RECON: TNO occultation with 50000

Event between (50000) Quaoar and star GA0740:20409263 with event index number of 2326451

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/07/04 07:06:09 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:35:13.9 -14:59:31
Equinox of date position of star is 18:36:36.8 -14:58:15
Stellar brightness G=15.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 159 degrees from the moon. Moon is 3% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=18.7

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Object is 42.7 AU from the Sun and 41.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.7 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 86 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1556 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30224.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=2.4
Diameter=1905.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 80.2 sec chord
Diameter=777.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 32.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 50000, (2024/07/04 07:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:54.9 -26:29:03  0.9 31.46 167
Nunki          18:56:47.0 -26:15:51  2.0 12.23 160
PPM 234707     18:35:03.0 -14:50:00  6.1  0.41 159
PPM 234740     18:36:19.0 -14:40:55  8.4  0.30 159
50000          18:36:37.9 -14:58:14 15.5       159
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=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)
Sleaford 07:05:41 -15.1 AT Down 22.8 184.7 Low 06:58:03 - 07:13:18 13278
Kamloops 07:06:22 -15.3 AT Down 23.8 169.7 Low 06:58:44 - 07:13:59 13276
Kelowna 07:06:19 -16.3 AT Down 24.7 170.5 Low 06:58:42 - 07:13:57 13237
Peachland 07:06:20 -16.3 AT Down 24.8 170.2 Low 06:58:43 - 07:13:58 13232
Summerland 07:06:20 -16.5 AT Down 24.9 170.3 Low 06:58:42 - 07:13:57 13225
Penticton 07:06:21 -16.6 AT Down 25.0 170.4 Low 06:58:43 - 07:13:58 13222
Oliver 07:06:20 -16.9 AT Down 25.3 170.4 Low 06:58:43 - 07:13:58 13205
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:06:20 -17.1 AT Down 25.5 170.6 Low 06:58:43 - 07:13:58 13197
Victoria 07:06:32 -16.9 AT Down 25.5 166.3 Low 06:58:54 - 07:14:09 13180
Okanogan 07:06:22 -17.7 AT Down 26.1 170.3 Low 06:58:44 - 07:13:59 13166
Brewster 07:06:21 -17.9 AT Down 26.4 170.1 Low 06:58:44 - 07:13:59 13153
Manson/Chelan 07:06:23 -18.1 Dark Down 26.5 169.6 Low 06:58:45 - 07:14:00 13143
Wenatchee 07:06:24 -18.5 Dark Down 27.0 169.4 Low 06:58:47 - 07:14:02 13120
Ellensburg 07:06:25 -18.9 Dark Down 27.4 169.2 Low 06:58:48 - 07:14:03 13099
Yakima 07:06:26 -19.3 Dark Down 27.8 169.1 Low 06:58:48 - 07:14:03 13078
Toppenish/White Swan 07:06:25 -19.5 Dark Down 28.0 169.3 Low 06:58:47 - 07:14:02 13066
PNWRO 07:06:21 -20.1 Dark Down 28.5 170.8 Low 06:58:44 - 07:13:59 13043
The Dalles 07:06:28 -20.1 Dark Down 28.7 168.3 Low 06:58:50 - 07:14:05 13026
Maupin 07:06:27 -20.5 Dark Down 29.1 168.4 Low 06:58:50 - 07:14:05 13004
Sisters 07:06:30 -21.3 Dark Down 29.9 167.8 Low 06:58:52 - 07:14:07 12957
Bend 07:06:29 -21.6 Dark Down 30.1 168.0 Up 06:58:52 - 07:14:07 12943
Oregon Observatory 07:06:30 -21.7 Dark Down 30.3 167.9 Up 06:58:52 - 07:14:07 12934
Chiloquin 07:06:32 -22.9 Dark Down 31.5 167.2 Up 06:58:54 - 07:14:09 12859
Klamath Falls 07:06:32 -23.2 Dark Down 31.9 167.3 Up 06:58:54 - 07:14:09 12838
Cedarville 07:06:28 -24.2 Dark Down 32.8 169.0 Up 06:58:50 - 07:14:05 12793
Fall River/Burney 07:06:32 -24.4 Dark Down 33.1 167.5 Up 06:58:54 - 07:14:09 12766
Greenville 07:06:31 -25.4 Dark Down 34.0 167.9 Up 06:58:54 - 07:14:09 12709
Gimple 07:06:30 -25.4 Dark Down 34.1 168.0 Up 06:58:53 - 07:14:08 12709
Quincy 07:06:31 -25.6 Dark Down 34.2 167.9 Up 06:58:54 - 07:14:09 12696
Portola 07:06:28 -25.8 Dark Down 34.4 168.4 Up 06:58:51 - 07:14:06 12688
Reno 07:06:28 -26.2 Dark Down 34.8 169.1 Up 06:58:51 - 07:14:06 12669
Carson City 07:06:28 -26.6 Dark Down 35.1 169.1 Up 06:58:51 - 07:14:06 12646
Dunrhomin 07:05:38 -26.9 Dark Down 34.5 186.1 Up 06:58:01 - 07:13:16 12635
Yerington 07:06:26 -26.9 Dark Down 35.4 169.8 Up 06:58:48 - 07:14:03 12632
Gardnerville 07:06:27 -26.8 Dark Down 35.4 169.1 Up 06:58:49 - 07:14:04 12630
Nikitin 07:05:39 -27.1 Dark Down 34.7 186.1 Up 06:58:02 - 07:13:17 12623
CU-SBO 07:05:39 -27.2 Dark Down 34.8 186.0 Up 06:58:01 - 07:13:16 12620
Hawthorne 07:06:24 -27.4 Dark Down 36.0 170.4 Up 06:58:47 - 07:14:02 12600
Lee Vining 07:06:26 -27.9 Dark Down 36.4 169.7 Up 06:58:49 - 07:14:04 12565
Bishop 07:06:25 -28.6 Dark Down 37.1 170.5 Up 06:58:47 - 07:14:02 12522
Beatty 07:06:19 -29.3 Dark Down 37.8 172.4 Up 06:58:41 - 07:13:56 12485
Patrick 07:06:09 -31.2 Dark Down 39.5 175.8 Up 06:58:32 - 07:13:47 12369
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:06:12 -31.4 Dark Down 39.7 174.9 Up 06:58:35 - 07:13:50 12354
Lake Havasu City 07:06:12 -32.1 Dark Down 40.4 175.2 Up 06:58:34 - 07:13:49 12305
Wildwood 07:06:27 -31.7 Dark Down 40.3 169.8 Up 06:58:50 - 07:14:05 12295
Idyllwild 07:06:21 -32.4 Dark Down 40.9 172.1 Up 06:58:44 - 07:13:59 12263
George/Scottsdale 07:06:02 -33.1 Dark Down 41.3 178.3 Up 06:58:24 - 07:13:39 12235
Calipatria 07:06:16 -33.2 Dark Down 41.6 173.6 Up 06:58:39 - 07:13:54 12212
Yuma 07:06:14 -33.8 Dark Down 42.2 174.7 Up 06:58:36 - 07:13:51 12175

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, (2024/07/04 07:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 31.46 167
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 12.23 160
PPM 234707     18:33:39.1 -14:51:14  6.1  0.41 159
PPM 234740     18:34:55.1 -14:42:11  8.4  0.30 159
50000          18:35:13.9 -14:59:31 15.5       159
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 05:49:38 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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