RECON: TNO occultation with 50000

Event between (50000) Quaoar and star GA0740:22190371 with event index number of 2326964

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/06/25 06:55:35 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:41:28.6 -14:53:33
Equinox of date position of star is 18:42:51.4 -14:52:04
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 165 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=18.7

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Object is 42.6 AU from the Sun and 41.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.5 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 95 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1525 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30203.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=2.4
Diameter=1905.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 80.6 sec chord
Diameter=777.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 32.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 50000, (2025/06/25 06:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.4 -26:29:11  0.9 32.86 158
Nunki          18:56:50.6 -26:15:46  2.0 11.85 169
PPM 234707     18:35:06.4 -14:49:57  6.1  1.89 165
PPM 234902     18:43:09.5 -14:32:17  6.6  0.33 164
PPM 234882     18:42:26.3 -14:51:49  8.9  0.12 165
50000          18:42:55.9 -14:52:00 14.9       164
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 19.3 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 06:55:47 -14.5 AT Down 22.6 170.9 Low 06:47:20 - 07:04:14 -922
Kamloops 06:56:28 -14.5 AT Down 21.4 156.1 Low 06:48:01 - 07:04:55 -1003
Kelowna 06:56:26 -15.4 AT Down 22.4 156.9 Low 06:47:59 - 07:04:53 -1038
Peachland 06:56:28 -15.4 AT Down 22.4 156.6 Low 06:48:01 - 07:04:55 -1044
Summerland 06:56:28 -15.6 AT Down 22.6 156.7 Low 06:48:01 - 07:04:55 -1051
Penticton 06:56:27 -15.7 AT Down 22.7 156.8 Low 06:48:00 - 07:04:54 -1053
Oliver 06:56:28 -16.0 AT Down 23.0 156.7 Low 06:48:01 - 07:04:55 -1070
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:56:27 -16.2 AT Down 23.2 156.9 Low 06:48:00 - 07:04:54 -1078
Okanogan 06:56:29 -16.8 AT Down 23.7 156.5 Low 06:48:02 - 07:04:56 -1111
Victoria 06:56:39 -15.9 AT Down 22.5 152.8 Low 06:48:12 - 07:05:06 -1118
Brewster 06:56:30 -17.0 AT Down 23.9 156.3 Low 06:48:03 - 07:04:57 -1125
Manson/Chelan 06:56:31 -17.2 AT Down 24.0 155.9 Low 06:48:04 - 07:04:58 -1137
Wenatchee 06:56:32 -17.6 AT Down 24.4 155.6 Low 06:48:05 - 07:04:59 -1162
Ellensburg 06:56:34 -18.0 AT Down 24.7 155.3 Low 06:48:07 - 07:05:01 -1184
Yakima 06:56:34 -18.3 Dark Down 25.1 155.2 Low 06:48:07 - 07:05:01 -1205
Toppenish/White Swan 06:56:34 -18.6 Dark Down 25.3 155.4 Low 06:48:07 - 07:05:01 -1216
PNWRO 06:56:30 -19.2 Dark Down 26.1 156.8 Low 06:48:03 - 07:04:57 -1230
The Dalles 06:56:37 -19.2 Dark Down 25.8 154.4 Low 06:48:10 - 07:05:04 -1262
Maupin 06:56:38 -19.6 Dark Down 26.2 154.4 Low 06:48:11 - 07:05:05 -1284
Sisters 06:56:41 -20.3 Dark Down 26.9 153.7 Low 06:48:14 - 07:05:08 -1335
Bend 06:56:40 -20.6 Dark Down 27.2 154.0 Low 06:48:13 - 07:05:07 -1347
Oregon Observatory 06:56:40 -20.8 Dark Down 27.3 153.8 Low 06:48:13 - 07:05:07 -1358
Chiloquin 06:56:44 -21.9 Dark Down 28.3 153.1 Low 06:48:17 - 07:05:11 -1437
Klamath Falls 06:56:44 -22.3 Dark Down 28.7 153.1 Low 06:48:17 - 07:05:11 -1457
Cedarville 06:56:40 -23.3 Dark Down 29.8 154.5 Low 06:48:13 - 07:05:07 -1492
Fall River/Burney 06:56:44 -23.5 Dark Down 29.8 153.2 Low 06:48:17 - 07:05:11 -1527
Dunrhomin 06:55:52 -26.3 Dark Down 34.4 170.7 Up 06:47:25 - 07:04:19 -1552
Nikitin 06:55:52 -26.5 Dark Down 34.5 170.7 Up 06:47:25 - 07:04:19 -1563
CU-SBO 06:55:52 -26.6 Dark Down 34.6 170.6 Up 06:47:25 - 07:04:19 -1567
Gimple 06:56:44 -24.5 Dark Down 30.8 153.5 Up 06:48:17 - 07:05:11 -1582
Greenville 06:56:44 -24.4 Dark Down 30.8 153.4 Up 06:48:17 - 07:05:11 -1582
Quincy 06:56:44 -24.6 Dark Down 31.0 153.3 Up 06:48:17 - 07:05:11 -1595
Portola 06:56:43 -24.9 Dark Down 31.3 153.8 Up 06:48:16 - 07:05:10 -1601
Reno 06:56:41 -25.3 Dark Down 31.7 154.4 Up 06:48:14 - 07:05:08 -1615
Carson City 06:56:42 -25.6 Dark Down 32.0 154.3 Up 06:48:15 - 07:05:09 -1638
Yerington 06:56:40 -25.9 Dark Down 32.4 155.0 Up 06:48:13 - 07:05:07 -1649
Gardnerville 06:56:42 -25.9 Dark Down 32.3 154.3 Up 06:48:15 - 07:05:09 -1654
Hawthorne 06:56:39 -26.5 Dark Down 33.0 155.4 Up 06:48:12 - 07:05:06 -1677
Lee Vining 06:56:41 -26.9 Dark Down 33.4 154.7 Up 06:48:14 - 07:05:08 -1716
Bishop 06:56:39 -27.7 Dark Down 34.2 155.3 Up 06:48:12 - 07:05:06 -1754
Beatty 06:56:34 -28.4 Dark Down 35.1 157.0 Up 06:48:07 - 07:05:01 -1780
Patrick 06:56:26 -30.4 Dark Down 37.3 159.9 Up 06:47:59 - 07:04:53 -1877
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:56:29 -30.5 Dark Down 37.4 159.0 Up 06:48:02 - 07:04:56 -1896
Lake Havasu City 06:56:28 -31.2 Dark Down 38.1 159.1 Up 06:48:01 - 07:04:55 -1943
Wildwood 06:56:44 -30.8 Dark Down 37.0 154.1 Up 06:48:17 - 07:05:11 -1985
George/Scottsdale 06:56:20 -32.3 Dark Down 39.5 161.8 Up 06:47:53 - 07:04:47 -1995
Idyllwild 06:56:37 -31.5 Dark Down 38.0 156.1 Up 06:48:10 - 07:05:04 -2003
Calipatria 06:56:34 -32.3 Dark Down 39.0 157.3 Up 06:48:07 - 07:05:01 -2046
Yuma 06:56:31 -32.9 Dark Down 39.7 158.2 Up 06:48:04 - 07:04:58 -2076

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, (2025/06/25 06:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 32.86 158
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 11.85 169
PPM 234707     18:33:39.1 -14:51:14  6.1  1.89 165
PPM 234902     18:41:42.5 -14:33:51  6.6  0.33 164
PPM 234882     18:40:59.1 -14:53:21  8.9  0.12 165
50000          18:41:28.6 -14:53:33 14.9       165
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 06:23:26 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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