Asteroid 1566 Icarus
Asteroid 1566 Icarus is currently in the constellation of Aquarius. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 1566 Icarus is 22h 02m 14s and the Declination is -23° 16’ 40” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 1566 Icarus is 18.20 (JPL).
Summary of key facts about Asteroid 1566 Icarus [tip: you can also create a Quick Access page for this data if you access it frequently and would like to have a simpler view]:
- 1566 Icarus is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].
- Given its current magnitude, 1566 Icarus is visible only through long exposure photography.
- See also 1566 Icarus rise and set times.
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Asteroid 1566 Icarus Position and Finder Charts
Below we provide Asteroid 1566 Icarus finder charts showing where the object is right now in the sky with respect to the brightest stars. The first finder chart has a field of view of 50 degrees, while the second one has a field of view of 10 degrees. Click on each finder chart to access a full screen interactive Online Planetarium.
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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 259,959,102 kilometers, equivalent to 1.737719 Astronomical Units. Light takes 14 minutes and 27.1302 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 6,552,427 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 18.20.
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
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
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.
Asteroid 1566 Icarus Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 1566 Icarus at epoch 20 January 2022 00:00 UTC (JD: 2459600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
Element | Symbol | Value |
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Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.82694358 |
Orbit inclination | i | 22.80421610° |
Perihelion distance | q | 0.18657090 AU 27,910,609 km |
Aphelion distance | Q |
1.96961489 AU 294,650,195 km |
Semi-major axis | a |
1.07809290 AU 161,280,402 km |
Orbital period | period |
1.1194 years 408.8676 days |
Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2022-Jan-20 14:59:49 2,459,600.1249 JD |
Next perihelion transit | 2023-Mar-05 11:49 2,460,008.9925 JD |
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Argument of perihelion | peri | 31.437507617456° |
Longitude of the ascending node | node | 87.96160578065° |
Mean anomaly | M | 0.33029004815949° |
Mean motion | n | 0.88048061°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid 1566 Icarus Orbit
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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 |
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2023 Jan 24 | 21h 41m 22s | -25° 30’ 24” | 18.58 | Pisces Austrinus |
2023 Jan 25 | 21h 44m 12s | -25° 13’ 13” | 18.53 | Pisces Austrinus |
2023 Jan 26 | 21h 47m 04s | -24° 55’ 33” | 18.48 | Pisces Austrinus |
2023 Jan 27 | 21h 49m 58s | -24° 37’ 27” | 18.43 | Capricornus |
2023 Jan 28 | 21h 52m 53s | -24° 18’ 50” | 18.37 | Capricornus |
2023 Jan 29 | 21h 55m 49s | -23° 59’ 40” | 18.32 | Capricornus |
2023 Jan 30 | 21h 58m 46s | -23° 39’ 59” | 18.27 | Capricornus |
2023 Jan 31 | 22h 01m 46s | -23° 19’ 42” | 18.21 | Aquarius |
2023 Feb 01 | 22h 04m 49s | -22° 58’ 50” | 18.15 | Aquarius |
2023 Feb 02 | 22h 07m 53s | -22° 37’ 20” | 18.09 | Aquarius |
2023 Feb 03 | 22h 10m 58s | -22° 15’ 11” | 18.03 | Aquarius |
2023 Feb 04 | 22h 14m 04s | -21° 52’ 18” | 17.97 | Aquarius |
2023 Feb 05 | 22h 17m 15s | -21° 28’ 42” | 17.90 | Aquarius |
2023 Feb 06 | 22h 20m 26s | -21° 04’ 21” | 17.84 | Aquarius |