Asteroid 1566 Icarus

Asteroid 1566 Icarus is currently in the constellation of Capricornus. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 1566 Icarus is 21h 51m 49s and the Declination is -23° 15’ 54” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 1566 Icarus is 20.77 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid 1566 Icarus available on TheSkyLive:

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 1566 Icarus?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid 1566 Icarus from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid 1566 Icarus rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 1566 Icarus?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 1566 Icarus orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 1566 Icarus with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 1566 Icarus for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 1566 Icarus in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 1566 Icarus with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 1566 Icarus is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Asteroid 1566 Icarus Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 1566 Icarus from Earth is currently 252,799,525 kilometers, equivalent to 1.689860 Astronomical Units. Light takes 14 minutes and 3.2484 seconds to travel from Asteroid 1566 Icarus and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 1566 Icarus 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 1566 Icarus from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Asteroid 1566 Icarus to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 1566 Icarus to Earth happens on Wed Jun 14 2090 at a distance of 0.043800 Astronomical Units, or 6,552,457 kilometers:

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

Asteroid 1566 Icarus brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 1566 Icarus is 20.77.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 1566 Icarus, 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 1566 Icarus rise and set times

Today's Asteroid 1566 Icarus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Asteroid 1566 Icarus 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 1566 Icarus Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 1566 Icarus with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 1566 Icarus 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 1566 Icarus 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 1566 Icarus computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 1566 Icarus in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 Apr 29	21h 44m 43s	-22° 42’ 29”	20.84	Capricornus
2021 Apr 30	21h 45m 42s	-22° 46’ 09”	20.83	Capricornus
2021 May 01	21h 46m 41s	-22° 50’ 03”	20.82	Capricornus
2021 May 02	21h 47m 39s	-22° 54’ 06”	20.81	Capricornus
2021 May 03	21h 48m 34s	-22° 58’ 23”	20.81	Capricornus
2021 May 04	21h 49m 29s	-23° 02’ 52”	20.80	Capricornus
2021 May 05	21h 50m 22s	-23° 07’ 32”	20.79	Capricornus
2021 May 06	21h 51m 15s	-23° 12’ 28”	20.78	Capricornus
2021 May 07	21h 52m 06s	-23° 17’ 35”	20.77	Capricornus
2021 May 08	21h 52m 57s	-23° 22’ 58”	20.76	Capricornus
2021 May 09	21h 53m 44s	-23° 28’ 35”	20.75	Capricornus
2021 May 10	21h 54m 32s	-23° 34’ 24”	20.74	Capricornus
2021 May 11	21h 55m 18s	-23° 40’ 31”	20.72	Capricornus
2021 May 12	21h 56m 02s	-23° 46’ 51”	20.71	Capricornus