Event between (119951) 02KX14 and star GA0660:18461368 with event index number of 2113052
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/05/19 03:09:45 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:44:55.0 -23:32:32
Equinox of date position of star is 17:46:20.2 -23:33:01
Stellar brightness G=16.3,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 145 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.6
Object is 38.8 AU from the Sun
and 38.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 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 133 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1392 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.7
Diameter=691.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 33.1 sec chord
Diameter=282.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 13.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 119951, (2023/05/19 03:10UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:50.7 -26:28:55 0.9 17.34 162 35Eta Oph 17:11:43.2 -15:45:08 2.6 11.27 152 PPM 267309 17:49:10.4 -22:29:04 6.1 1.25 144 PPM 267276 17:48:07.4 -23:41:31 8.1 0.43 145 PPM 267220 17:46:14.5 -23:19:48 9.4 0.22 145 119951 17:46:20.5 -23:33:01 16.3 145 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, (2023/05/19 03:10UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 17.34 162 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 11.27 152 PPM 267309 17:47:45.6 -22:28:40 6.1 1.25 144 PPM 267276 17:46:41.8 -23:41:06 8.1 0.43 145 PPM 267220 17:44:49.1 -23:19:18 9.4 0.22 145 119951 17:44:55.0 -23:32:32 16.3 145 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/18 02:25:26 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute