RECON: TNO occultation with 50000

Event between (50000) Quaoar and star GA0740:17453907 with event index number of 2325402

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/08/09 06:33:39 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:21:42.9 -15:12:46
Equinox of date position of star is 18:22:57.7 -15:12:03
Stellar brightness G=15.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 12 degrees from the moon. Moon is 89% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=18.9

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TNO is 42.7 AU from the Sun and 42.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.1 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 1524 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30449.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=2.5
Diameter=1905.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 108.4 sec chord
Diameter=777.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 44.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 50000, (2022/08/09 06:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:47.8 -26:28:49  0.9 28.45  28
Nunki          18:56:39.9 -26:16:00  2.0 13.57   5
PPM 234386     18:21:26.9 -15:49:14  5.2  0.73  12
PPM 234411     18:22:20.0 -15:13:08  7.2  0.16  12
50000          18:23:00.5 -15:12:02 15.3        12
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 18.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=23.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Clarence Fulton 06:31:16 -20.9 Dark Up 22.0 201.7 Low 06:21:37 - 06:40:54 629
Victoria 06:31:30 -21.3 Dark Up 24.5 197.8 Low 06:21:51 - 06:41:08 615
Kelowna 06:31:16 -21.2 Dark Up 22.4 201.6 Low 06:21:37 - 06:40:54 611
Peachland 06:31:17 -21.3 Dark Up 22.6 201.3 Low 06:21:38 - 06:40:55 611
Summerland 06:31:16 -21.4 Dark Up 22.7 201.4 Low 06:21:38 - 06:40:55 601
Penticton 06:31:16 -21.5 Dark Up 22.7 201.6 Low 06:21:38 - 06:40:55 595
Oliver 06:31:16 -21.8 Dark Up 23.1 201.6 Low 06:21:37 - 06:40:54 576
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:31:15 -22.0 Dark Up 23.2 201.8 Low 06:21:36 - 06:40:53 564
Tonasket 06:31:14 -22.3 Dark Up 23.5 201.8 Low 06:21:36 - 06:40:53 548
Okanogan 06:31:15 -22.6 Dark Up 23.8 201.7 Low 06:21:37 - 06:40:54 532
Brewster 06:31:16 -22.8 Dark Up 24.1 201.6 Low 06:21:37 - 06:40:54 521
Manson/Chelan 06:31:16 -22.8 Dark Up 24.4 201.2 Low 06:21:38 - 06:40:55 517
Wenatchee 06:31:16 -23.2 Dark Up 24.9 201.1 Low 06:21:38 - 06:40:55 493
Ellensburg 06:31:17 -23.5 Dark Up 25.4 201.0 Low 06:21:38 - 06:40:55 475
Yakima 06:31:17 -23.9 Dark Up 25.7 201.0 Low 06:21:38 - 06:40:55 451
Toppenish/White Swan 06:31:16 -24.1 Dark Up 25.9 201.2 Low 06:21:38 - 06:40:55 435
Goldendale 06:31:17 -24.5 Dark Up 26.5 200.9 Low 06:21:39 - 06:40:56 412
The Dalles 06:31:18 -24.6 Dark Up 26.8 200.6 Low 06:21:40 - 06:40:57 406
Pasco 06:31:11 -24.6 Dark Up 25.7 202.5 Low 06:21:32 - 06:40:49 402
PNWRO 06:31:09 -24.9 Dark Up 25.9 202.8 Low 06:21:31 - 06:40:48 383
Maupin 06:31:18 -25.0 Dark Up 27.2 200.7 Low 06:21:39 - 06:40:56 379
Sisters 06:31:19 -25.6 Dark Up 28.1 200.4 Low 06:21:41 - 06:40:58 336
Redmond 06:31:17 -25.8 Dark Up 28.1 200.8 Low 06:21:39 - 06:40:56 326
Bend 06:31:18 -25.9 Dark Up 28.3 200.7 Low 06:21:39 - 06:40:56 316
Oregon Observatory 06:31:18 -26.1 Dark Up 28.5 200.6 Low 06:21:40 - 06:40:57 309
