RECON: TNO occultation with 32532

Event between (32532) Thereus and star GA0800:04479981 with event index number of 2196157

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/04/18 07:39:54 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:08:08.4 -09:40:08
Equinox of date position of star is 14:09:26.2 -09:47:00
Stellar brightness G=14.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 103 degrees from the moon. Moon is 35% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.0

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Object is 9.8 AU from the Sun and 8.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 11.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 36 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 498 km.
The sky-plane scale is 6407.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.2
Diameter=86.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Diameter=35.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 32532, (2028/04/18 07:41UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:41.3 -11:18:29  1.0 10.66 113
95 Vir         14:08:12.9 -09:26:50  5.3  0.50 104
PPM 228321     14:08:59.7 -10:27:26  8.1  0.67 103
PPM 197221     14:09:01.7 -09:43:53  9.8  0.17 103
32532          14:09:38.9 -09:48:08 14.7       103
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 11.8 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 07:41:54 -26.3 Dark Down 28.1 185.0 Low 07:38:24 - 07:45:25 5055
Kamloops 07:42:34 -28.2 Dark Down 29.1 168.9 Low 07:39:04 - 07:46:05 4492
Kelowna 07:42:31 -29.0 Dark Down 30.0 169.8 Low 07:39:00 - 07:46:01 4478
Dunrhomin 07:41:32 -37.8 Dark Down 39.9 186.6 Up 07:38:01 - 07:45:02 4475
Nikitin 07:41:31 -38.0 Dark Down 40.0 186.6 Up 07:38:01 - 07:45:02 4464
Peachland 07:42:32 -29.1 Dark Down 30.0 169.5 Up 07:39:01 - 07:46:02 4462
Penticton 07:42:31 -29.3 Dark Down 30.3 169.7 Up 07:39:01 - 07:46:02 4457
CU-SBO 07:41:31 -38.1 Dark Down 40.1 186.5 Up 07:38:01 - 07:45:02 4457
Summerland 07:42:32 -29.3 Dark Down 30.2 169.6 Up 07:39:01 - 07:46:02 4457
Oliver 07:42:31 -29.7 Dark Down 30.6 169.7 Up 07:39:00 - 07:46:01 4437
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:42:30 -29.9 Dark Down 30.8 169.9 Up 07:38:59 - 07:46:00 4435
Okanogan 07:42:31 -30.5 Dark Down 31.4 169.5 Up 07:39:00 - 07:46:01 4389
Brewster 07:42:31 -30.8 Dark Down 31.7 169.3 Up 07:39:00 - 07:46:01 4365
Manson/Chelan 07:42:32 -30.9 Dark Down 31.8 168.8 Up 07:39:01 - 07:46:02 4339
Wenatchee 07:42:31 -31.4 Dark Down 32.3 168.6 Up 07:39:01 - 07:46:02 4305
PNWRO 07:42:26 -32.9 Dark Down 33.8 170.1 Up 07:38:55 - 07:45:56 4275
Ellensburg 07:42:32 -31.8 Dark Down 32.6 168.3 Up 07:39:01 - 07:46:02 4271
Victoria 07:42:34 -30.1 Dark Down 30.7 165.2 Up 07:39:04 - 07:46:05 4258
Yakima 07:42:32 -32.2 Dark Down 33.0 168.2 Up 07:39:02 - 07:46:03 4246
Toppenish/White Swan 07:42:31 -32.4 Dark Down 33.3 168.4 Up 07:39:01 - 07:46:02 4239
The Dalles 07:42:33 -33.2 Dark Down 33.9 167.3 Up 07:39:02 - 07:46:03 4160
Maupin 07:42:33 -33.6 Dark Down 34.3 167.4 Up 07:39:02 - 07:46:03 4138
Sisters 07:42:33 -34.4 Dark Down 35.1 166.7 Up 07:39:02 - 07:46:03 4062
Bend 07:42:32 -34.7 Dark Down 35.4 166.9 Up 07:39:01 - 07:46:02 4057
Oregon Observatory 07:42:32 -34.8 Dark Down 35.5 166.8 Up 07:39:02 - 07:46:03 4041
Cedarville 07:42:26 -37.3 Dark Down 38.0 167.9 Up 07:38:55 - 07:45:56 3938
Chiloquin 07:42:32 -36.1 Dark Down 36.7 166.0 Up 07:39:02 - 07:46:03 3937
Klamath Falls 07:42:32 -36.4 Dark Down 37.1 166.1 Up 07:39:01 - 07:46:02 3917
Fall River/Burney 07:42:29 -37.7 Dark Down 38.3 166.3 Up 07:38:59 - 07:46:00 3853
Reno 07:42:22 -39.3 Dark Down 40.0 168.0 Up 07:38:51 - 07:45:52 3818
Gimple 07:42:26 -38.6 Dark Down 39.3 166.8 Up 07:38:56 - 07:45:57 3813
Greenville 07:42:27 -38.6 Dark Down 39.3 166.7 Up 07:38:56 - 07:45:57 3810
Portola 07:42:25 -39.0 Dark Down 39.7 167.2 Up 07:38:54 - 07:45:55 3808
Yerington 07:42:19 -39.9 Dark Down 40.7 168.7 Up 07:38:49 - 07:45:50 3808
Hawthorne 07:42:17 -40.4 Dark Down 41.2 169.3 Up 07:38:46 - 07:45:47 3798
Quincy 07:42:26 -38.8 Dark Down 39.5 166.6 Up 07:38:56 - 07:45:57 3796
Carson City 07:42:22 -39.6 Dark Down 40.4 167.9 Up 07:38:51 - 07:45:52 3794
Patrick 07:41:55 -43.5 Dark Down 44.8 175.2 Up 07:38:24 - 07:45:25 3790
Gardnerville 07:42:21 -39.9 Dark Down 40.6 168.0 Up 07:38:51 - 07:45:52 3779
Beatty 07:42:08 -42.0 Dark Down 43.1 171.5 Up 07:38:37 - 07:45:38 3767
George/Scottsdale 07:41:45 -45.1 Dark Down 46.6 177.8 Up 07:38:14 - 07:45:15 3760
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:41:57 -43.8 Dark Down 45.0 174.2 Up 07:38:26 - 07:45:27 3741
Lee Vining 07:42:18 -40.9 Dark Down 41.7 168.6 Up 07:38:47 - 07:45:48 3738
Bishop 07:42:14 -41.5 Dark Down 42.4 169.4 Up 07:38:44 - 07:45:45 3727
Lake Havasu City 07:41:55 -44.4 Dark Down 45.7 174.5 Up 07:38:24 - 07:45:25 3704
Yuma 07:41:53 -46.2 Dark Down 47.4 173.8 Up 07:38:23 - 07:45:24 3559
Calipatria 07:41:57 -45.8 Dark Down 46.9 172.6 Up 07:38:27 - 07:45:28 3549
Idyllwild 07:42:03 -45.2 Dark Down 46.2 171.0 Up 07:38:32 - 07:45:33 3540
Wildwood 07:42:11 -44.8 Dark Down 45.6 168.5 Up 07:38:40 - 07:45:41 3479

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, (2028/04/18 07:41UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 10.66 113
95 Vir         14:06:42.6 -09:18:48  5.3  0.50 104
PPM 228321     14:07:29.0 -10:19:25  8.1  0.67 103
PPM 197221     14:07:31.3 -09:35:53  9.8  0.17 103
32532          14:08:08.4 -09:40:08 14.7       103
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/24 02:53:15 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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