Event between (32532) Thereus and star GA0840:03794541 with event index number of 1061382
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/03/08 18:35:03 UTC
J2000 position of star is 09:28:21.6 -04:51:46
Equinox of date position of star is 09:29:25.2 -04:57:21
Stellar brightness G=17.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 141 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 22% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=19.9
TNO is 12.2 AU from the Sun
and 11.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
9.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 26 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
476 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.0
Diameter=94.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Diameter=38.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 32532, (2021/03/08 18:35UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:29.9 +11:51:46 1.3 19.55 143 Alphard 09:28:37.7 -08:45:05 2.0 3.80 138 PPM 192436 09:30:36.2 -04:20:26 6.3 0.68 141 PPM 192371 09:27:27.1 -04:48:41 8.4 0.51 141 PPM 192418 09:29:57.2 -05:08:38 9.0 0.23 140 32532 09:29:25.2 -04:57:21 17.0 140 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, (2021/03/08 18:35UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:22.0 +11:58:02 1.3 19.55 143 Alphard 09:27:35.2 -08:39:30 2.0 3.80 138 PPM 192436 09:29:32.4 -04:14:49 6.3 0.68 141 PPM 192371 09:26:23.5 -04:43:08 8.4 0.51 141 PPM 192418 09:28:53.6 -05:03:02 9.0 0.23 140 32532 09:28:21.6 -04:51:46 17.0 141 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/03/05 00:19:27 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute