Event between (95626) 02GZ32 and star GA0680:30682506 with event index number of 2131839
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/03/12 02:08:57 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:40:09.3 -20:15:38
Equinox of date position of star is 18:41:27.4 -20:14:20
Stellar brightness G=17.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 174 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 65% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=19.8
TNO is 18.1 AU from the Sun
and 18.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 140 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
824 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=251.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.6 sec chord
Diameter=102.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 95626, (2022/03/12 02:09UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:46.3 -26:28:46 0.9 30.55 151 Nunki 18:56:38.4 -26:16:02 2.0 6.96 177 PPM 268697 18:40:12.8 -21:01:54 6.1 0.85 174 PPM 268721 18:41:12.6 -20:02:59 7.1 0.20 173 PPM 268730 18:41:52.4 -20:16:56 9.8 0.10 174 95626 18:41:28.4 -20:14:19 17.0 174 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, (2022/03/12 02:09UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 30.55 151 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 6.96 177 PPM 268697 18:38:53.3 -21:03:10 6.1 0.85 174 PPM 268721 18:39:53.7 -20:04:17 7.1 0.20 173 PPM 268730 18:40:33.3 -20:18:16 9.8 0.10 174 95626 18:40:09.3 -20:15:38 17.0 174 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/07 01:46:06 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute