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Asteroid 2000 SG344

Above the horizon.  Rise: 10:32 | Tran: 17:52 | Set: 1:13
Alt: 12.41°   Az: 80.62°   Direction: East

Asteroid 2000 SG344 is in the constellation of Cancer, at a distance of 93,954,407.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 09h 21m 40s and the Declination is +15° 29’ 51” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid 2000 SG344 is 26.25.

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid 2000 SG344 in Cancer on May, 29 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid 2000 SG344 in Cancer on May, 29 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 2000 SG344 is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

2000 SG344
RA: 09h 20m 15s
Dec: +15° 36’ 23”
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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 21m 40s
+15° 29’ 51”
18h 02m 12s
03h 23m 52s

J2000

09h 20m 15s
+15° 36’ 23”

Additional Information

Cancer
26.25

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: 74.5°
Max altitude: 53.9°
Azimuth: 285.6°
  • 2000 SG344 is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the East direction at an altitude of 12.41° above the horizon.
  • 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 93,954,407.0 kilometers, equivalent to 0.6280464191 Astronomical Units. Light takes 5m 13.398s to travel from Asteroid 2000 SG344 and arrive to us.

93,954,407.0
0.6280464191
5m 13.398s

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 May 22 08h 49m 56s +17° 45’ 39” 26.25 Cancer
2025 May 23 08h 54m 15s +17° 28’ 27” 26.25 Cancer
2025 May 24 08h 58m 33s +17° 10’ 56” 26.25 Cancer
2025 May 25 09h 02m 49s +16° 53’ 05” 26.25 Cancer
2025 May 26 09h 07m 04s +16° 34’ 55” 26.25 Cancer
2025 May 27 09h 11m 19s +16° 16’ 27” 26.25 Cancer
2025 May 28 09h 15m 33s +15° 57’ 41” 26.25 Cancer
2025 May 29 09h 19m 45s +15° 38’ 37” 26.25 Cancer
2025 May 30 09h 23m 56s +15° 19’ 16” 26.25 Leo
2025 May 31 09h 28m 07s +14° 59’ 39” 26.25 Leo
2025 Jun 01 09h 32m 17s +14° 39’ 48” 26.25 Leo
2025 Jun 02 09h 36m 24s +14° 19’ 40” 26.25 Leo
2025 Jun 03 09h 40m 32s +13° 59’ 18” 26.25 Leo
2025 Jun 04 09h 44m 38s +13° 38’ 42” 26.25 Leo

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