Event between (95626) 02GZ32 and star GA0700:22415603 with event index number of 1118098
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/04/21 06:11:50 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:20:26.5 -19:11:21
Equinox of date position of star is 18:21:41.2 -19:10:42
Stellar brightness G=16.6,
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 60% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=19.7
TNO is 18.0 AU from the Sun
and 17.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 5.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 375 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
767 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=251.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 48.2 sec chord
Diameter=102.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 19.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 95626, (2021/04/21 06:12UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:43.0 -26:28:39 0.9 26.53 117 Nunki 18:56:35.1 -26:16:06 2.0 10.72 150 PPM 234421 18:22:38.2 -18:50:55 5.9 0.40 141 PPM 234409 18:22:17.2 -19:38:48 8.3 0.49 141 PPM 234422 18:22:41.0 -19:15:39 8.6 0.25 141 95626 18:21:41.9 -19:10:42 16.6 141 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, (2021/04/21 06:12UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 26.53 117 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 10.72 150 PPM 234421 18:21:23.0 -18:51:36 5.9 0.40 141 PPM 234409 18:21:01.5 -19:39:28 8.3 0.49 141 PPM 234422 18:21:25.6 -19:16:20 8.6 0.25 141 95626 18:20:26.5 -19:11:21 16.6 141 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/02/06 20:55:05 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute