Asteroid 192 Nausikaa

Asteroid 192 Nausikaa was discovered on February 17, 1879 by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa. It is a relatively large and dark main-belt asteroid, with an estimated diameter of about 106 kilometers. The name Nausikaa comes from Greek mythology. Nausikaa was a princess who helped the hero Odysseus when he was shipwrecked on her island. Nausikaa's orbital period around the Sun is about 4.3 years, and its average distance from the Sun is approximately 2.8 astronomical units (AU), or about 420 million kilometers. The asteroid's orbit is slightly inclined to the plane of the ecliptic, and it has a moderate eccentricity of about 0.18.

Asteroid 192 Nausikaa is currently in the constellation of Cancer. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 192 Nausikaa is 08h 56m 15s and the Declination is +22° 15’ 32” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt). The current magnitude of Asteroid 192 Nausikaa is 12.57 (JPL).

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 192 Nausikaa from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

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• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 192 Nausikaa orbital parameters.
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• Physical data. Detailed information about physical properties of Asteroid 192 Nausikaa, such as mass and geometric properties.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 192 Nausikaa for the past and next 7 days.
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• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 192 Nausikaa with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

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Asteroid 192 Nausikaa Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 192 Nausikaa from Earth is currently 400,912,009 kilometers, equivalent to 2.679931 Astronomical Units. Light takes 22 minutes and 17.2985 seconds to travel from Asteroid 192 Nausikaa and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 192 Nausikaa 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 192 Nausikaa from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach of Asteroid 192 Nausikaa to Earth

Between 1 January 1900 and 31 December 2099, the closest approach of Asteroid 192 Nausikaa to Earth happens on Fri Oct 7 2067 at a distance of 0.815697 Astronomical Units, or 122,026,507 kilometers:

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

Asteroid 192 Nausikaa Brightness and Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 192 Nausikaa, 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.

Visualization of Asteroid 192 Nausikaa Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 192 Nausikaa with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 192 Nausikaa 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 192 Nausikaa 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 192 Nausikaa computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 192 Nausikaa in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2023 Sep 24	08h 43m 40s	+23° 02’ 48”	12.56	Cancer
2023 Sep 25	08h 45m 24s	+22° 56’ 32”	12.56	Cancer
2023 Sep 26	08h 47m 06s	+22° 50’ 16”	12.56	Cancer
2023 Sep 27	08h 48m 47s	+22° 43’ 58”	12.56	Cancer
2023 Sep 28	08h 50m 29s	+22° 37’ 39”	12.56	Cancer
2023 Sep 29	08h 52m 09s	+22° 31’ 19”	12.56	Cancer
2023 Sep 30	08h 53m 48s	+22° 25’ 00”	12.57	Cancer
2023 Oct 01	08h 55m 27s	+22° 18’ 41”	12.57	Cancer
2023 Oct 02	08h 57m 05s	+22° 12’ 20”	12.57	Cancer
2023 Oct 03	08h 58m 41s	+22° 06’ 00”	12.57	Cancer
2023 Oct 04	09h 00m 18s	+21° 59’ 39”	12.57	Cancer
2023 Oct 05	09h 01m 54s	+21° 53’ 20”	12.57	Cancer
2023 Oct 06	09h 03m 29s	+21° 46’ 59”	12.57	Cancer
2023 Oct 07	09h 05m 03s	+21° 40’ 41”	12.57	Cancer