16 Psyche (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 16 Psyche is visible between 22:33 and 04:06. It will become accessible at around 22:33, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:19, 33° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:06 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
16 Psyche
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 01 August 2024 |
Right ascension: | 21h08m [1] |
Declination: | -14°56' [1] |
Constellation: | Capricornus |
Magnitude: | 9.82 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.71 AU 14.26 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 14.28 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 255.8° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.92 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.134186 |
Inclination: | 3.10° |
Longitude ascending node: | 150.02° |
Argument of perihelion: | 229.51° |
Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 282.49° |
Absolute mag (H): | 6.21 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.53 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.32 AU |
Orbital period: | 5.00 years |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.
06 Aug 2024 | – Asteroid 16 Psyche at opposition |
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 |
08 Dec 2035 | – Asteroid 16 Psyche at opposition |
07 Aug 2039 | – Asteroid 16 Psyche at opposition |
08 Dec 2040 | – Asteroid 16 Psyche at opposition |