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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:45 
Transit: 13:02 
Sunset: 21:19
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SpaceX Roadster

Above the horizon.  Rise: 3:13 | Tran: 11:18 | Set: 19:23
Alt: 36.14°   Az: 98.90°   Direction: South

SpaceX Roadster is in the constellation of Taurus, at a distance of 309,215,467.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 04h 32m 45s and the Declination is +22° 33’ 37” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of SpaceX Roadster is 28.28.

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of SpaceX Roadster in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of SpaceX Roadster in the constellation of Taurus on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of SpaceX Roadster in the constellation of Taurus on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of SpaceX Roadster against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

SpaceX Roadster
RA: 04h 31m 14s
Dec: +22° 30’ 26”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of SpaceX Roadster. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 32m 45s
+22° 33’ 37”
20h 00m 56s
00h 33m 42s

J2000

04h 31m 14s
+22° 30’ 26”

Additional Information

Taurus
28.28

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of SpaceX Roadster from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 67.5°
Max altitude: 61.1°
Azimuth: 292.6°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of SpaceX Roadster from Earth is currently 309,215,467.0 kilometers, equivalent to 2.0669777287 Astronomical Units. Light takes 17m 11.432s to travel from SpaceX Roadster and arrive to us.

309,215,467.0
2.0669777287
17m 11.432s

The following graph shows the distance of SpaceX Roadster from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of SpaceX Roadster from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of SpaceX Roadster from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between February 8, 2018 and December 31, 2089, the closest approach of SpaceX Roadster to Earth happened on Thursday 8 February 2018 at a distance of 0.002219 Astronomical Units, or 331,948 kilometers:

Thursday 8 February 2018
331,948
0.002219

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

Light Curve

The following chart shows the light curve of SpaceX Roadster, i.e., its apparent magnitude as a function of time. The curve is calculated using the latest ephemerides provided by JPL Horizons. The magnitude data is sampled with the interval of 2 days. Because of this sampling, inaccuracies may occur for objects that have large variations of brightness over a few days. For comets, large discrepancies can arise between the calculated brightness and the observations due to their highly dynamic, and not always precisely predictable, behavior.

Chart of the magnitude of SpaceX Roadster as a function of time

Orbit Visualization

The following chart is a 3D animated visualization of the orbit of SpaceX Roadster relative to the other major objects in the Solar System.

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of SpaceX Roadster 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
Jun 18 2025 04h 05m 59s +21° 29’ 55” 28.34 Taurus
Jun 19 2025 04h 09m 36s +21° 39’ 33” 28.33 Taurus
Jun 20 2025 04h 13m 14s +21° 48’ 54” 28.33 Taurus
Jun 21 2025 04h 16m 54s +21° 58’ 00” 28.32 Taurus
Jun 22 2025 04h 20m 36s +22° 06’ 49” 28.31 Taurus
Jun 23 2025 04h 24m 18s +22° 15’ 21” 28.30 Taurus
Jun 24 2025 04h 28m 02s +22° 23’ 36” 28.29 Taurus
Jun 25 2025 04h 31m 46s +22° 31’ 34” 28.28 Taurus
Jun 26 2025 04h 35m 32s +22° 39’ 13” 28.28 Taurus
Jun 27 2025 04h 39m 19s +22° 46’ 35” 28.27 Taurus
Jun 28 2025 04h 43m 08s +22° 53’ 38” 28.26 Taurus
Jun 29 2025 04h 46m 58s +23° 00’ 22” 28.25 Taurus
Jun 30 2025 04h 50m 48s +23° 06’ 46” 28.24 Taurus
Jul 01 2025 04h 54m 40s +23° 12’ 51” 28.23 Taurus

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