Event between (119951) 02KX14 and star GA0660:18277965 with event index number of 2113070
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/05/25 15:05:46 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:44:23.0 -23:32:20
Equinox of date position of star is 17:45:48.1 -23:32:50
Stellar brightness G=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 134 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 31% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.6
Object is 38.8 AU from the Sun
and 37.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 122 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1420 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.7
Diameter=691.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 30.9 sec chord
Diameter=282.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 119951, (2023/05/25 15:06UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:50.7 -26:28:55 0.9 17.22 118 35Eta Oph 17:11:43.3 -15:45:08 2.6 11.18 125 PPM 267309 17:49:10.5 -22:29:04 6.1 1.32 135 PPM 267163 17:43:45.6 -23:21:31 7.7 0.51 134 PPM 267209 17:45:43.2 -23:45:54 9.4 0.22 134 119951 17:45:48.5 -23:32:50 16.0 134 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, (2023/05/25 15:06UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 17.22 118 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 11.18 125 PPM 267309 17:47:45.6 -22:28:40 6.1 1.32 135 PPM 267163 17:42:20.1 -23:20:56 7.7 0.51 134 PPM 267209 17:44:17.5 -23:45:23 9.4 0.22 134 119951 17:44:23.0 -23:32:20 16.0 134 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/18 02:25:51 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute