Event between (95626) 02GZ32 and star GA0700:21415441 with event index number of 1118190
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/06/12 13:54:17 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:14:10.2 -19:18:06
Equinox of date position of star is 18:15:25.0 -19:17:39
Stellar brightness G=11.2,
use SENSEUP=8 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 166 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 4% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=19.4
TNO is 18.1 AU from the Sun
and 17.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
6.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 87 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
757 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=251.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.8 sec chord
Diameter=102.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 95626, (2021/06/12 13:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:43.5 -26:28:40 0.9 25.11 144 Nunki 18:56:35.6 -26:16:06 2.0 11.77 177 PPM 234244 18:16:46.4 -18:39:11 6.1 0.71 166 PPM 234237 18:16:32.5 -18:59:04 7.6 0.41 166 PPM 234215 18:15:22.8 -19:11:28 9.5 0.10 166 95626 18:15:26.2 -19:17:39 11.2 166 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, (2021/06/12 13:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 25.11 144 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 11.77 177 PPM 234244 18:15:30.8 -18:39:42 6.1 0.71 166 PPM 234237 18:15:16.8 -18:59:34 7.6 0.41 166 PPM 234215 18:14:06.9 -19:11:55 9.5 0.10 166 95626 18:14:10.2 -19:18:06 11.2 166 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/02/07 20:43:38 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute