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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 7:16 
Transit: 12:14 
Sunset: 17:12
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Euclid Observatory

Above the horizon.  Rise: 14:04 | Tran: 22:39 | Set: 7:16
Alt: 37.68°   Az: 93.30°   Direction: East

Euclid Observatory is in the constellation of Cancer, at a distance of 1,634,404.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 08h 20m 05s and the Declination is +26° 43’ 59” (apparent coordinates).

Finder Charts

Map showing Euclid Observatory in Cancer on February, 14 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Euclid Observatory in Cancer on February, 14 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

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

Euclid Observatory
RA: 08h 18m 34s
Dec: +26° 48’ 46”
Deep sky finder chart for Euclid Observatory. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

Also check out Where is Euclid Observatory?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Euclid Observatory in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 20m 05s
+26° 43’ 59”
19h 51m 07s
04h 11m 12s

J2000

08h 18m 34s
+26° 48’ 46”

Additional Information

Cancer

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Euclid Observatory from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 63.2°
Max altitude: 65.2°
Azimuth: 296.9°
  • Euclid Observatory is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the East direction at an altitude of 37.68° above the horizon.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Euclid Observatory from Earth is currently 1,634,404.0 kilometers, equivalent to 0.0109253159 Astronomical Units. Light takes 5.452s to travel from Euclid Observatory and arrive to us.

1,634,404.0
0.0109253159
5.452s

The following chart shows the distance of Euclid Observatory 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 Euclid Observatory 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 Euclid Observatory from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach

Between 2 July 2023 and 6 September 2031, the closest approach of Euclid Observatory to Earth happens on Sun Jul 2 2023 at a distance of 0.000738 Astronomical Units, or 110,466 kilometers:

Sun Jul 2 2023
110,466
0.000738

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

Orbit Visualization

Orbit Diagram of Euclid Observatory

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Euclid Observatory 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 Feb 07 08h 06m 25s +30° 00’ 21” N.A. Gemini
2025 Feb 08 08h 07m 55s +29° 37’ 49” N.A. Gemini
2025 Feb 09 08h 09m 30s +29° 14’ 28” N.A. Gemini
2025 Feb 10 08h 11m 11s +28° 50’ 16” N.A. Cancer
2025 Feb 11 08h 12m 56s +28° 25’ 17” N.A. Cancer
2025 Feb 12 08h 14m 44s +27° 59’ 30” N.A. Cancer
2025 Feb 13 08h 16m 37s +27° 32’ 56” N.A. Cancer
2025 Feb 14 08h 18m 33s +27° 05’ 36” N.A. Cancer
2025 Feb 15 08h 20m 33s +26° 37’ 29” N.A. Cancer
2025 Feb 16 08h 22m 35s +26° 08’ 36” N.A. Cancer
2025 Feb 17 08h 24m 42s +25° 38’ 57” N.A. Cancer
2025 Feb 18 08h 26m 51s +25° 08’ 31” N.A. Cancer
2025 Feb 19 08h 29m 03s +24° 37’ 18” N.A. Cancer
2025 Feb 20 08h 31m 19s +24° 05’ 17” N.A. Cancer

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