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Asteroid 2000 SG344

Below the horizon.  Rise: 12:00 | Tran: 17:48 | Set: 23:34
Alt: -29.82°   Az: 310.61°   Direction: North-West

Asteroid 2000 SG344 is in the constellation of Virgo, at a distance of 96,786,247.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 12h 21m 21s and the Declination is -02° 08’ 38” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of asteroid 2000 SG344 is 26.29.

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of asteroid 2000 SG344 in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of asteroid 2000 SG344 in the constellation of Virgo on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of asteroid 2000 SG344 in the constellation of Virgo on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of asteroid 2000 SG344 against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

2000 SG344
RA: 12h 20m 03s
Dec: -02° 00’ 08”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of asteroid 2000 SG344. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 21m 21s
-02° 08’ 38”
09h 15m 05s
21h 36m 27s

J2000

12h 20m 03s
-02° 00’ 08”

Additional Information

Virgo
26.29

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of asteroid 2000 SG344 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 92.3°
Max altitude: 36.1°
Azimuth: 267.5°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of asteroid 2000 SG344 from Earth is currently 96,786,247.0 kilometers, equivalent to 0.6469761003 Astronomical Units. Light takes 5m 22.844s to travel from asteroid 2000 SG344 and arrive to us.

96,786,247.0
0.6469761003
5m 22.844s

The following graph shows the distance of asteroid 2000 SG344 from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of asteroid 2000 SG344 from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of 2000 SG344 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2099, the closest approach of asteroid 2000 SG344 to Earth will happen on Friday 10 May 2069 at a distance of 0.012033 Astronomical Units, or 1,800,176 kilometers:

Friday 10 May 2069
1,800,176
0.012033

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

Light Curve

The following chart shows the light curve of asteroid 2000 SG344, i.e., its apparent magnitude as a function of time. The curve is calculated using the latest ephemerides provided by JPL Horizons. The magnitude data is sampled with the interval of 2 days. Because of this sampling, inaccuracies may occur for objects that have large variations of brightness over a few days. For comets, large discrepancies can arise between the calculated brightness and the observations due to their highly dynamic, and not always precisely predictable, behavior.

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 October, 16 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 February 23, 2025
2,460,730.2233 JD
Next perihelion transit February 11, 2026
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

Orbit Visualization

The following chart is a 3D animated visualization of the orbit of asteroid 2000 SG344 relative to the other major objects in the Solar System. You can access more advanced features using our 3D Solar System Viewer.

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
Jul 08 2025 11h 55m 31s +00° 38’ 26” 26.28 Virgo
Jul 09 2025 11h 59m 11s +00° 14’ 43” 26.28 Virgo
Jul 10 2025 12h 02m 51s -00° 08’ 57” 26.28 Virgo
Jul 11 2025 12h 06m 30s -00° 32’ 36” 26.28 Virgo
Jul 12 2025 12h 10m 08s -00° 56’ 11” 26.28 Virgo
Jul 13 2025 12h 13m 47s -01° 19’ 44” 26.28 Virgo
Jul 14 2025 12h 17m 25s -01° 43’ 12” 26.29 Virgo
Jul 15 2025 12h 21m 03s -02° 06’ 38” 26.29 Virgo
Jul 16 2025 12h 24m 40s -02° 29’ 58” 26.29 Virgo
Jul 17 2025 12h 28m 17s -02° 53’ 14” 26.29 Virgo
Jul 18 2025 12h 31m 55s -03° 16’ 25” 26.29 Virgo
Jul 19 2025 12h 35m 31s -03° 39’ 30” 26.30 Virgo
Jul 20 2025 12h 39m 08s -04° 02’ 31” 26.30 Virgo
Jul 21 2025 12h 42m 45s -04° 25’ 27” 26.30 Virgo

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