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Occultation event

Quaoar

2002 LM60TNO> Hot C.
event on 2022-06-24
543
Radius (km)
0.124
Geometric albedo
1
Positive chords
Australia
Observed from
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Model of the occulting body, not a product of this event — a reconstruction, not a direct measurement. The values below are what this occultation measured.

Size — to scalevs Pluto
QUAOAR · R 543 KMPLUTO · R 1188 KM
Quaoar — this objectPluto — comparison
Physical properties
Radius eq. (km)> —
Equivalent radius (km)543 ± 2
Oblateness
Axis ratios (b/a · c/a)
Density (g/cm³)1.99 ± 0.46
ShapeMaclaurin
Albedo (V)0.124 ± 0.006
Orbit — top viewheliocentric
Neptune 30 AU
43.5
a (AU)
0.041
e
8
i (deg)
Occultation record
each line — one station saw the star vanish
Event date2022-06-24
Observed fromAustralia
Positive chords1 // radius lower limit
Kind
Delta (au)41.7452
Star G mag.16.9
Object G mag.18.7
Astrometryfeeds NIMA ephemeris
Position Date (JD)
RA position
Error RA·cos(δ) (mas)
DEC position
Error DEC (mas)
Atmosphere
Pressure (nbar)
Atm. gas
Reference & provenance
Lucky Star projectYes
ReferencePreliminary
DOI
Comment