65803 Didymos (1996 GT) live position and data

This page shows Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) location and other relevant astronomical data in real time. The celestial coordinates, magnitude, distances and speed are updated in real time and are computed using high quality data sets provided by the JPL Horizons ephemeris service (see acknowledgements for details). The sky map shown below represents a rectangular portion of the sky 60x40 arcminutes wide. By comparison the diameter of the full Moon is about 30 arcmins, so the full horizontal extent of the map is approximately 2 full Moons wide. Depending on the device you are using, the map can be dragged horizondally or vertically using the mouse or touchscreen. The deep sky image in the background is provided by the Digitized Sky Survey (acknowledgements).

Current close conjunctions

List of bright objects (stars brighter than magnitude 9.0 and galaxies brighter than magmitude 14.0) close to Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 59429	7.4836	12h 11m 25s	+00° 11’ 37”
Star	HIP 59441	8.6924	12h 11m 32s	+02° 36’ 28”
Star	HIP 59646	6.8328	12h 13m 55s	+02° 15’ 36”
Star	HIP 59164	6.958	12h 08m 00s	+00° 37’ 16”
Star	HIP 59285	5.8388	12h 09m 41s	+01° 53’ 53”
Star	HIP 59900	8.905	12h 17m 07s	+01° 42’ 44”
Star	HIP 59890	7.774	12h 16m 58s	+00° 21’ 07”
Galaxy	NGC 4179	11.9	12h 12m 52s	+01° 18’ 00”

Additional resources

Additional Resources about Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT)

• 15 Days Ephemerides
• Interactive Sky Map (Planetarium)
• Rise & Set Times
• Distance from Earth
• Light Curve
• Orbital Elements

Astronomy databases

This online sky chart is created using the following astronomy databases and services:

1. The Digitized Sky Survey, a photographic survey of the whole sky created using images from different telescopes, including the Oschin Schmidt Telescope on Palomar Mountain
2. The Hipparcos Star Catalogue, containing more than 100.000 bright stars
3. The PGC 2003 Catalogue, containing information about 1 million galaxies
4. The GSC 2.3 Catalogue, containing information about more than 2 billion stars and galaxies

Please see the acknowledgements section.

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