Asteroid 1566 Icarus

Asteroid 1566 Icarus is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 1566 Icarus is 19h 05m 25s and the Declination is -22° 07’ 22” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 1566 Icarus is 19.53 (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 292,227,271 kilometers, equivalent to 1.953419 Astronomical Units. Light takes 16 minutes and 14.7653 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 19.53.

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 Jan 19	18h 45m 27s	-21° 46’ 33”	19.19	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 20	18h 48m 12s	-21° 49’ 58”	19.23	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 21	18h 50m 56s	-21° 53’ 08”	19.28	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 22	18h 53m 36s	-21° 56’ 08”	19.33	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 23	18h 56m 17s	-21° 58’ 54”	19.37	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 24	18h 58m 54s	-22° 01’ 31”	19.42	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 25	19h 01m 31s	-22° 03’ 56”	19.46	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 26	19h 04m 05s	-22° 06’ 11”	19.50	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 27	19h 06m 38s	-22° 08’ 17”	19.55	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 28	19h 09m 10s	-22° 10’ 12”	19.59	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 29	19h 11m 39s	-22° 11’ 57”	19.63	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 30	19h 14m 08s	-22° 13’ 36”	19.66	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 31	19h 16m 33s	-22° 15’ 05”	19.70	Sagittarius
2021 Feb 01	19h 19m 00s	-22° 16’ 24”	19.74	Sagittarius