Event between (95626) 02GZ32 and star GA0720:17339886 with event index number of 263377
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/05/24 23:12:56 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:54:43.3 -17:55:53
Equinox of date position of star is 17:55:51.4 -17:56:01
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 174 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 5% 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 19.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 127 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
917 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=251.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.2 sec chord
Diameter=102.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 95626, (2020/05/24 23:13UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:39.7 -26:28:32 0.9 21.46 159 35Eta Oph 17:11:33.0 -15:44:56 2.6 10.84 166 PPM 233754 17:57:07.0 -18:48:14 6.5 0.92 175 PPM 233720 17:55:10.2 -17:24:54 8.3 0.55 174 PPM 233729 17:55:52.8 -18:03:39 9.4 0.13 174 95626 17:55:54.8 -17:56:02 16.9 174 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, (2020/05/24 23:13UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 21.46 159 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 10.84 166 PPM 233754 17:55:55.0 -18:48:08 6.5 0.92 175 PPM 233720 17:53:58.9 -17:24:44 8.3 0.55 174 PPM 233729 17:54:41.2 -18:03:31 9.4 0.13 174 95626 17:54:43.3 -17:55:53 16.9 174 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:41:46 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute