Event between (95626) 02GZ32 and star GA0700:21360898 with event index number of 1118199
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/06/15 19:19:11 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:13:36.3 -19:18:53
Equinox of date position of star is 18:14:51.1 -19:18:27
Stellar brightness G=13.2,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 127 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 26% 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 21.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
6.3 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
755 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=251.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.7 sec chord
Diameter=102.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 95626, (2021/06/15 19:19UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:43.6 -26:28:40 0.9 24.98 104 Nunki 18:56:35.6 -26:16:05 2.0 11.86 137 PPM 234244 18:16:46.4 -18:39:11 6.1 0.79 127 PPM 234177 18:13:30.8 -19:25:34 7.6 0.34 126 PPM 234196 18:14:18.0 -19:13:50 9.6 0.16 127 95626 18:14:52.3 -19:18:27 13.2 127 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, (2021/06/15 19:19UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 24.98 104 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 11.86 137 PPM 234244 18:15:30.8 -18:39:42 6.1 0.79 127 PPM 234177 18:12:14.7 -19:25:58 7.6 0.34 126 PPM 234196 18:13:02.1 -19:14:16 9.6 0.16 127 95626 18:13:36.3 -19:18:53 13.2 127 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/02/07 20:43:56 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute