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The 2018 September 2 Occultation by (50000) Quaoar, observed in Southern Africa and an Outlook on Occultations in 2019

JOA 2019, Vol. 9, No. 2, Page 11

Author(s): Mike Kretlow, Lucky Star project

Abstract: We report here the observation of a stellar occultation by Kuiper Belt object (50000) Quaoar. We recorded a positive occultation of a 12.7 G-magstar designated as Gaia DR2 source ID 4145444851530756224 on 2018 September 2 at two stations; one fixed station in Namibia (ATOM, H.E.S.S. site),using a 0.75 m telescope and one mobile station placed about 50 km north of Upington (South Africa), using a 0.254 m telescope, which got an almost diametric chord.