Asteroid 16 Psyche

Asteroid 16 Psyche is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 16 Psyche is 12h 53m 44s and the Declination is -03° 54’ 38” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 16 Psyche is 12.12 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid 16 Psyche available on TheSkyLive:

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 16 Psyche?)
• Distance from Earth (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 high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 16 Psyche with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 16 Psyche is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Asteroid 16 Psyche?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 16 Psyche in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Asteroid 16 Psyche Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 16 Psyche from Earth is currently 644,778,170 kilometers, equivalent to 4.310076 Astronomical Units. Light takes 35 minutes and 50.7485 seconds to travel from Asteroid 16 Psyche and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 16 Psyche 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 16 Psyche from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

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 1.664707 Astronomical Units, or 249,036,660 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 12.12.

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, 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 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
2022 Sep 25	12h 44m 44s	-02° 59’ 35”	12.20	Virgo
2022 Sep 26	12h 46m 00s	-03° 07’ 24”	12.19	Virgo
2022 Sep 27	12h 47m 17s	-03° 15’ 15”	12.18	Virgo
2022 Sep 28	12h 48m 33s	-03° 23’ 03”	12.16	Virgo
2022 Sep 29	12h 49m 50s	-03° 30’ 51”	12.15	Virgo
2022 Sep 30	12h 51m 06s	-03° 38’ 39”	12.14	Virgo
2022 Oct 01	12h 52m 23s	-03° 46’ 27”	12.13	Virgo
2022 Oct 02	12h 53m 40s	-03° 54’ 15”	12.12	Virgo
2022 Oct 03	12h 54m 57s	-04° 02’ 02”	12.10	Virgo
2022 Oct 04	12h 56m 13s	-04° 09’ 47”	12.09	Virgo
2022 Oct 05	12h 57m 30s	-04° 17’ 33”	12.08	Virgo
2022 Oct 06	12h 58m 48s	-04° 25’ 17”	12.06	Virgo
2022 Oct 07	13h 00m 05s	-04° 33’ 01”	12.05	Virgo
2022 Oct 08	13h 01m 23s	-04° 40’ 44”	12.03	Virgo