Event between (95626) 02GZ32 and star GA0680:26416076 with event index number of 2132235
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/08/18 23:44:53 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:26:25.7 -20:53:16
Equinox of date position of star is 18:27:46.0 -20:52:23
Stellar brightness G=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 138 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 52% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=19.6
TNO is 18.1 AU from the Sun
and 17.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 11.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 192 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
860 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=251.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 21.4 sec chord
Diameter=102.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 95626, (2022/08/18 23:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:47.9 -26:28:49 0.9 27.30 163 Nunki 18:56:40.0 -26:16:00 2.0 8.54 131 21 Sgr 18:26:41.9 -20:31:39 4.1 0.43 138 PPM 268487 18:31:12.4 -20:56:09 8.3 0.80 137 PPM 268415 18:27:56.0 -20:50:22 9.3 0.05 137 95626 18:27:46.8 -20:52:23 16.4 137 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, (2022/08/18 23:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 27.30 163 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 8.54 131 21 Sgr 18:25:21.1 -20:32:31 4.1 0.43 138 PPM 268487 18:29:51.3 -20:57:10 8.3 0.80 137 PPM 268415 18:26:35.0 -20:51:15 9.3 0.05 137 95626 18:26:25.7 -20:53:16 16.4 137 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/06/06 23:51:37 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute