Event between 10BK118 and star GA0440:08350352 with event index number of 2078377
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/05/14 02:47:04 UTC
J2000 position of star is 14:06:47.4 -45:22:30
Equinox of date position of star is 14:08:17.9 -45:29:16
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 140 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 11% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.7
Object is 27.6 AU from the Sun
and 26.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 32.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
6.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 95 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2538 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.2
Diameter=55.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Diameter=22.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 0.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 10BK118, (2026/05/14 02:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Hadar 14:05:42.6 -60:29:55 0.6 15.00 127 Zet Cen 13:57:11.9 -47:25:01 2.5 2.73 140 Ups2Cen 14:03:23.0 -45:43:47 4.1 0.92 141 PPM 319253 14:11:54.0 -45:12:05 8.5 0.67 140 PPM 319216 14:09:37.8 -45:34:13 8.7 0.22 140 10BK118 14:08:27.4 -45:29:58 16.9 140 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 10BK118, (2026/05/14 02:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Hadar 14:03:49.3 -60:22:23 0.6 15.00 127 Zet Cen 13:55:32.3 -47:17:19 2.5 2.73 140 Ups2Cen 14:01:43.6 -45:36:12 4.1 0.92 141 PPM 319253 14:10:13.7 -45:04:41 8.5 0.67 140 PPM 319216 14:07:57.6 -45:26:46 8.7 0.22 140 10BK118 14:06:47.4 -45:22:30 16.9 140 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/19 04:21:16 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute