Event between 14KX101 and star GA0680:16683029 with event index number of 2503496
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/05/12 22:52:18 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:42:22.7 -20:29:15
Equinox of date position of star is 17:43:48.8 -20:29:51
Stellar brightness G=15.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 151 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 26% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.6
Object is 32.3 AU from the Sun
and 31.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 512 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1442 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.5
Diameter=188.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.1 sec chord
Diameter=77.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 14KX101, (2024/05/12 22:52UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:54.3 -26:29:02 0.9 17.74 136 35Eta Oph 17:11:46.6 -15:45:12 2.6 8.97 142 58 Oph 17:44:53.5 -21:41:34 4.9 1.22 152 PPM 267170 17:43:59.1 -20:06:51 8.5 0.39 151 PPM 267179 17:44:29.3 -20:46:10 9.2 0.31 151 14KX101 17:43:49.7 -20:29:51 15.8 151 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 14KX101, (2024/05/12 22:52UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 17.74 136 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 8.97 142 58 Oph 17:43:25.7 -21:41:00 4.9 1.22 152 PPM 267170 17:42:32.3 -20:06:15 8.5 0.39 151 PPM 267179 17:43:02.0 -20:45:35 9.2 0.31 151 14KX101 17:42:22.7 -20:29:15 15.8 151 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/12 04:22:10 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute