Asteroid 16 Psyche

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• Position (see also Where is Asteroid 16 Psyche?)
• Distance (see also How far is Asteroid 16 Psyche from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid 16 Psyche rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 16 Psyche?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 16 Psyche orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 16 Psyche with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• Physical data. Detailed information about physical properties of Asteroid 16 Psyche, such as mass and geometric properties.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 16 Psyche for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 16 Psyche in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A hight precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 16 Psyche with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Closest approach of Asteroid 16 Psyche to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid 16 Psyche to Earth happens on Mon Aug 17 2099 at a distance of 1.66470760 Astronomical Units, or 249,036,713 kilometers:

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

Asteroid 16 Psyche brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 16 Psyche is 9.83.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 16 Psyche, 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 16 Psyche rise and set times

Today's Asteroid 16 Psyche 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 16 Psyche touches the horizon, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.

Visualization of Asteroid 16 Psyche Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 16 Psyche with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 16 Psyche 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 16 Psyche 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 16 Psyche computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 16 Psyche in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2019 Jul 13	21h 22m 19s	-13° 34’ 44”	10.00	Aquarius
2019 Jul 14	21h 21m 48s	-13° 37’ 50”	9.98	Aquarius
2019 Jul 15	21h 21m 16s	-13° 41’ 03”	9.96	Aquarius
2019 Jul 16	21h 20m 43s	-13° 44’ 24”	9.93	Aquarius
2019 Jul 17	21h 20m 08s	-13° 47’ 49”	9.91	Aquarius
2019 Jul 18	21h 19m 32s	-13° 51’ 20”	9.88	Aquarius
2019 Jul 19	21h 18m 56s	-13° 54’ 59”	9.86	Aquarius
2019 Jul 20	21h 18m 19s	-13° 58’ 41”	9.84	Aquarius
2019 Jul 21	21h 17m 39s	-14° 02’ 30”	9.81	Aquarius
2019 Jul 22	21h 16m 59s	-14° 06’ 24”	9.79	Aquarius
2019 Jul 23	21h 16m 18s	-14° 10’ 22”	9.76	Aquarius
2019 Jul 24	21h 15m 38s	-14° 14’ 25”	9.74	Aquarius
2019 Jul 25	21h 14m 54s	-14° 18’ 33”	9.71	Aquarius
2019 Jul 26	21h 14m 12s	-14° 22’ 44”	9.69	Aquarius