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Asteroid (NEO) 2000 SL10

Below the horizon.  Rise: 6:43 | Tran: 14:45 | Set: 22:48
Alt: -4.87°   Az: 315.99°   Direction: North-West
Please note: this information pertains to a Near-Earth Object (NEO). During close approaches, our current computational model is not able to provide an accurate position, due to the high speeds of these objects. We plan to refine our algorithms to improve accuracy in the future. JPL Horizons can compute precise positions in these situations.

Asteroid (NEO) 2000 SL10 is in the constellation of Taurus, at a distance of 400,732,246.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 05h 28m 49s and the Declination is +22° 19’ 22” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2000 SL10 is 26.39 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2000 SL10 in Taurus on May, 17 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2000 SL10 in Taurus on May, 17 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 28m 49s
+22° 19’ 22”
08h 46m 11s
14h 15m 00s

J2000

05h 27m 17s
+22° 18’ 11”

Additional Information

Taurus
26.39

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2000 SL10 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 67.7°
Max altitude: 60.8°
Azimuth: 292.3°
  • 2000 SL10 is below the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Given its current magnitude, 2000 SL10 is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2000 SL10 from Earth is currently 400,732,246.0 kilometers, equivalent to 2.6787296111 Astronomical Units. Light takes 22m 16.699s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2000 SL10 and arrive to us.

400,732,246.0
2.6787296111
22m 16.699s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2000 SL10 from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2000 SL10 from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth.

Closest Approach

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2000 SL10 to Earth happens on Sun May 13 2029 at a distance of 0.011934 Astronomical Units, or 1,785,236 kilometers:

Sun May 13 2029
1,785,236
0.011934

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2000 SL10, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

Chart of the magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2000 SL10 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2000 SL10 at epoch 30 March 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460400.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.33859287
Orbit inclination i 1.46456512°
Perihelion distance q 0.90728329 AU
135,727,648 km
Aphelion distance Q 1.83621083 AU
274,693,230 km
Semi-major axis a 1.37174706 AU
205,210,439 km
Orbital period period 1.6066 years
586.8262 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2024-Aug-31 09:34:31
2,460,553.8990 JD
Next perihelion transit 2026-Apr-10 05:24
2,461,140.7252 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 78.610322770716°
Longitude of the ascending node node 208.6993930325°
Mean anomaly M 265.89439508554°
Mean motion n 0.61346956°/day
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2000 SL10 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2025 May 10 05h 10m 03s +22° 01’ 23” 26.40 Taurus
2025 May 11 05h 12m 24s +22° 04’ 07” 26.40 Taurus
2025 May 12 05h 14m 46s +22° 06’ 43” 26.40 Taurus
2025 May 13 05h 17m 08s +22° 09’ 10” 26.40 Taurus
2025 May 14 05h 19m 30s +22° 11’ 30” 26.40 Taurus
2025 May 15 05h 21m 52s +22° 13’ 41” 26.40 Taurus
2025 May 16 05h 24m 14s +22° 15’ 45” 26.40 Taurus
2025 May 17 05h 26m 36s +22° 17’ 41” 26.39 Taurus
2025 May 18 05h 28m 57s +22° 19’ 28” 26.39 Taurus
2025 May 19 05h 31m 19s +22° 21’ 08” 26.39 Taurus
2025 May 20 05h 33m 41s +22° 22’ 40” 26.39 Taurus
2025 May 21 05h 36m 03s +22° 24’ 03” 26.39 Taurus
2025 May 22 05h 38m 25s +22° 25’ 19” 26.38 Taurus
2025 May 23 05h 40m 47s +22° 26’ 26” 26.38 Taurus

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