Event between (310071) 10KR59 and star GA0560:13312322 with event index number of 2187607
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/04/16 23:29:08 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:55:55.1 -32:21:22
Equinox of date position of star is 16:57:29.1 -32:23:34
Stellar brightness G=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 124 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.5
Object is 22.7 AU from the Sun
and 22.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 102 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1116 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.8
Diameter=163.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.3 sec chord
Diameter=66.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 310071, (2026/04/16 23:28UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:01.4 -26:29:17 0.9 8.27 130 26Eps Sco 16:51:52.5 -34:20:17 2.3 2.28 125 27 Sco 16:58:54.3 -33:17:55 5.2 0.94 123 PPM 295658 16:57:10.4 -32:32:37 7.4 0.18 124 PPM 295665 16:57:20.8 -32:13:49 10.2 0.18 124 310071 16:57:37.4 -32:23:46 16.0 123 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 310071, (2026/04/16 23:28UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 8.27 130 26Eps Sco 16:50:08.8 -34:17:41 2.3 2.28 125 27 Sco 16:57:11.2 -33:15:35 5.2 0.94 123 PPM 295658 16:55:28.0 -32:30:13 7.4 0.18 124 PPM 295665 16:55:38.7 -32:11:25 10.2 0.18 124 310071 16:55:55.1 -32:21:22 16.0 124 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/04 05:51:42 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute