Event between (119951) 02KX14 and star GA0660:32278170 with event index number of 2797356
Geocentric closest approach at 2029/07/12 19:03:55 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:20:03.0 -23:26:38
Equinox of date position of star is 18:21:31.2 -23:25:54
Stellar brightness G=16.2,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 150 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 2% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.6
Object is 38.6 AU from the Sun
and 37.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 186 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1415 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.7
Diameter=691.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 29.4 sec chord
Diameter=282.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 119951, (2029/07/12 19:04UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:13.4 -26:29:41 0.9 25.21 125 Nunki 18:57:05.6 -26:15:26 2.0 8.48 157 PPM 268291 18:23:20.4 -24:53:57 6.0 1.51 150 PPM 268251 18:21:42.6 -23:18:01 7.9 0.13 150 PPM 268240 18:21:20.2 -23:27:03 9.4 0.12 150 119951 18:21:50.8 -23:25:44 16.2 150 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, (2029/07/12 19:04UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 25.21 125 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 8.48 157 PPM 268291 18:21:31.4 -24:54:54 6.0 1.51 150 PPM 268251 18:19:54.9 -23:18:55 7.9 0.13 150 PPM 268240 18:19:32.3 -23:27:55 9.4 0.12 150 119951 18:20:03.0 -23:26:38 16.2 150 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/28 03:11:32 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute