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Where is Asteroid 1566 Icarus?

Asteroid 1566 Icarus is currently in the constellation of Scorpius. The current Right Ascension is 16h 11m 12s and the Declination is -18° 04’ 37”.

Here is a simplified sky chart showing where Asteroid 1566 Icarus is right now in the sky with respect to the brightest stars and constellations.

Map showing Asteroid 1566 Icarus in Scorpius on November,21 2019
See also the following additional sky maps available for this object: Online Planetarium and high precision position tracker

 = visible to the naked eye
 = binocular, brighter than 10th magnitude

= current altitude ≥ 30°   = current altitude < 30°   = below the horizon
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

More advanced sky charts for Asteroid 1566 Icarus are available on TheSkyLive: 1) the Online Planetarium which is interactive and allows to select dates and additional objects to visualize; and 2) the Live Position and Data Tracker which provides the highest precision position data and features deep sky imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey.

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