Psyche Spacecraft
Psyche Spacecraft is currently in the constellation of Cancer, at a distance of 320,740,453 kilometers from Earth.
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Today's rise, transit and set times of Psyche Spacecraft from Greenwich, United Kingdom (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
- Psyche Spacecraft is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
- Right now it is placed in the South-South-East direction at an altitude of 56° above the horizon.
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Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Psyche Spacecraft is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.
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Psyche Spacecraft Distance from Earth
The distance of Psyche Spacecraft from Earth is currently 320,740,453 kilometers, equivalent to 2.144018 Astronomical Units. Light takes 17 minutes and 49.8750 seconds to travel from Psyche Spacecraft and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Psyche Spacecraft 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 Psyche Spacecraft from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest Approach of Psyche Spacecraft to Earth
Between 10 November 2023 and 15 July 2029, the closest approach of Psyche Spacecraft to Earth happens on Fri Nov 10 2023 at a distance of 0.093100 Astronomical Units, or 13,927,607 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Visualization of Psyche Spacecraft Orbit
This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Psyche Spacecraft with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Psyche Spacecraft 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!
Psyche Spacecraft 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Psyche Spacecraft computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Psyche Spacecraft in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
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2024 May 11 | 08h 41m 25s | +19° 04’ 35” | N.A. | Cancer |
2024 May 12 | 08h 43m 09s | +18° 57’ 38” | N.A. | Cancer |
2024 May 13 | 08h 44m 52s | +18° 50’ 36” | N.A. | Cancer |
2024 May 14 | 08h 46m 36s | +18° 43’ 32” | N.A. | Cancer |
2024 May 15 | 08h 48m 19s | +18° 36’ 23” | N.A. | Cancer |
2024 May 16 | 08h 50m 03s | +18° 29’ 12” | N.A. | Cancer |
2024 May 17 | 08h 51m 46s | +18° 21’ 56” | N.A. | Cancer |
2024 May 18 | 08h 53m 29s | +18° 14’ 38” | N.A. | Cancer |
2024 May 19 | 08h 55m 13s | +18° 07’ 17” | N.A. | Cancer |
2024 May 20 | 08h 56m 56s | +17° 59’ 52” | N.A. | Cancer |
2024 May 21 | 08h 58m 38s | +17° 52’ 23” | N.A. | Cancer |
2024 May 22 | 09h 00m 21s | +17° 44’ 52” | N.A. | Cancer |
2024 May 23 | 09h 02m 04s | +17° 37’ 17” | N.A. | Cancer |
2024 May 24 | 09h 03m 47s | +17° 29’ 39” | N.A. | Cancer |