Psyche Spacecraft
Psyche Spacecraft is currently in the constellation of Cancer, at a distance of 292,900,521 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-West 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 292,900,521 kilometers, equivalent to 1.957919 Astronomical Units. Light takes 16 minutes and 17.0110 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 Apr 29 | 08h 20m 32s | +20° 22’ 50” | N.A. | Cancer |
2024 Apr 30 | 08h 22m 15s | +20° 16’ 36” | N.A. | Cancer |
2024 May 01 | 08h 23m 58s | +20° 10’ 18” | N.A. | Cancer |
2024 May 02 | 08h 25m 41s | +20° 03’ 56” | N.A. | Cancer |
2024 May 03 | 08h 27m 24s | +19° 57’ 30” | N.A. | Cancer |
2024 May 04 | 08h 29m 08s | +19° 51’ 02” | N.A. | Cancer |
2024 May 05 | 08h 30m 51s | +19° 44’ 29” | N.A. | Cancer |
2024 May 06 | 08h 32m 34s | +19° 37’ 53” | N.A. | Cancer |
2024 May 07 | 08h 34m 17s | +19° 31’ 11” | N.A. | Cancer |
2024 May 08 | 08h 35m 59s | +19° 24’ 29” | N.A. | Cancer |
2024 May 09 | 08h 37m 42s | +19° 17’ 40” | N.A. | Cancer |
2024 May 10 | 08h 39m 25s | +19° 10’ 50” | N.A. | Cancer |
2024 May 11 | 08h 41m 08s | +19° 03’ 55” | N.A. | Cancer |
2024 May 12 | 08h 42m 51s | +18° 56’ 57” | N.A. | Cancer |