SpaceX Roadster (Starman)

SpaceX Roadster (Starman) is currently in the constellation of Ophiucus. The current Right Ascension of SpaceX Roadster (Starman) is 17h 44m 00s and the Declination is -23° 41’ 15” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of SpaceX Roadster (Starman) is 29.08 (JPL).

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Additional information about SpaceX Roadster (Starman) available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is SpaceX Roadster (Starman)?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is SpaceX Roadster (Starman) from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does SpaceX Roadster (Starman) rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is SpaceX Roadster (Starman)?)
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of SpaceX Roadster (Starman) with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of SpaceX Roadster (Starman) for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate SpaceX Roadster (Starman) in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate SpaceX Roadster (Starman) with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where SpaceX Roadster (Starman) is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is SpaceX Roadster (Starman)?, a page that provides all the information needed to find SpaceX Roadster (Starman) in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

SpaceX Roadster (Starman) Distance from Earth

The distance of SpaceX Roadster (Starman) from Earth is currently 279,320,262 kilometers, equivalent to 1.867141 Astronomical Units. Light takes 15 minutes and 31.7121 seconds to travel from SpaceX Roadster (Starman) and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of SpaceX Roadster (Starman) 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 SpaceX Roadster from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of SpaceX Roadster (Starman) to Earth

Between February 2018 and January 2090, the closest approach of SpaceX Roadster (Starman) to Earth happens on Thu Feb 8 2018 at a distance of 0.002218 Astronomical Units, or 331,842 kilometers:

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

SpaceX Roadster (Starman) brightness

The current visual magnitude of SpaceX Roadster (Starman) is 29.08.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of SpaceX Roadster (Starman), 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.

SpaceX Roadster (Starman) rise and set times

Today's SpaceX Roadster (Starman) 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 SpaceX Roadster (Starman) 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 SpaceX Roadster (Starman) Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of SpaceX Roadster (Starman) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of SpaceX Roadster (Starman) 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!

SpaceX Roadster (Starman) 15 Days Ephemeris

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

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 Oct 11	17h 25m 09s	-23° 33’ 21”	29.02	Ophiucus
2021 Oct 12	17h 27m 42s	-23° 34’ 54”	29.03	Ophiucus
2021 Oct 13	17h 30m 15s	-23° 36’ 16”	29.04	Ophiucus
2021 Oct 14	17h 32m 47s	-23° 37’ 31”	29.05	Ophiucus
2021 Oct 15	17h 35m 18s	-23° 38’ 35”	29.06	Ophiucus
2021 Oct 16	17h 37m 50s	-23° 39’ 33”	29.07	Ophiucus
2021 Oct 17	17h 40m 23s	-23° 40’ 19”	29.07	Ophiucus
2021 Oct 18	17h 42m 56s	-23° 40’ 58”	29.08	Ophiucus
2021 Oct 19	17h 45m 29s	-23° 41’ 27”	29.09	Sagittarius
2021 Oct 20	17h 48m 01s	-23° 41’ 48”	29.10	Sagittarius
2021 Oct 21	17h 50m 34s	-23° 41’ 59”	29.10	Sagittarius
2021 Oct 22	17h 53m 07s	-23° 42’ 02”	29.11	Sagittarius
2021 Oct 23	17h 55m 38s	-23° 41’ 56”	29.12	Sagittarius
2021 Oct 24	17h 58m 11s	-23° 41’ 39”	29.13	Sagittarius