Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA)

Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) is currently in the constellation of Ursa Major. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) is 08h 39m 11s and the Declination is +47° 43’ 09” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) is 21.44 (JPL).

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA)?)
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• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA)?)
• 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.

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Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) from Earth is currently 922,595,261 kilometers, equivalent to 6.167168 Astronomical Units. Light takes 51 minutes and 17.4465 seconds to travel from Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) and arrive to us.

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.

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 of Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) to Earth happens on Wed Aug 28 2080 at a distance of 0.420657 Astronomical Units, or 62,929,430 kilometers:

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

Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) is 21.44.

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.

Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) rise and set times

Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) is circumpolar and transits at 06:34 UTC (altitude: 86.2°)

The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) touches the horizon, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.

Visualization of Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!

Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) 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. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Oct 15	08h 36m 41s	+47° 19’ 30”	21.47	Ursa Major
2020 Oct 16	08h 37m 02s	+47° 22’ 14”	21.46	Ursa Major
2020 Oct 17	08h 37m 23s	+47° 25’ 05”	21.46	Ursa Major
2020 Oct 18	08h 37m 44s	+47° 27’ 56”	21.46	Ursa Major
2020 Oct 19	08h 38m 03s	+47° 30’ 54”	21.46	Ursa Major
2020 Oct 20	08h 38m 21s	+47° 33’ 53”	21.45	Ursa Major
2020 Oct 21	08h 38m 39s	+47° 36’ 56”	21.45	Ursa Major
2020 Oct 22	08h 38m 56s	+47° 40’ 04”	21.45	Ursa Major
2020 Oct 23	08h 39m 11s	+47° 43’ 14”	21.44	Ursa Major
2020 Oct 24	08h 39m 27s	+47° 46’ 27”	21.44	Ursa Major
2020 Oct 25	08h 39m 41s	+47° 49’ 45”	21.44	Ursa Major
2020 Oct 26	08h 39m 53s	+47° 53’ 05”	21.43	Ursa Major
2020 Oct 27	08h 40m 06s	+47° 56’ 30”	21.43	Ursa Major
2020 Oct 28	08h 40m 18s	+47° 59’ 57”	21.43	Ursa Major