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2026-06-21 / UCAC4 377-136950 / (50000) Quaoar

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Alfonso Noschese O- VID M450 IT GPS 00:49:43 :: :: 00:59:38
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

1 observation found in db: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#50 : f0714fc0-344d-11f1-6999-aa955cf74a2a [db: asteroids]
JPL#47 : f0f04bf0-f929-11ef-4809-3f10f77f2856 [db: cetnos]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : f0f04bf0-f929-11ef-4809-3f10f77f2856 [cetnos]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-06-21 at 00:55:42 UT +/- 0.33 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (50000) Quaoar
 Orbit Class               : TNO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4101955932488319872
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 47 19.9823, DE = -14 47 27.794  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.74 mag, RP = 13.73 mag, BP = 15.8 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.74 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.0 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 46.8 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 1125.8 km  (src: CORA+astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 24.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 112° (sunlit = 41%), Sun = 166°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 3.0 mas = 90 km = 0.08 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.94 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#47

 Object is a "TNOs are cool" target !
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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