Event between (95626) 02GZ32 and star GA0660:37797855 with event index number of 2133673
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/09/06 01:39:41 UTC
J2000 position of star is 19:31:59.8 -23:29:49
Equinox of date position of star is 19:33:27.1 -23:26:38
Stellar brightness G=13.5,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 31 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 96% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.0
Object is 18.5 AU from the Sun
and 17.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 10.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 203 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
843 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=251.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 21.1 sec chord
Diameter=102.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 95626, (2025/09/06 01:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:59.2 -26:29:12 0.9 41.27 72 Nunki 18:56:51.3 -26:15:45 2.0 8.78 39 PPM 269982 19:36:06.8 -23:48:04 6.4 0.69 30 PPM 269914 19:33:13.8 -23:02:30 8.5 0.41 31 PPM 269918 19:33:31.2 -23:31:11 8.7 0.08 31 95626 19:33:32.5 -23:26:26 13.5 30 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, (2025/09/06 01:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 41.27 72 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 8.78 39 PPM 269982 19:34:34.0 -23:51:32 6.4 0.69 30 PPM 269914 19:31:41.4 -23:05:52 8.5 0.41 31 PPM 269918 19:31:58.5 -23:34:34 8.7 0.08 31 95626 19:31:59.8 -23:29:49 13.5 31 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/03 05:54:25 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute