Event between (95626) 02GZ32 and star GA0720:09297548 with event index number of 198367
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/07/06 16:58:51 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:25:20.4 -16:30:49
Equinox of date position of star is 17:26:27.8 -16:31:46
Stellar brightness G=14.3,
use SENSEUP=64
Star is 103 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 20% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=19.5
TNO is 18.0 AU from the Sun
and 17.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 85 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
789 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=251.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.7 sec chord
Diameter=102.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 95626, (2019/07/06 16:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:36.4 -26:28:25 0.9 16.34 92 35Eta Oph 17:11:29.9 -15:44:52 2.6 3.68 100 PPM 232892 17:19:26.8 -16:19:52 5.9 1.70 102 PPM 233060 17:27:20.3 -17:05:50 8.5 0.60 104 PPM 233049 17:26:43.1 -16:27:45 9.7 0.09 103 95626 17:26:28.1 -16:31:47 14.3 104 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 95626, (2019/07/06 16:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 16.34 92 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 3.68 100 PPM 232892 17:18:19.3 -16:18:42 5.9 1.70 102 PPM 233060 17:26:12.3 -17:04:54 8.5 0.60 104 PPM 233049 17:25:35.4 -16:26:48 9.7 0.09 103 95626 17:25:20.4 -16:30:49 14.3 103 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:22:57 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute