Event between (119951) 02KX14 and star GA0660:14061307 with event index number of 1095064
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/05/14 15:35:54 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:31:59.9 -23:27:04
Equinox of date position of star is 17:33:16.8 -23:27:54
Stellar brightness G=13.1,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 178 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 7% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.6
TNO is 38.9 AU from the Sun
and 38.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.6
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 108 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1392 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.7
Diameter=691.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 33.6 sec chord
Diameter=282.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 13.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 119951, (2021/05/14 15:36UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:43.3 -26:28:39 0.9 14.49 164 35Eta Oph 17:11:36.3 -15:45:00 2.6 9.25 169 51 Oph 17:32:43.3 -23:58:38 4.8 0.53 178 PPM 266956 17:32:31.1 -23:40:24 8.0 0.27 178 PPM 266966 17:33:01.4 -23:35:08 9.3 0.14 178 119951 17:33:17.9 -23:27:55 13.1 178 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, (2021/05/14 15:36UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 14.49 164 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 9.25 169 51 Oph 17:31:25.0 -23:57:46 4.8 0.53 178 PPM 266956 17:31:13.0 -23:39:32 8.0 0.27 178 PPM 266966 17:31:43.3 -23:34:16 9.3 0.14 178 119951 17:31:59.9 -23:27:04 13.1 178 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/21 20:49:15 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute