Event between (95626) 02GZ32 and star GA0720:18135903 with event index number of 251968
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/03/09 15:54:04 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:57:40.8 -17:59:56
Equinox of date position of star is 17:58:49.0 -17:59:59
Stellar brightness G=14.5,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 101 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=19.8
TNO is 18.0 AU from the Sun
and 18.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 185 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
989 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=251.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.9 sec chord
Diameter=102.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 95626, (2020/03/09 15:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:38.9 -26:28:30 0.9 22.06 82 35Eta Oph 17:11:32.2 -15:44:55 2.6 11.54 89 PPM 233754 17:57:06.3 -18:48:14 6.5 0.91 100 PPM 233861 18:00:34.6 -18:12:22 8.5 0.46 101 PPM 233828 17:59:29.9 -17:56:00 9.7 0.17 101 95626 17:58:51.7 -17:59:59 14.5 101 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, (2020/03/09 15:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 22.06 82 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 11.54 89 PPM 233754 17:55:55.0 -18:48:08 6.5 0.91 100 PPM 233861 17:59:23.6 -18:12:22 8.5 0.46 101 PPM 233828 17:58:19.1 -17:55:59 9.7 0.17 101 95626 17:57:40.8 -17:59:56 14.5 100 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:21:02 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute