Event between (119951) 02KX14 and star GA0660:11716378 with event index number of 277547
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/07/12 00:16:58 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:20:13.6 -23:18:02
Equinox of date position of star is 17:21:24.4 -23:19:09
Stellar brightness G=13.4,
use SENSEUP=32
Star is 109 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 59% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.6
TNO is 39.0 AU from the Sun
and 38.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 111 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1480 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.7
Diameter=691.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 33.2 sec chord
Diameter=282.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 13.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 119951, (2020/07/12 00:17UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:40.2 -26:28:33 0.9 11.94 119 35Eta Oph 17:11:33.4 -15:44:56 2.6 7.92 112 PPM 266836 17:26:21.6 -24:15:39 6.4 1.46 107 PPM 266759 17:23:21.3 -23:35:33 8.2 0.51 108 PPM 266724 17:22:18.7 -23:11:07 9.3 0.23 108 119951 17:21:28.4 -23:19:12 13.4 108 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, (2020/07/12 00:17UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 11.94 119 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 7.92 112 PPM 266836 17:25:06.3 -24:14:37 6.4 1.46 107 PPM 266759 17:22:06.4 -23:34:26 8.2 0.51 108 PPM 266724 17:21:04.0 -23:09:59 9.3 0.23 108 119951 17:20:13.6 -23:18:02 13.4 109 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/08 00:02:42 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute