Event between (119951) 02KX14 and star GA0660:12220205 with event index number of 271855
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/06/17 21:33:56 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:22:19.6 -23:20:02
Equinox of date position of star is 17:23:30.4 -23:21:05
Stellar brightness G=16.2,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 147 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 11% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.6
TNO is 39.0 AU from the Sun
and 38.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 104 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1386 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.7
Diameter=691.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 28.3 sec chord
Diameter=282.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 119951, (2020/06/17 21:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:39.9 -26:28:32 0.9 12.39 157 35Eta Oph 17:11:33.2 -15:44:56 2.6 8.11 150 PPM 266836 17:26:21.4 -24:15:38 6.4 1.11 146 PPM 266759 17:23:21.1 -23:35:33 8.2 0.25 147 119951 17:23:34.2 -23:21:08 16.2 146 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 119951, (2020/06/17 21:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 12.39 157 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 8.11 150 PPM 266836 17:25:06.3 -24:14:37 6.4 1.11 146 PPM 266759 17:22:06.4 -23:34:26 8.2 0.25 147 119951 17:22:19.6 -23:20:02 16.2 146 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:53:05 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute