RECON: TNO occultation with 32532

Event between (32532) Thereus and star GA0880:03623539 with event index number of 337886

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/05/19 02:01:31 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:55:20.7 -01:33:17
Equinox of date position of star is 08:56:22.3 -01:37:58
Stellar brightness G=15.9, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 115 degrees from the moon. Moon is 12% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.3

TNO is 12.4 AU from the Sun and 12.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 57 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 585 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=91.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Diameter=37.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 32532, (2020/05/19 02:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:27.3 +11:52:01  1.3 22.62 132
Alphard        09:28:35.3 -08:44:52  2.0 10.72 123
PPM 177601     08:48:16.9 -01:58:22  5.3  2.05 113
PPM 177674     08:58:29.5 -01:11:48  8.5  0.68 116
PPM 177659     08:56:08.6 -01:49:20  9.7  0.20 115
32532          08:56:22.9 -01:38:00 15.9       116
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, (2020/05/19 02:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:22.0 +11:58:02  1.3 22.62 132
Alphard        09:27:35.2 -08:39:30  2.0 10.72 123
PPM 177601     08:47:14.9 -01:53:49  5.3  2.05 113
PPM 177674     08:57:27.2 -01:07:02  8.5  0.68 116
PPM 177659     08:55:06.5 -01:44:37  9.7  0.20 115
32532          08:55:20.7 -01:33:17 15.9       115
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/16 21:37:13 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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