La Pine/Gilchrist 06:31:18 -26.2 Dark Up 28.7 200.6 Low 06:21:40 - 06:40:57 297
North Lake 06:31:15 -26.8 Dark Up 28.9 201.3 Low 06:21:37 - 06:40:54 257
Chiloquin 06:31:19 -27.1 Dark Up 29.8 200.4 Low 06:21:41 - 06:40:58 235
Paisley 06:31:13 -27.4 Dark Up 29.4 201.8 Low 06:21:35 - 06:40:52 215
Klamath Falls 06:31:19 -27.4 Dark Up 30.1 200.6 Up 06:21:40 - 06:40:57 212
Lakeview 06:31:12 -27.9 Dark Up 29.8 202.1 Low 06:21:34 - 06:40:51 178
Cedarville 06:31:11 -28.6 Dark Up 30.3 202.4 Up 06:21:33 - 06:40:50 131
Fall River/Burney 06:31:16 -28.6 Dark Up 31.1 201.2 Up 06:21:38 - 06:40:55 126
Susanville 06:31:12 -29.4 Dark Up 31.5 202.1 Up 06:21:34 - 06:40:51 68
Greenville 06:31:14 -29.5 Dark Up 31.8 201.9 Up 06:21:35 - 06:40:52 56
Gimple 06:31:13 -29.6 Dark Up 31.8 202.0 Up 06:21:35 - 06:40:52 54
Quincy 06:31:14 -29.7 Dark Up 32.0 201.9 Up 06:21:35 - 06:40:52 42
Portola 06:31:11 -30.0 Dark Up 32.0 202.5 Up 06:21:33 - 06:40:50 23
Reno 06:31:08 -30.5 Dark Up 32.1 203.2 Up 06:21:30 - 06:40:47 -10
Carson City 06:31:08 -30.8 Dark Up 32.4 203.4 Up 06:21:29 - 06:40:46 -35
Gardnerville 06:31:08 -31.0 Dark Up 32.6 203.5 Up 06:21:29 - 06:40:46 -53
Yerington 06:31:05 -31.2 Dark Up 32.4 204.1 Up 06:21:27 - 06:40:44 -63
Hawthorne 06:31:03 -31.8 Dark Up 32.6 204.8 Up 06:21:24 - 06:40:41 -108
Lee Vining 06:31:04 -32.1 Dark Up 33.3 204.4 Up 06:21:26 - 06:40:43 -136
Tonopah 06:30:56 -32.7 Dark Up 32.6 206.4 Up 06:21:17 - 06:40:34 -174
Bishop 06:31:00 -32.9 Dark Up 33.6 205.3 Up 06:21:22 - 06:40:39 -196
Beatty 06:30:53 -33.9 Dark Up 33.5 207.2 Up 06:21:15 - 06:40:32 -270
CPSLO 06:31:10 -33.9 Dark Up 36.2 203.5 Up 06:21:31 - 06:40:48 -294
Dunrhomin 06:30:09 -33.3 Dark Up 25.8 217.6 Low 06:20:31 - 06:39:48 -316
Indian Springs 06:30:48 -34.5 Dark Up 33.3 208.4 Up 06:21:09 - 06:40:26 -320
Henderson 06:30:45 -35.2 Dark Up 33.6 209.3 Up 06:21:06 - 06:40:23 -378
Wildwood 06:31:00 -35.8 Dark Up 36.6 206.1 Up 06:21:21 - 06:40:38 -435
Patrick 06:30:40 -36.1 Dark Up 33.7 210.7 Up 06:21:01 - 06:40:18 -453
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:30:42 -36.1 Dark Up 34.1 210.0 Up 06:21:04 - 06:40:21 -454
Kingman/Dolan Springs 06:30:40 -36.3 Dark Up 33.9 210.6 Up 06:21:02 - 06:40:19 -465
Mohave Valley 06:30:42 -36.4 Dark Up 34.4 210.1 Up 06:21:03 - 06:40:20 -475
Idyllwild 06:30:51 -36.8 Dark Up 36.2 208.3 Up 06:21:12 - 06:40:29 -509
Lake Havasu City 06:30:41 -36.8 Dark Up 34.6 210.5 Up 06:21:02 - 06:40:19 -512
Parker 06:30:40 -37.2 Dark Up 34.9 210.7 Up 06:21:02 - 06:40:19 -540
Blythe 06:30:41 -37.6 Dark Up 35.5 210.5 Up 06:21:03 - 06:40:20 -574
Calipatria 06:30:46 -37.7 Dark Up 36.3 209.7 Up 06:21:07 - 06:40:24 -588
George/Scottsdale 06:30:29 -38.3 Dark Up 34.2 213.3 Up 06:20:51 - 06:40:08 -637
Yuma 06:30:41 -38.4 Dark Up 36.3 210.8 Up 06:21:03 - 06:40:20 -645

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, (2022/08/09 06:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 28.45  28
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 13.57   5
PPM 234386     18:20:08.9 -15:49:55  5.2  0.73  12
PPM 234411     18:21:02.3 -15:13:50  7.2  0.16  12
50000          18:21:42.9 -15:12:46 15.3        12
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/14 01:42:41 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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