Event between (32532) Thereus and star GA0840:03751907 with event index number of 337855
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/12/16 05:17:17 UTC
J2000 position of star is 09:13:50.7 -04:37:43
Equinox of date position of star is 09:14:49.0 -04:42:35
Stellar brightness G=13.6,
use SENSEUP=64
Star is 24 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 82% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.3
TNO is 12.4 AU from the Sun
and 11.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 11.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 146 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
805 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.1
Diameter=91.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.2 sec chord
Diameter=37.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 32532, (2019/12/16 05:17UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:26.0 +11:52:08 1.3 21.43 15 Alphard 09:28:34.1 -08:44:46 2.0 5.28 28 23 Hya 09:17:41.2 -06:26:14 5.2 1.86 26 PPM 192163 09:15:44.0 -04:37:39 7.9 0.24 24 PPM 192157 09:15:28.1 -04:45:14 9.2 0.16 24 32532 09:14:50.6 -04:42:43 13.6 24 Positions are for equinox of date
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.
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Star training set for 32532, (2019/12/16 05:17UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:22.0 +11:58:02 1.3 21.43 15 Alphard 09:27:35.2 -08:39:31 2.0 5.28 28 23 Hya 09:16:41.8 -06:21:11 5.2 1.86 26 PPM 192163 09:14:44.1 -04:32:38 7.9 0.24 24 PPM 192157 09:14:28.1 -04:40:14 9.2 0.16 24 32532 09:13:50.7 -04:37:43 13.6 24 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:01:21 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute