SpaceX Roadster (Starman)
SpaceX Roadster (Starman) Position
SpaceX Roadster (Starman) is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension is 18h 45m 07s and the Declination is -23° 34’ 30”.
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SpaceX Roadster (Starman) Distance
The distance of SpaceX Roadster (Starman) from Earth is currently 349,117,476 kilometers, equivalent to 2.333706 Astronomical Units. Light takes 19 minutes and 24.5305 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 0.00221890 Astronomical Units, or 331,942 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 28.84.
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
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Jan 17 | 18h 22m 05s | -23° 53’ 58” | 28.75 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 18 | 18h 25m 08s | -23° 52’ 09” | 28.76 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 19 | 18h 28m 09s | -23° 50’ 06” | 28.77 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 20 | 18h 31m 09s | -23° 47’ 50” | 28.78 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 21 | 18h 34m 09s | -23° 45’ 23” | 28.79 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 22 | 18h 37m 09s | -23° 42’ 42” | 28.81 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 23 | 18h 40m 08s | -23° 39’ 48” | 28.82 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 24 | 18h 43m 05s | -23° 36’ 43” | 28.83 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 25 | 18h 46m 04s | -23° 33’ 27” | 28.84 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 26 | 18h 49m 00s | -23° 29’ 57” | 28.85 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 27 | 18h 51m 57s | -23° 26’ 17” | 28.86 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 28 | 18h 54m 52s | -23° 22’ 24” | 28.87 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 29 | 18h 57m 47s | -23° 18’ 20” | 28.88 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 30 | 19h 00m 42s | -23° 14’ 05” | 28.89 | Sagittarius |