52:11 - 05:22:05 10118
The Dalles 05:07:12 -20.5 Dark Down 29.5 185.8 Low 04:52:15 - 05:22:09 10095
Maupin 05:07:13 -20.9 Dark Down 29.9 185.9 Low 04:52:16 - 05:22:10 10070
PNWRO 05:07:02 -21.4 Dark Down 28.9 188.2 Low 04:52:05 - 05:21:59 10061
Sleaford 05:06:04 -21.9 Dark Down 20.9 200.9 Low 04:51:07 - 05:21:01 10061
Sisters 05:07:16 -21.2 Dark Down 30.8 185.4 Up 04:52:19 - 05:22:13 10033
Bend 05:07:15 -21.5 Dark Down 31.0 185.7 Up 04:52:18 - 05:22:12 10014
Oregon Observatory 05:07:16 -21.5 Dark Down 31.2 185.6 Up 04:52:19 - 05:22:13 10007
Chiloquin 05:07:16 -22.2 Dark Down 32.5 185.2 Up 04:52:19 - 05:22:13 9941
Klamath Falls 05:07:18 -22.5 Dark Down 32.9 185.3 Up 04:52:21 - 05:22:15 9919
Fall River/Burney 05:07:16 -23.4 Dark Down 34.0 185.8 Up 04:52:19 - 05:22:13 9837
Cedarville 05:07:11 -23.8 Dark Down 33.4 187.2 Up 04:52:14 - 05:22:08 9835
Greenville 05:07:15 -24.3 Dark Down 34.9 186.4 Up 04:52:18 - 05:22:12 9769
Gimple 05:07:15 -24.3 Dark Down 34.9 186.5 Up 04:52:18 - 05:22:12 9766
Quincy 05:07:16 -24.4 Dark Down 35.1 186.4 Up 04:52:19 - 05:22:13 9756
Portola 05:07:14 -24.8 Dark Down 35.2 187.0 Up 04:52:17 - 05:22:11 9735
Reno 05:07:10 -25.3 Dark Down 35.4 187.8 Up 04:52:13 - 05:22:07 9700
Carson City 05:07:09 -25.6 Dark Down 35.7 187.8 Up 04:52:12 - 05:22:06 9677
Gardnerville 05:07:10 -25.8 Dark Down 36.0 187.9 Up 04:52:13 - 05:22:07 9660
Yerington 05:07:07 -26.1 Dark Down 35.8 188.6 Up 04:52:10 - 05:22:04 9646
Hawthorne 05:07:05 -26.7 Dark Down 36.2 189.3 Up 04:52:08 - 05:22:02 9601
Lee Vining 05:07:08 -26.8 Dark Down 36.9 188.8 Up 04:52:11 - 05:22:05 9578
Bishop 05:07:04 -27.6 Dark Down 37.4 189.7 Up 04:52:07 - 05:22:01 9516
Beatty 05:06:57 -28.8 Dark Down 37.6 191.7 Up 04:52:00 - 05:21:54 9437
Dunrhomin 05:05:54 -32.1 Dark Down 31.7 203.9 Up 04:50:57 - 05:20:51 9320
Nikitin 05:05:56 -32.2 Dark Down 31.8 203.9 Up 04:50:59 - 05:20:53 9308
CU-SBO 05:05:54 -32.3 Dark Down 31.9 203.9 Up 04:50:57 - 05:20:51 9306
Wildwood 05:07:08 -29.6 Dark Down 40.6 189.9 Up 04:52:11 - 05:22:05 9292
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:06:45 -31.3 Dark Down 38.9 194.6 Up 04:51:48 - 05:21:42 9248
Patrick 05:06:42 -31.5 Dark Down 38.5 195.4 Up 04:51:45 - 05:21:39 9244
Idyllwild 05:06:58 -31.0 Dark Down 40.7 192.3 Up 04:52:01 - 05:21:55 9210
Lake Havasu City 05:06:44 -31.9 Dark Down 39.5 195.0 Up 04:51:47 - 05:21:41 9191
Calipatria 05:06:53 -32.1 Dark Down 41.0 193.9 Up 04:51:56 - 05:21:50 9127
Yuma 05:06:47 -33.0 Dark Down 41.3 195.1 Up 04:51:50 - 05:21:44 9067
George/Scottsdale 05:06:32 -33.9 Dark Down 39.6 198.2 Up 04:51:35 - 05:21:29 9056

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, (2028/08/24 05:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 35.59  45
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 11.56  78
PPM 235210     18:54:43.1 -15:36:12  4.8  0.89  80
PPM 235227     18:55:15.2 -14:41:27  7.5  0.38  80
PPM 235191     18:54:11.0 -15:00:31  8.7  0.29  80
50000          18:53:42.1 -14:44:34 16.5        79
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/07 04:41:25 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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