Event between (95626) 02GZ32 and star GA0640:38407833 with event index number of 2133884
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/09/21 21:47:10 UTC
J2000 position of star is 20:14:45.9 -24:15:06
Equinox of date position of star is 20:16:12.3 -24:10:36
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 129 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 67% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.1
Object is 18.8 AU from the Sun
and 18.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 8.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 348 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1350 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=251.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 26.9 sec chord
Diameter=102.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 95626, (2027/09/21 21:53UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:59:10.4 -29:28:28 1.2 36.52 97 38Zet Sgr 19:04:22.4 -29:50:17 2.7 17.00 146 4 Cap 20:19:38.9 -21:43:20 5.9 2.55 128 PPM 270916 20:17:50.2 -23:44:52 8.5 0.53 129 PPM 270898 20:16:49.9 -24:09:57 9.3 0.09 129 95626 20:16:25.0 -24:09:56 16.5 129 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, (2027/09/21 21:53UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.6 -29:37:24 1.2 36.52 97 38Zet Sgr 19:02:36.7 -29:52:49 2.7 17.00 146 4 Cap 20:18:01.4 -21:48:36 5.9 2.55 128 PPM 270916 20:16:11.4 -23:50:05 8.5 0.53 129 PPM 270898 20:15:10.9 -24:15:07 9.3 0.09 129 95626 20:14:45.9 -24:15:06 16.5 129 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/06 04:32:29 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute