Event between (95626) 02GZ32 and star GA0660:37000671 with event index number of 2133457
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/10/18 10:35:23 UTC
J2000 position of star is 19:10:25.3 -22:58:34
Equinox of date position of star is 19:11:52.6 -22:56:06
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 113 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 99% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.1
Object is 18.4 AU from the Sun
and 18.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 12.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 143 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
776 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=251.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.5 sec chord
Diameter=102.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 95626, (2024/10/18 10:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:55.9 -26:29:05 0.9 36.59 149 Nunki 18:56:48.1 -26:15:49 2.0 4.78 117 PPM 269532 19:17:03.8 -24:08:06 6.4 1.68 112 PPM 269386 19:11:04.5 -23:08:58 8.3 0.29 113 PPM 269404 19:11:46.2 -23:02:28 9.6 0.11 113 95626 19:11:54.9 -22:56:02 16.9 113 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, (2024/10/18 10:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 36.59 149 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 4.78 117 PPM 269532 19:15:33.5 -24:10:48 6.4 1.68 112 PPM 269386 19:09:34.7 -23:11:28 8.3 0.29 113 PPM 269404 19:10:16.5 -23:05:00 9.6 0.11 113 95626 19:10:25.3 -22:58:34 16.9 113 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 05:59:19 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute