RECON: TNO occultation with 32532

Event between (32532) Thereus and star GA0800:04348667 with event index number of 2196093

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/04/16 09:28:48 UTC

J2000 position of star is 13:17:11.3 -09:37:28
Equinox of date position of star is 13:18:27.9 -09:45:07
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 53 degrees from the moon. Moon is 77% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.1

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Object is 10.2 AU from the Sun and 9.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 11.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 31 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 467 km.
The sky-plane scale is 6689.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.2
Diameter=86.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Diameter=35.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 32532, (2027/04/16 09:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:38.1 -11:18:10  1.0  2.50  56
50 Vir         13:11:11.2 -10:28:27  5.8  1.96  52
PPM 196398     13:21:13.4 -09:14:54  8.5  0.83  54
PPM 196364     13:19:03.5 -09:48:19  9.5  0.11  53
32532          13:18:37.3 -09:46:04 16.5        54
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 7.9 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 09:29:14 -20.4 Dark Up 18.8 223.5 Really Low 09:26:11 - 09:32:18 6466
Dunrhomin 09:28:28 -29.1 Dark Up 26.8 227.6 Low 09:25:24 - 09:31:31 6136
Nikitin 09:28:27 -29.3 Dark Up 27.0 227.7 Low 09:25:23 - 09:31:30 6128
CU-SBO 09:28:27 -29.4 Dark Up 27.1 227.6 Low 09:25:23 - 09:31:30 6124
Kelowna 09:29:39 -26.8 Dark Up 25.7 210.9 Low 09:26:36 - 09:32:43 6091
Kamloops 09:29:44 -26.3 Dark Up 25.3 209.8 Low 09:26:41 - 09:32:48 6090
Peachland 09:29:40 -26.9 Dark Up 25.9 210.6 Low 09:26:37 - 09:32:44 6079
Penticton 09:29:39 -27.1 Dark Up 26.0 210.8 Low 09:26:35 - 09:32:42 6078
Summerland 09:29:39 -27.0 Dark Up 26.0 210.7 Low 09:26:36 - 09:32:43 6077
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:29:37 -27.5 Dark Up 26.4 211.2 Low 09:26:33 - 09:32:40 6068
Oliver 09:29:38 -27.4 Dark Up 26.3 210.9 Low 09:26:35 - 09:32:42 6067
Okanogan 09:29:35 -28.1 Dark Up 27.0 211.1 Low 09:26:32 - 09:32:39 6041
Brewster 09:29:35 -28.4 Dark Up 27.3 211.0 Low 09:26:32 - 09:32:39 6026
Manson/Chelan 09:29:36 -28.7 Dark Up 27.6 210.6 Low 09:26:32 - 09:32:39 6009
Wenatchee 09:29:35 -29.2 Dark Up 28.1 210.6 Low 09:26:31 - 09:32:38 5987
PNWRO 09:29:26 -30.1 Dark Up 28.8 212.4 Low 09:26:23 - 09:32:30 5980
Ellensburg 09:29:34 -29.7 Dark Up 28.5 210.5 Low 09:26:31 - 09:32:38 5967
Yakima 09:29:33 -30.0 Dark Up 28.9 210.5 Low 09:26:30 - 09:32:37 5952
Toppenish/White Swan 09:29:32 -30.2 Dark Up 29.0 210.8 Low 09:26:28 - 09:32:35 5949
Victoria 09:29:47 -29.0 Dark Up 28.1 207.1 Low 09:26:43 - 09:32:50 5934
The Dalles 09:29:32 -31.1 Dark Up 30.0 210.2 Low 09:26:29 - 09:32:36 5896
Maupin 09:29:30 -31.5 Dark Up 30.3 210.4 Up 09:26:27 - 09:32:34 5883
Sisters 09:29:29 -32.4 Dark Up 31.2 210.1 Up 09:26:25 - 09:32:32 5834
Bend 09:29:28 -32.6 Dark Up 31.3 210.5 Up 09:26:24 - 09:32:31 5832
Oregon Observatory 09:29:28 -32.8 Dark Up 31.5 210.4 Up 09:26:24 - 09:32:31 5821
Cedarville 09:29:16 -34.5 Dark Up 33.1 212.5 Up 09:26:13 - 09:32:20 5762
Chiloquin 09:29:25 -34.1 Dark Up 32.8 210.3 Up 09:26:22 - 09:32:29 5752
Klamath Falls 09:29:23 -34.4 Dark Up 33.1 210.5 Up 09:26:20 - 09:32:27 5740
Fall River/Burney 09:29:19 -35.3 Dark Up 34.0 211.3 Up 09:26:15 - 09:32:22 5700
Reno 09:29:09 -36.1 Dark Up 34.6 213.6 Up 09:26:06 - 09:32:13 5683
Yerington 09:29:05 -36.4 Dark Up 34.8 214.5 Up 09:26:02 - 09:32:09 5679
Gimple 09:29:14 -36.0 Dark Up 34.5 212.2 Up 09:26:11 - 09:32:18 5676
Portola 09:29:12 -36.1 Dark Up 34.7 212.8 Up 09:26:09 - 09:32:16 5674
Hawthorne 09:29:02 -36.6 Dark Up 34.9 215.2 Up 09:25:59 - 09:32:06 5674
Greenville 09:29:14 -36.0 Dark Up 34.6 212.1 Up 09:26:11 - 09:32:18 5673
Patrick 09:28:37 -37.2 Dark Up 35.1 221.4 Up 09:25:33 - 09:31:40 5673
Carson City 09:29:09 -36.4 Dark Up 34.9 213.7 Up 09:26:05 - 09:32:12 5667
Quincy 09:29:14 -36.2 Dark Up 34.7 212.2 Up 09:26:11 - 09:32:18 5664
Gardnerville 09:29:07 -36.6 Dark Up 35.1 213.9 Up 09:26:04 - 09:32:11 5657
Beatty 09:28:51 -37.3 Dark Up 35.4 217.8 Up 09:25:47 - 09:31:54 5655
George/Scottsdale 09:28:25 -37.6 Dark Up 35.2 224.2 Up 09:25:22 - 09:31:29 5647
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:28:38 -37.7 Dark Up 35.6 220.8 Up 09:25:35 - 09:31:42 5637
Lee Vining 09:29:02 -37.3 Dark Up 35.6 214.9 Up 09:25:59 - 09:32:06 5630
Bishop 09:28:58 -37.5 Dark Up 35.8 215.9 Up 09:25:54 - 09:32:01 5624
Lake Havasu City 09:28:35 -38.2 Dark Up 36.0 221.4 Up 09:25:32 - 09:31:39 5610
Yuma 09:28:30 -39.8 Dark Up 37.5 221.9 Up 09:25:27 - 09:31:34 5502
Calipatria 09:28:34 -39.9 Dark Up 37.7 220.8 Up 09:25:31 - 09:31:38 5496
Idyllwild 09:28:41 -39.9 Dark Up 37.9 219.3 Up 09:25:37 - 09:31:44 5491
Wildwood 09:28:49 -40.4 Dark Up 38.5 217.1 Up 09:25:45 - 09:31:52 5445

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, (2027/04/16 09:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0  2.50  56
50 Vir         13:09:45.3 -10:19:46  5.8  1.96  52
PPM 196398     13:19:47.5 -09:06:20  8.5  0.83  54
PPM 196364     13:17:37.5 -09:39:44  9.5  0.11  53
32532          13:17:11.3 -09:37:28 16.5        53
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/23 03:27:25 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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