InSight
InSight Sky Charts and Coordinates
This is a simplified sky chart, showing where InSight is now with respect to the brightest stars and constellations.
More advanced sky charts are available on TheSkyLive for this object: 1) the Online Planetarium which is interactive and allows to select dates and additional objects to visualize; and 2) the Live Position and Data Tracker which provides the highest precision position data and features deep sky imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey.
High Precision Live Sky Chart
InSight Rise and Set Times
Today's InSight rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. All times are relative to the Europe/London timezone.
InSight Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of InSight computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate InSight in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Dec 04 | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 Dec 05 | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 Dec 06 | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 Dec 07 | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 Dec 08 | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 Dec 09 | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 Dec 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 Dec 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 Dec 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 Dec 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 Dec 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 Dec 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 Dec 16 | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 Dec 17 | - | - | - | - |
Distance of InSight from Earth
The following chart shows the distance of InSight from Earth as a function of time. Distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with a 2 days interval.
The reported distances might be inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of InSight is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.