RECON: TNO occultation with 50000

Event between (50000) Quaoar and star GA0740:28933195 with event index number of 2743072

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/03/27 10:53:32 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:06:33.7 -14:35:12
Equinox of date position of star is 19:07:56.1 -14:32:52
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 137 degrees from the moon. Moon is 90% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=18.8

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Object is 42.5 AU from the Sun and 42.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 10.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 274 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2769 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30955.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=2.4
Diameter=1905.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 182.8 sec chord
Diameter=777.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 74.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 50000, (2029/03/27 10:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:12.3 -26:29:39  0.9 38.48 100
Nunki          18:57:04.5 -26:15:27  2.0 12.00 132
PPM 235374     19:03:13.7 -15:14:20  6.5  1.39 135
PPM 235480     19:07:35.3 -14:36:17  7.9  0.17 137
50000          19:08:13.3 -14:32:22 16.8       137
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 3.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 19.7 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=2.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 10:52:36 -25.9 Dark Up 7.1 123.6 Really Low 10:37:36 - 11:07:36 1405
Kelowna 10:52:34 -26.0 Dark Up 8.0 124.2 Really Low 10:37:34 - 11:07:34 1388
Peachland 10:52:30 -26.2 Dark Up 7.9 123.9 Really Low 10:37:30 - 11:07:30 1387
Summerland 10:52:30 -26.3 Dark Up 8.1 124.0 Really Low 10:37:30 - 11:07:30 1384
Penticton 10:52:29 -26.3 Dark Up 8.2 124.1 Really Low 10:37:29 - 11:07:29 1383
Oliver 10:52:28 -26.5 Dark Up 8.4 124.0 Really Low 10:37:28 - 11:07:28 1376
Victoria 10:52:07 -28.9 Dark Up 6.5 120.8 Really Low 10:37:07 - 11:07:07 1376
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:52:25 -26.5 Dark Up 8.6 124.1 Really Low 10:37:25 - 11:07:25 1373
Okanogan 10:52:21 -27.1 Dark Up 8.8 123.9 Really Low 10:37:21 - 11:07:21 1361
Brewster 10:52:17 -27.4 Dark Up 8.8 123.7 Really Low 10:37:17 - 11:07:17 1356
Manson/Chelan 10:52:13 -27.7 Dark Up 8.7 123.3 Really Low 10:37:13 - 11:07:13 1354
Wenatchee 10:52:09 -28.1 Dark Up 8.9 123.1 Really Low 10:37:09 - 11:07:09 1344
Ellensburg 10:52:04 -28.5 Dark Up 9.0 122.9 Really Low 10:37:04 - 11:07:04 1336
Yakima 10:52:01 -28.8 Dark Up 9.2 122.8 Really Low 10:37:01 - 11:07:01 1327
Toppenish/White Swan 10:51:59 -28.9 Dark Up 9.4 122.9 Really Low 10:36:59 - 11:06:59 1321
PNWRO 10:52:02 -28.3 Dark Up 10.4 124.0 Really Low 10:37:02 - 11:07:02 1306
The Dalles 10:51:49 -29.8 Dark Up 9.3 122.1 Really Low 10:36:49 - 11:06:49 1305
Sleaford 10:53:48 -17.6 AT Up 13.3 136.4 Really Low 10:38:48 - 11:08:48 1305
Maupin 10:51:46 -30.0 Dark Up 9.6 122.1 Really Low 10:36:46 - 11:06:46 1295
Sisters 10:51:36 -30.9 Dark Up 9.7 121.6 Really Low 10:36:36 - 11:06:36 1274
Bend 10:51:37 -30.9 Dark Up 10.0 121.8 Really Low 10:36:37 - 11:06:37 1266
Oregon Observatory 10:51:36 -31.1 Dark Up 10.0 121.6 Really Low 10:36:36 - 11:06:36 1262
Chiloquin 10:51:21 -32.2 Dark Up 10.4 121.1 Really Low 10:36:21 - 11:06:21 1225
Klamath Falls 10:51:18 -32.4 Dark Up 10.6 121.1 Really Low 10:36:18 - 11:06:18 1214
Cedarville 10:51:18 -31.9 Dark Up 12.0 122.2 Really Low 10:36:18 - 11:06:18 1186
Fall River/Burney 10:51:11 -33.0 Dark Up 11.5 121.1 Really Low 10:36:11 - 11:06:11 1174
Greenville 10:51:06 -33.3 Dark Up 12.2 121.3 Really Low 10:36:06 - 11:06:06 1142
Gimple 10:51:04 -33.3 Dark Up 12.3 121.3 Really Low 10:36:04 - 11:06:04 1141
Quincy 10:51:02 -33.4 Dark Up 12.3 121.2 Really Low 10:36:02 - 11:06:02 1135
Portola 10:51:03 -33.2 Dark Up 12.7 121.6 Really Low 10:36:03 - 11:06:03 1129
Reno 10:51:06 -33.0 Dark Up 13.3 122.0 Really Low 10:36:06 - 11:06:06 1116
Carson City 10:51:01 -33.2 Dark Up 13.4 121.9 Really Low 10:36:01 - 11:06:01 1103
Gardnerville 10:51:01 -33.3 Dark Up 13.6 121.9 Really Low 10:36:01 - 11:06:01 1094
Yerington 10:51:02 -32.9 Dark Up 14.0 122.4 Really Low 10:36:02 - 11:06:02 1092
Hawthorne 10:51:01 -32.9 Dark Up 14.6 122.6 Really Low 10:36:01 - 11:06:01 1072
Lee Vining 10:50:54 -33.5 Dark Up 14.5 122.1 Really Low 10:35:54 - 11:05:54 1053
Bishop 10:50:52 -33.4 Dark Up 15.3 122.5 Really Low 10:35:52 - 11:05:52 1025
Beatty 10:50:58 -32.6 Dark Up 16.7 123.6 Really Low 10:35:58 - 11:05:58 995
Dunrhomin 10:52:25 -22.8 Dark Up 21.9 134.1 Low 10:37:25 - 11:07:25 987
Nikitin 10:52:25 -22.9 Dark Up 22.0 134.0 Low 10:37:25 - 11:07:25 980
CU-SBO 10:52:24 -23.0 Dark Up 22.0 133.9 Low 10:37:24 - 11:07:24 979
Patrick 10:51:01 -31.4 Dark Up 19.5 125.4 Really Low 10:36:01 - 11:06:01 906
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:50:55 -32.0 Dark Up 19.1 124.8 Really Low 10:35:55 - 11:05:55 902
Wildwood 10:50:25 -35.5 Dark Up 16.8 121.5 Really Low 10:35:25 - 11:05:25 885
Lake Havasu City 10:50:52 -32.2 Dark Up 19.7 124.7 Really Low 10:35:52 - 11:05:52 869
Idyllwild 10:50:32 -34.4 Dark Up 18.4 122.7 Really Low 10:35:32 - 11:05:32 856
Calipatria 10:50:34 -33.8 Dark Up 19.5 123.4 Really Low 10:35:34 - 11:05:34 816
George/Scottsdale 10:51:00 -30.8 Dark Up 21.8 126.4 Low 10:36:00 - 11:06:00 807
Yuma 10:50:36 -33.4 Dark Up 20.4 123.9 Low 10:35:36 - 11:05:36 787

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, (2029/03/27 10:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 38.48 100
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 12.00 132
PPM 235374     19:01:33.5 -15:16:58  6.5  1.39 135
PPM 235480     19:05:55.7 -14:39:05  7.9  0.17 137
50000          19:06:33.7 -14:35:12 16.8       137
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/08 03:16:08 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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