RA 14h42m31.81s Dec. -16°09'18.5"
60-minute exposure
Size = 150" x 150"
Siding Spring Observatory-DSS plate ER651-A20T
RA 13h48m13.74s Dec. -11°34'59.7"
60-minute exposure
Size = 255" x 255"
Siding Spring Observatory-DSS plate S720-044B
The original elements for (119951) 2002 KX14 were reasonably accurate (5 oppositions from 2001 to 2006), so the prediction of a pair of potential recent images from 1984 and 1993 was quite robust. Both images were found on the respective plates.
The following astrometry was submitted to the Minor Planet Center:
B9951 1984 05 31.44816 13 48 13.74 -11 34 59.7 260 B9951 1993 04 02.69493 14 42 31.81 -16 09 18.5 260At the end of this page are the elements and residuals before and with the new data. The new orbit is more accurate because the object has now been observed for 22 years instead of five years.
View the Discovery Announcement. See also MPEC 2003-H13.
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1993 Apr. 02.69493 UTC RA 14h42m31.81s Dec. -16°09'18.5" 60-minute exposure Size = 150" x 150" Siding Spring Observatory-DSS plate ER651-A20T |
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1984 May 31.44816 UTC RA 13h48m13.74s Dec. -11°34'59.7" 60-minute exposure Size = 255" x 255" Siding Spring Observatory-DSS plate S720-044B |
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(119951) 2002 KX14
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5 MPC M 254.66232 (2000.0) P Q n 0.00404433 Peri. 66.06394 +0.99275181 +0.11999639 T = 2480446.25329 JDT a 39.0155894 Node 287.04362 -0.11265217 +0.90972013 q = 37.3432264 e 0.0428640 Incl. 0.40075 -0.04187290 +0.39750490 P 244 H 4.4 G 0.15 U 3 From 34 observations at 5 oppositions, 2001-2005, mean residual 0".25. Residuals 20010818 807 0.0 0.1+ 20020613 675 0.1+ 0.1+ 20030625 688 0.1+ 0.4- 20010819 807 0.1- 0.0 20020614 675 0.1+ 0.1+ 20030625 688 0.2+ 0.4- 20010820 807 0.1+ 0.2- 20020616 644 0.4+ 0.5+ 20040511 568 0.1- 0.0 20020517 644 0.3- 0.2+ 20020625 644 0.5- 1.1- 20040511 568 0.1+ 0.0 20020517 675 0.6+ 0.0 20020626 644 0.0 0.1- 20040526 304 0.0 0.1+ 20020517 675 0.3- 0.3+ 20030421 413 0.3+ 0.1+ 20040526 304 0.5- 0.5+ 20020517 675 0.4+ 0.1- 20030421 413 0.1- 0.2+ 20050607 290 0.1+ 0.1- 20020603 644 0.2- 0.1+ 20030422 413 0.0 0.2+ 20050607 290 0.0 0.2- 20020604 644 0.3- 0.0 20030422 413 0.1+ 0.1+ 20050608 290 0.0 0.1- 20020611 644 0.2- 0.2- 20030601 807 0.0 0.1+ 20050608 290 0.0 0.0 20020612 644 0.0 0.1- 20030602 807 0.1- 0.1+ 20060426 809 0.0 0.1- 20020613 675 0.1+ 0.0 20030602 807 0.1- 0.2+
(119951) 2002 KX14
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5 MPC M 254.75052 (2000.0) P Q n 0.00404413 Peri. 65.97192 +0.99258733 +0.12134952 T = 2480425.73756 JDT a 39.0168797 Node 287.05754 -0.11389135 +0.90956534 q = 37.3416572 e 0.0429358 Incl. 0.40067 -0.04241651 +0.39744835 P 244 H 4.4 G 0.15 U 3 From 37 observations at 8 oppositions, 1984-2005, mean residual 0".24. Residuals 19840531 413 0.0 0.0 20020613 675 0.1+ 0.0 20030625 688 0.1+ 0.4- 19930402 413 0.1- 0.0 20020613 675 0.1+ 0.1+ 20030625 688 0.2+ 0.4- 20010818 807 0.1- 0.1+ 20020614 675 0.1+ 0.1+ 20040511 568 0.1- 0.0 20010819 807 0.1- 0.0 20020616 644 0.4+ 0.5+ 20040511 568 0.1+ 0.0 20010820 807 0.0 0.2- 20020625 644 0.6- 1.1- 20040526 304 0.0 0.1+ 20020517 644 0.2- 0.2+ 20020626 644 0.0 0.1- 20040526 304 0.5- 0.5+ 20020517 675 0.6+ 0.0 20030421 413 0.4+ 0.1+ 20050607 290 0.1+ 0.1- 20020517 675 0.2- 0.2+ 20030421 413 0.0 0.2+ 20050607 290 0.0 0.1- 20020517 675 0.4+ 0.1- 20030422 413 0.0 0.2+ 20050608 290 0.0 0.0 20020603 644 0.2- 0.1+ 20030422 413 0.1+ 0.1+ 20050608 290 0.1- 0.0 20020604 644 0.3- 0.0 20030601 807 0.0 0.1+ 20060426 809 0.1- 0.0 20020611 644 0.2- 0.2- 20030602 807 0.1- 0.1+ 20020612 644 0.0 0.1- 20030602 807 0.0 0.2+
DSS precovery images are from DSS plate archive scans, which are © copyright California Institute of Technology.