Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) Position Calculator
Compute the position of Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) for any date and time between 1 January 1900
and 31 December 2099
and visualize the results on an interactive sky map.
Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) is in the constellation of
Leo,
at a distance of 1,025,662,538.0 kilometers from Earth.
The current Right Ascension is
10h 54m 58s
and the Declination is +17° 14’ 42”
(apparent coordinates).
The magnitude of Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) is 21.68 (data provided by JPL Horizons).
Map showing Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) in Leo on October, 12 2024. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote was discovered on September 26, 1983, by the Belgian astronomer Paul Wild. Its name was inspired by the protagonist of the famous novel "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes. Don Quixote is a large, elongated, and potentially hazardous asteroid classified as a near-Earth object. Its dimensions are approximately 19 km. Don Quixote's orbit is highly eccentric, and it is classified as a member of the "Damocloids", a group of asteroids with orbits that are similar to that of 153814 (2001 WN5), which is also a potentially hazardous asteroid. Don Quixote has been studied extensively because of its unusual orbit and composition, which suggests that it may have originated from the Kuiper Belt, a region beyond Neptune where many icy bodies are located.
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Finder Charts
Sky map showing Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) in Leo on October, 12 2024.
Field of view: 10x6 degrees. View in interactive sky chart
High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) is right now.
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Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA).
Field of view: 60x40 arcmins.
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Distance from Earth
The distance of Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) from Earth is currently 1,025,662,538.0 kilometers,
equivalent to 6.8561305933Astronomical Units.
Light takes
57m 1.242s to travel from Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) and arrive to us.
1,025,662,538.0
6.8561305933
57m 1.242s
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) 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 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) 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 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the
Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest Approach
Between 1 January 1900 and 31 December 2099,
the closest approach of
Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) to Earth happens on
Sat Sep 2 1922 at a distance of
0.300023 Astronomical Units, or
44,882,786 kilometers:
Sat Sep 2 1922
44,882,786
0.300023
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 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA),
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 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
24 February 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460000.5).
Source: JPL Small-Body Database
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.
Compute the position of Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) for any date and time between 1 January 1900
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Orbital elements. Detailed information
about Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) orbital parameters.
Interactive orbit visualization. 3d
visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) with respect to the major Solar System objects.
15 days ephemerides. Table
showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) for the past and next 7 days.
Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) in the sky from your location.
Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.
Sky map showing Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) in Leo on October, 12 2024.
Field of view: 10x6 degrees. View in interactive sky chart
Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA).
Field of view: 60x40 arcmins.
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