16 Psyche (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 16 Psyche is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:34 (EDT) – 3 hours and 48 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 25° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 03:59.
Name
16 Psyche
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 20 July 2025 |
Right ascension: | 03h55m [1] |
Declination: | +17°47' [1] |
Constellation: | Taurus |
Magnitude: | 11.57 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.96 AU 24.63 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 12.30 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 258.3° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.92 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.134071 |
Inclination: | 3.10° |
Longitude ascending node: | 150.02° |
Argument of perihelion: | 229.62° |
Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 341.56° |
Absolute mag (H): | 6.20 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.53 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.31 AU |
Orbital period: | 5.00 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.
07 Dec 2025 | – Asteroid 16 Psyche at opposition |
06 Aug 2029 | – Asteroid 16 Psyche at opposition |
08 Dec 2030 | – Asteroid 16 Psyche at opposition |
07 Aug 2034 | – Asteroid 16 Psyche at opposition |
09 Dec 2035 | – Asteroid 16 Psyche at opposition |
08 Aug 2039 | – Asteroid 16 Psyche at opposition |
09 Dec 2040 | – Asteroid 16 Psyche at opposition |
08 Aug 2044 | – Asteroid 16 Psyche at opposition |