RECON: TNO occultation with 32532

Event between (32532) Thereus and star GA0800:04231377 with event index number of 2196053

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/04/28 06:44:30 UTC

J2000 position of star is 12:27:10.0 -08:36:08
Equinox of date position of star is 12:28:25.3 -08:44:12
Stellar brightness G=12.7, use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 11 degrees from the moon. Moon is 89% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.5

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Object is 10.6 AU from the Sun and 9.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 29 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 479 km.
The sky-plane scale is 7036.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.2
Diameter=86.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Diameter=35.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 32532, (2026/04/28 06:46UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:35.0 -11:17:52  1.0 14.52  25
4Gam Crv       12:17:09.9 -17:41:17  2.6  9.36  17
21 Vir         12:35:08.4 -09:35:49  5.6  1.84  13
PPM 195519     12:29:16.8 -08:49:25  7.0  0.20  12
PPM 195492     12:28:12.5 -08:46:47  9.3  0.08  11
32532          12:28:31.5 -08:44:52 12.7        12
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 10.8 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 06:46:14 -23.7 Dark Up 25.6 207.7 Low 06:43:17 - 06:49:11 4461
Dunrhomin 06:45:29 -35.5 Dark Up 35.7 211.8 Up 06:42:32 - 06:48:26 4106
Nikitin 06:45:29 -35.7 Dark Up 35.9 211.9 Up 06:42:32 - 06:48:26 4097
CU-SBO 06:45:30 -35.7 Dark Up 35.9 211.8 Up 06:42:33 - 06:48:27 4091
Kelowna 06:46:48 -24.2 Dark Up 30.7 193.5 Up 06:43:51 - 06:49:45 3898
Kamloops 06:46:55 -23.3 Dark Up 30.0 192.4 Low 06:43:58 - 06:49:52 3893
Penticton 06:46:47 -24.5 Dark Up 31.0 193.4 Up 06:43:50 - 06:49:44 3882
Peachland 06:46:48 -24.3 Dark Up 30.8 193.2 Up 06:43:51 - 06:49:45 3882
Summerland 06:46:47 -24.4 Dark Up 30.9 193.3 Up 06:43:50 - 06:49:44 3880
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:46:45 -25.0 Dark Up 31.5 193.7 Up 06:43:48 - 06:49:42 3871
Oliver 06:46:46 -24.8 Dark Up 31.3 193.5 Up 06:43:49 - 06:49:43 3869
Okanogan 06:46:44 -25.6 Dark Up 32.1 193.5 Up 06:43:47 - 06:49:41 3836
Brewster 06:46:44 -25.8 Dark Up 32.4 193.3 Up 06:43:47 - 06:49:41 3817
Manson/Chelan 06:46:45 -25.9 Dark Up 32.7 193.0 Up 06:43:48 - 06:49:42 3793
PNWRO 06:46:35 -28.0 Dark Up 34.3 194.7 Up 06:43:38 - 06:49:32 3768
Wenatchee 06:46:44 -26.3 Dark Up 33.2 192.8 Up 06:43:47 - 06:49:41 3766
Ellensburg 06:46:43 -26.7 Dark Up 33.6 192.6 Up 06:43:46 - 06:49:40 3740
Yakima 06:46:43 -27.1 Dark Up 34.0 192.7 Up 06:43:46 - 06:49:40 3722
Toppenish/White Swan 06:46:41 -27.3 Dark Up 34.2 192.9 Up 06:43:44 - 06:49:38 3720
