162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3) live position and data

This page shows Asteroid 162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3) location and other relevant astronomical data in real time. The celestial coordinates, magnitude, distances and speed are updated in real time and are computed using high quality data sets provided by the JPL Horizons ephemeris service (see acknowledgements for details). The sky map shown below represents a rectangular portion of the sky 60x40 arcminutes wide. By comparison the diameter of the full Moon is about 30 arcmins, so the full horizontal extent of the map is approximately 2 full Moons wide. Depending on the device you are using, the map can be dragged horizondally or vertically using the mouse or touchscreen. The deep sky image in the background is provided by the Digitized Sky Survey (acknowledgements).

Current close conjunctions

List of bright objects (stars brighter than magnitude 9.0 and galaxies brighter than magmitude 14.0) close to Asteroid 162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3) (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 46464	6.7822	09h 28m 33s	+12° 23’ 07”
Star	HIP 46634	8.57	09h 30m 35s	+10° 35’ 59”
Star	HIP 46771	4.8568	09h 31m 56s	+11° 18’ 00”
Star	HIP 46392	7.3352	09h 27m 36s	+12° 24’ 01”
Star	HIP 46431	8.1636	09h 28m 07s	+10° 13’ 04”
Star	HIP 46106	7.9214	09h 24m 09s	+10° 32’ 48”
Star	HIP 46398	8.7372	09h 27m 40s	+11° 25’ 07”
Star	HIP 45809	8.937	09h 20m 28s	+11° 31’ 24”
Star	HIP 46637	8.7128	09h 30m 35s	+10° 36’ 06”
Star	HIP 46462	8.7094	09h 28m 31s	+11° 38’ 06”
Star	HIP 46189	8.9004	09h 25m 02s	+10° 24’ 54”
Star	HIP 46687	8.503	09h 31m 04s	+11° 51’ 30”
Star	HIP 45855	7.9152	09h 20m 56s	+11° 57’ 31”
Galaxy	NGC 2872	12.9	09h 25m 42s	+11° 25’ 55”
Galaxy	NGC 2874	13.4	09h 25m 47s	+11° 25’ 31”

Additional resources

Additional Resources about Asteroid 162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3)

• 15 Days Ephemerides
• Interactive Sky Map (Planetarium)
• Rise & Set Times
• Distance from Earth
• Light Curve
• Orbital Elements

Astronomy databases

This online sky chart is created using the following astronomy databases and services:

1. The Digitized Sky Survey, a photographic survey of the whole sky created using images from different telescopes, including the Oschin Schmidt Telescope on Palomar Mountain
2. The Hipparcos Star Catalogue, containing more than 100.000 bright stars
3. The PGC 2003 Catalogue, containing information about 1 million galaxies
4. The GSC 2.3 Catalogue, containing information about more than 2 billion stars and galaxies

Please see the acknowledgements section.

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