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Old 20-07-2025, 11:52 AM
Dennis
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Quaoar (18.76m) C11 ASI2600MM

Here we have the trail of Quaoar as recorded in 50x60 sec exposures from our back garden in Brisbane on 19th July 2025.

Image #1 is the full field with a full res crop inset showing the trail.
Image #2 is a full res 1280x960 crop around Quaoar.

I downloaded an Ephemeris for 19th July for our back garden and imported it into The Sky X Pro as a custom database (SDB) which plotted the position of this Dwarf Planet in TSX.
Celestron 11 Edge HD at F10
ASI 2600 MM Duo
Paramount MX+
50x60 sec exposures.

Here is some information from SkyTools 4 Imaging.
(50000) Quaoar Dwarf Planet
R.A. 18h39m32.5s Dec. -14°55'59" (2000) in Scutum
Magnitude: 18.76

Orbit Period: 283.5 years
Diameter: 620 - 2000 km
Earth Distance: 41.7 AU
Sun Distance: 42.6 AU
Total motion: 2.80 "/hr PA 263.0°
RA: -69.13 "/day
Dec: -8.24 "/day
Apparent Data for 2025 Jul 19 GMT+10 at Back Garden:
Apparent RA: 18h41m01.6s, Apparent Dec: -14°54'36"

The Sky X Pro gave these results for the full field.
******** ASTROMETRIC SOLUTION RESULTS ********
Center RA (2000.0): 18h 39m 33.10s
Center Dec (2000.0): -14° 55' 54.7"
Scale: 0.5470 arcseconds/pixel
Size (pixels): 3124 x 2088
Angular Size: 0° 28' 29" x 0° 19' 02"
Position Angle: 0° 16' from north through east
FWHM: 4.85 pixels, 2.65 arcseconds
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Dennis.
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