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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:47 
Transit: 12:58 
Sunset: 21:09
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SpaceX Roadster (Starman)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 3:46 | Tran: 11:26 | Set: 19:07
Alt: -2.84°   Az: 305.88°   Direction: North-West

SpaceX Roadster (Starman) is in the constellation of Aries, at a distance of 325,808,386.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 03h 19m 58s and the Declination is +19° 00’ 53” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of SpaceX Roadster (Starman) is 28.44.

Finder Charts

Map showing SpaceX Roadster (Starman) in Aries on June, 04 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing SpaceX Roadster (Starman) in Aries on June, 04 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High 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.

SpaceX Roadster
RA: 03h 18m 31s
Dec: +18° 55’ 24”
Deep sky finder chart for SpaceX Roadster (Starman). Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 19m 58s
+19° 00’ 53”
08h 04m 31s
11h 24m 29s

J2000

03h 18m 31s
+18° 55’ 24”

Additional Information

Aries
28.44

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of SpaceX Roadster (Starman) from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 71.1°
Max altitude: 57.5°
Azimuth: 289.0°
  • SpaceX Roadster is below the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Given its current magnitude, SpaceX Roadster is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of SpaceX Roadster (Starman) from Earth is currently 325,808,386.0 kilometers, equivalent to 2.1778945414 Astronomical Units. Light takes 18m 6.780s to travel from SpaceX Roadster (Starman) and arrive to us.

325,808,386.0
2.1778945414
18m 6.780s

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.

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

Closest Approach

Between 8 February 2018 and 31 December 2089, the closest approach of SpaceX Roadster (Starman) to Earth happens on Thu Feb 8 2018 at a distance of 0.002219 Astronomical Units, or 331,948 kilometers:

Thu Feb 8 2018
331,948
0.002219

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

Light Curve

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.

Chart of the magnitude of SpaceX Roadster (Starman) as a function of time
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Orbit Diagram of 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. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2025 May 28 02h 54m 33s +17° 17’ 45” 28.49 Aries
2025 May 29 02h 57m 45s +17° 31’ 33” 28.48 Aries
2025 May 30 03h 00m 59s +17° 45’ 12” 28.47 Aries
2025 May 31 03h 04m 13s +17° 58’ 43” 28.47 Aries
2025 Jun 01 03h 07m 29s +18° 12’ 04” 28.46 Aries
2025 Jun 02 03h 10m 46s +18° 25’ 14” 28.46 Aries
2025 Jun 03 03h 14m 04s +18° 38’ 15” 28.45 Aries
2025 Jun 04 03h 17m 23s +18° 51’ 06” 28.44 Aries
2025 Jun 05 03h 20m 44s +19° 03’ 46” 28.44 Aries
2025 Jun 06 03h 24m 05s +19° 16’ 15” 28.43 Aries
2025 Jun 07 03h 27m 28s +19° 28’ 33” 28.42 Taurus
2025 Jun 08 03h 30m 52s +19° 40’ 39” 28.42 Taurus
2025 Jun 09 03h 34m 16s +19° 52’ 34” 28.41 Taurus
2025 Jun 10 03h 37m 44s +20° 04’ 16” 28.40 Taurus

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