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Asteroid 192 Nausikaa

Below the horizon.  Rise: 18:06 | Tran: 22:15 | Set: 2:28
Alt: -58.56°   Az: 355.09°   Direction: North

Asteroid 192 Nausikaa is in the constellation of Virgo, at a distance of 298,217,089.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 13h 46m 10s and the Declination is -20° 06’ 36” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid 192 Nausikaa is 12.04.

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid 192 Nausikaa in Virgo on May, 29 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid 192 Nausikaa in Virgo on May, 29 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 192 Nausikaa is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

192 Nausikaa
RA: 13h 44m 46s
Dec: -19° 59’ 00”
Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 192 Nausikaa. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 46m 10s
-20° 06’ 36”
11h 49m 05s
01h 35m 15s

J2000

13h 44m 46s
-19° 59’ 00”

Additional Information

Virgo
12.04

Rise and Set Times

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

Azimuth: 110.1°
Max altitude: 18.4°
Azimuth: 249.9°
  • 192 Nausikaa is below the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Given its current magnitude, 192 Nausikaa is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 4 inches (100mm) or more.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 192 Nausikaa from Earth is currently 298,217,089.0 kilometers, equivalent to 1.9934581128 Astronomical Units. Light takes 16m 34.745s to travel from Asteroid 192 Nausikaa and arrive to us.

298,217,089.0
1.9934581128
16m 34.745s

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.

Chart of the distance of Asteroid 192 Nausikaa from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

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

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:

Fri Oct 7 2067
122,026,507
0.815697

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

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.

Chart of the magnitude of Asteroid 192 Nausikaa as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 192 Nausikaa at epoch 24 February 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.24607435
Orbit inclination i 6.79814250°
Perihelion distance q 1.81181460 AU
271,043,606 km
Aphelion distance Q 2.99453359 AU
447,975,849 km
Semi-major axis a 2.40317409 AU
359,509,728 km
Orbital period period 3.7255 years
1,360.7435 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2023-Jan-23 03:11:44
2,459,967.6332 JD
Next perihelion transit 2026-Oct-14 21:02
2,461,328.3767 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 30.60539618084°
Longitude of the ascending node node 343.09890284671°
Mean anomaly M 8.6952939066236°
Mean motion n 0.26456124°/day
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Physical Data

The following shows the known values of the most important physical parameters of Asteroid 192 Nausikaa. Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Physical Parameter Value Relative to Earth
Diameter 103.26 km 0.0081
Sideral Rotation 13.6250 hours 0.5693
Absolute Magnitude 7.13
Geometric Albedo 0.233

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. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2025 May 22 13h 51m 04s -20° 39’ 34” 11.88 Virgo
2025 May 23 13h 50m 19s -20° 34’ 57” 11.90 Virgo
2025 May 24 13h 49m 36s -20° 30’ 23” 11.92 Virgo
2025 May 25 13h 48m 55s -20° 25’ 50” 11.94 Virgo
2025 May 26 13h 48m 15s -20° 21’ 21” 11.97 Virgo
2025 May 27 13h 47m 36s -20° 16’ 55” 11.99 Virgo
2025 May 28 13h 46m 59s -20° 12’ 32” 12.01 Virgo
2025 May 29 13h 46m 23s -20° 08’ 14” 12.03 Virgo
2025 May 30 13h 45m 49s -20° 03’ 58” 12.05 Virgo
2025 May 31 13h 45m 16s -19° 59’ 49” 12.07 Virgo
2025 Jun 01 13h 44m 45s -19° 55’ 43” 12.09 Virgo
2025 Jun 02 13h 44m 15s -19° 51’ 43” 12.11 Virgo
2025 Jun 03 13h 43m 47s -19° 47’ 47” 12.13 Virgo
2025 Jun 04 13h 43m 20s -19° 43’ 57” 12.14 Virgo

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