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Asteroid 2000 SG344

Below the horizon.  Rise: 11:20 | Tran: 17:53 | Set: 0:26
Alt: -9.90°   Az: 65.63°   Direction: South-West

Asteroid 2000 SG344 is in the constellation of Leo, at a distance of 94,459,829.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 10h 57m 10s and the Declination is +06° 49’ 00” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid 2000 SG344 is 26.26.

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid 2000 SG344 in Leo on June, 22 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid 2000 SG344 in Leo on June, 22 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

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2000 SG344
RA: 10h 55m 51s
Dec: +06° 57’ 11”
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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 57m 10s
+06° 49’ 00”
16h 18m 35s
03h 15m 46s

J2000

10h 55m 51s
+06° 57’ 11”

Additional Information

Leo
26.26

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 2000 SG344 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 83.2°
Max altitude: 45.2°
Azimuth: 276.6°
  • 2000 SG344 is below the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Given its current magnitude, 2000 SG344 is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 2000 SG344 from Earth is currently 94,459,829.0 kilometers, equivalent to 0.6314249565 Astronomical Units. Light takes 5m 15.084s to travel from Asteroid 2000 SG344 and arrive to us.

94,459,829.0
0.6314249565
5m 15.084s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 2000 SG344 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 2000 SG344 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. The value of the distance of 2000 SG344 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach

Between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2099, the closest approach of Asteroid 2000 SG344 to Earth happens on Fri May 10 2069 at a distance of 0.012033 Astronomical Units, or 1,800,176 kilometers:

Fri May 10 2069
1,800,176
0.012033

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 2000 SG344, 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 2000 SG344 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 2000 SG344 at epoch 16 October 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.06682519
Orbit inclination i 0.11288673°
Perihelion distance q 0.91203828 AU
136,438,985 km
Aphelion distance Q 1.04266147 AU
155,979,935 km
Semi-major axis a 0.97734987 AU
146,209,460 km
Orbital period period 0.9662 years
352.9178 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2025-Feb-23 17:21:29
2,460,730.2233 JD
Next perihelion transit 2026-Feb-11 15:23
2,461,083.1410 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 275.5467388987°
Longitude of the ascending node node 191.7588483349°
Mean anomaly M 227.67349910239°
Mean motion n 1.02006767°/day
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 2000 SG344 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 Jun 15 10h 28m 40s +09° 39’ 16” 26.25 Leo
2025 Jun 16 10h 32m 33s +09° 16’ 34” 26.25 Leo
2025 Jun 17 10h 36m 27s +08° 53’ 44” 26.25 Leo
2025 Jun 18 10h 40m 20s +08° 30’ 47” 26.25 Leo
2025 Jun 19 10h 44m 12s +08° 07’ 44” 26.25 Leo
2025 Jun 20 10h 48m 03s +07° 44’ 34” 26.25 Leo
2025 Jun 21 10h 51m 54s +07° 21’ 20” 26.25 Leo
2025 Jun 22 10h 55m 43s +06° 57’ 59” 26.26 Leo
2025 Jun 23 10h 59m 31s +06° 34’ 34” 26.26 Leo
2025 Jun 24 11h 03m 20s +06° 11’ 05” 26.26 Leo
2025 Jun 25 11h 07m 07s +05° 47’ 31” 26.26 Leo
2025 Jun 26 11h 10m 54s +05° 23’ 53” 26.26 Leo
2025 Jun 27 11h 14m 41s +05° 00’ 13” 26.26 Leo
2025 Jun 28 11h 18m 26s +04° 36’ 29” 26.26 Leo

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