Compute the position of Psyche Spacecraft for any date and time between 10 November 2023
and 15 July 2029
and visualize the results on an interactive sky map.
Psyche Spacecraft is in the constellation of
Virgo,
at a distance of 524,077,143.0 kilometers from Earth.
The current Right Ascension is
12h 41m 49s
and the Declination is -04° 04’ 54”
(apparent coordinates).
Map showing Psyche Spacecraft in Virgo on October, 04 2024. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Finder Charts
Sky map showing Psyche Spacecraft in Virgo on October, 04 2024.
Field of view: 10x6 degrees. View in interactive sky chart
High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Psyche Spacecraft is right now.
Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.
Deep sky finder chart for Psyche Spacecraft.
Field of view: 60x40 arcmins.
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Also check out Where is Psyche Spacecraft?,
a page that provides all the information needed to find Psyche Spacecraft in the sky and additional links to sky charts.
Distance from Earth
The distance of Psyche Spacecraft from Earth is currently 524,077,143.0 kilometers,
equivalent to 3.5032393212Astronomical Units.
Light takes
29m 8.133s to travel from Psyche Spacecraft and arrive to us.
524,077,143.0
3.5032393212
29m 8.133s
The following chart shows the distance of Psyche Spacecraft 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 Psyche Spacecraft 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 Psyche Spacecraft from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the
Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest Approach
Between 10 November 2023 and 15 July 2029,
the closest approach of
Psyche Spacecraft to Earth happens on
Fri Nov 10 2023 at a distance of
0.093100 Astronomical Units, or
13,927,607 kilometers:
Fri Nov 10 2023
13,927,607
0.093100
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed
with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Orbit Visualization
Orbit Diagram of Psyche Spacecraft
15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Psyche Spacecraft computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval.
Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.
Compute the position of Psyche Spacecraft for any date and time between 10 November 2023
and 15 July 2029
and display the results on an interactive star map.
Interactive orbit visualization. 3d
visualization showing the orbit of Psyche Spacecraft with respect to the major Solar System objects.
15 days ephemerides. Table
showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Psyche Spacecraft for the past and next 7 days.
Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Psyche Spacecraft in the sky from your location.
Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Psyche Spacecraft with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.
Sky map showing Psyche Spacecraft in Virgo on October, 04 2024.
Field of view: 10x6 degrees. View in interactive sky chart
Deep sky finder chart for Psyche Spacecraft.
Field of view: 60x40 arcmins.
View in deep sky object tracker