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Sunrise: 4:45 
Transit: 13:02 
Sunset: 21:19
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Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 9:50 | Tran: 17:04 | Set: 0:19
Alt: 11.28°   Az: 80.54°   Direction: South

Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) is in the constellation of Leo, at a distance of 841,295,070.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 10h 24m 52s and the Declination is +14° 40’ 56” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) is 21.01.

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) in the constellation of Leo on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) in the constellation of Leo 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 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) 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.

3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA)
RA: 10h 23m 30s
Dec: +14° 48’ 43”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA). Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 24m 52s
+14° 40’ 56”
17h 58m 58s
04h 23m 51s

J2000

10h 23m 30s
+14° 48’ 43”

Additional Information

Leo
21.01

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 75.3°
Max altitude: 53.2°
Azimuth: 284.6°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) from Earth is currently 841,295,070.0 kilometers, equivalent to 5.6237101909 Astronomical Units. Light takes 46m 46.258s to travel from asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) and arrive to us.

841,295,070.0
5.6237101909
46m 46.258s

The following graph shows the distance of asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) 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 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) 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 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) 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, 1900 and December 31, 2099, the closest approach of asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) to Earth happened on Saturday 2 September 1922 at a distance of 0.300023 Astronomical Units, or 44,882,786 kilometers:

Saturday 2 September 1922
44,882,786
0.300023

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 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA), 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 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) at epoch February, 24 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.70805880
Orbit inclination i 31.09252283°
Perihelion distance q 1.24505176 AU
186,257,092 km
Aphelion distance Q 7.28441752 AU
1,089,733,352 km
Semi-major axis a 4.26473464 AU
637,995,222 km
Orbital period period 8.8074 years
3,216.8918 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp February 26, 2027
2,461,463.0480 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 316.59585002982°
Longitude of the ascending node node 349.92742412123°
Mean anomaly M 196.32732855897°
Mean motion n 0.11190927°/day

Orbit Visualization

The following chart is a 3D animated visualization of the orbit of asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) 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 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) 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
Jun 19 2025 10h 21m 53s +15° 15’ 40” 21.02 Leo
Jun 20 2025 10h 22m 15s +15° 11’ 07” 21.02 Leo
Jun 21 2025 10h 22m 39s +15° 06’ 31” 21.02 Leo
Jun 22 2025 10h 23m 02s +15° 01’ 52” 21.02 Leo
Jun 23 2025 10h 23m 26s +14° 57’ 12” 21.02 Leo
Jun 24 2025 10h 23m 51s +14° 52’ 29” 21.01 Leo
Jun 25 2025 10h 24m 16s +14° 47’ 44” 21.01 Leo
Jun 26 2025 10h 24m 41s +14° 42’ 57” 21.01 Leo
Jun 27 2025 10h 25m 08s +14° 38’ 08” 21.01 Leo
Jun 28 2025 10h 25m 34s +14° 33’ 17” 21.01 Leo
Jun 29 2025 10h 26m 00s +14° 28’ 24” 21.01 Leo
Jun 30 2025 10h 26m 27s +14° 23’ 28” 21.00 Leo
Jul 01 2025 10h 26m 55s +14° 18’ 31” 21.00 Leo
Jul 02 2025 10h 27m 24s +14° 13’ 32” 21.00 Leo

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