Victoria 06:46:57 -24.6 Dark Up 32.5 189.1 Up 06:44:00 - 06:49:54 3683
The Dalles 06:46:42 -27.8 Dark Up 35.1 192.1 Up 06:43:45 - 06:49:39 3651
Maupin 06:46:40 -28.2 Dark Up 35.5 192.2 Up 06:43:43 - 06:49:37 3637
Bend 06:46:38 -29.2 Dark Up 36.6 192.1 Up 06:43:41 - 06:49:35 3576
Sisters 06:46:40 -28.9 Dark Up 36.4 191.8 Up 06:43:43 - 06:49:37 3575
Oregon Observatory 06:46:38 -29.4 Dark Up 36.8 192.0 Up 06:43:41 - 06:49:35 3562
Cedarville 06:46:27 -31.9 Dark Up 38.9 193.9 Up 06:43:30 - 06:49:24 3506
George/Scottsdale 06:45:31 -41.2 Dark Up 44.0 206.6 Up 06:42:34 - 06:48:28 3491
Patrick 06:45:44 -39.2 Dark Up 43.1 203.4 Up 06:42:47 - 06:48:41 3487
Chiloquin 06:46:36 -30.5 Dark Up 38.1 191.7 Up 06:43:39 - 06:49:33 3479
Klamath Falls 06:46:35 -30.8 Dark Up 38.5 191.8 Up 06:43:38 - 06:49:32 3466
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:45:47 -39.3 Dark Up 43.6 202.6 Up 06:42:50 - 06:48:44 3439
Beatty 06:46:01 -37.1 Dark Up 42.6 199.3 Up 06:43:04 - 06:48:58 3428
Hawthorne 06:46:13 -35.1 Dark Up 41.5 196.5 Up 06:43:16 - 06:49:10 3425
Fall River/Burney 06:46:30 -32.0 Dark Up 39.6 192.5 Up 06:43:33 - 06:49:27 3424
Yerington 06:46:16 -34.5 Dark Up 41.1 195.7 Up 06:43:19 - 06:49:13 3424
Reno 06:46:20 -33.8 Dark Up 40.7 194.7 Up 06:43:23 - 06:49:17 3422
Lake Havasu City 06:45:43 -40.0 Dark Up 44.1 203.1 Up 06:42:46 - 06:48:40 3415
Portola 06:46:24 -33.4 Dark Up 40.6 193.9 Up 06:43:27 - 06:49:21 3404
Carson City 06:46:19 -34.2 Dark Up 41.1 194.8 Up 06:43:22 - 06:49:16 3404
Gimple 06:46:25 -33.0 Dark Up 40.4 193.3 Up 06:43:28 - 06:49:22 3402
Greenville 06:46:26 -33.0 Dark Up 40.4 193.2 Up 06:43:29 - 06:49:23 3398
Gardnerville 06:46:18 -34.4 Dark Up 41.3 194.9 Up 06:43:21 - 06:49:15 3393
Quincy 06:46:25 -33.2 Dark Up 40.6 193.2 Up 06:43:28 - 06:49:22 3388
Bishop 06:46:08 -36.2 Dark Up 42.5 197.0 Up 06:43:11 - 06:49:05 3374
Lee Vining 06:46:13 -35.5 Dark Up 42.1 196.0 Up 06:43:16 - 06:49:10 3372
Yuma 06:45:38 -41.6 Dark Up 45.9 203.4 Up 06:42:41 - 06:48:35 3297
Calipatria 06:45:44 -41.0 Dark Up 45.8 202.1 Up 06:42:47 - 06:48:41 3277
Idyllwild 06:45:50 -40.1 Dark Up 45.6 200.3 Up 06:42:53 - 06:48:47 3254
Wildwood 06:45:59 -39.2 Dark Up 45.7 197.7 Up 06:43:02 - 06:48:56 3179

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 32532, (2026/04/28 06:46UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 14.52  25
4Gam Crv       12:15:48.1 -17:32:30  2.6  9.36  17
21 Vir         12:33:46.6 -09:27:07  5.6  1.84  13
PPM 195519     12:27:55.2 -08:40:42  7.0  0.20  12
PPM 195492     12:26:50.9 -08:38:03  9.3  0.08  11
32532          12:27:10.0 -08:36:08 12.7        11
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/22 04:04:32 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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