On October 16 2022, the interplanetary probe Lucy will fly past the Earth. The Earth will
give it a "gravity assist".
If you know where to look and live in the right part of the world, you will have a chance to see it through
binoculars, a telescope or even the naked eye.
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| Flyby data |
| Time of closest approach | Oct 16, 11:04:30 |
| Distance of closest approach | 6,738 km |
| Speed at closest approach | 12.115 km/s |
| Speed at infinity (rel. to Earth) | 5.334 km/s |
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Flyby Overview
Ground Track
Position Table
Click on a table row to load a finder chart corresponding to that time, or alternatively, you can go straight to a finder chart for a time near closest approach by clicking here.
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Time
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Distance
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Brightness
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Altitude
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Azimuth
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Right ascension
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Declination
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Constellation
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Sun altitude
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| Oct 16, 09:04:30 | 49,898 | 13.3 | 32.2° | 105.2° | 14h 30.1m | -12° 41' | Libra | 48.9° | | Oct 16, 09:14:30 | 45,929 | 13.1 | 33.2° | 106.0° | 14h 35.7m | -13° 12' | Libra | 51.3° | | Oct 16, 09:24:30 | 41,944 | 12.8 | 34.0° | 106.8° | 14h 42.3m | -13° 47' | Libra | 53.8° | | Oct 16, 09:34:30 | 37,943 | 12.4 | 34.3° | 107.7° | 14h 50.4m | -14° 29' | Libra | 56.2° | | Oct 16, 09:44:30 | 33,929 | 12.1 | 34.1° | 108.7° | 15h 0.4m | -15° 20' | Libra | 58.6° | | Oct 16, 09:54:30 | 29,909 | 11.7 | 33.3° | 109.8° | 15h 13.3m | -16° 22' | Libra | 60.9° | | Oct 16, 10:04:30 | 25,898 | 11.2 | 31.4° | 110.9° | 15h 30.4m | -17° 39' | Libra | 63.3° | | Oct 16, 10:14:30 | 21,933 | 10.7 | 27.8° | 112.0° | 15h 54.4m | -19° 15' | Libra | 65.6° | | Oct 16, 10:24:30 | 18,097 | 10.0 | 21.5° | 112.9° | 16h 30.1m | -21° 13' | Ophiuchus | 67.9° | | Oct 16, 10:34:30 | 14,591 | 9.3 | 10.5° | 113.7° | 17h 26.9m | -23° 16' | Ophiuchus | 70.2° | | Oct 16, 10:44:30 | 11,903 | 8.5 | -8.5° | 114.0° | 18h 59.9m | -23° 48' | Sagittarius | 72.3° | | Oct 16, 10:54:30 | 10,980 | 8.0 | -37.5° | 113.4° | 21h 12.8m | -18° 29' | Capricornus | 74.4° | | Oct 16, 11:04:30 | 12,376 | - | -70.1° | 109.5° | 23h 27.8m | -6° 39' | Aquarius | 76.4° | | Oct 16, 11:14:30 | 15,017 | - | -83.3° | 314.1° | 1h 12.3m | 4° 30' | Pisces | 78.2° | | Oct 16, 11:24:30 | 18,263 | - | -66.8° | 300.6° | 2h 24.0m | 11° 26' | Aries | 79.6° | | Oct 16, 11:34:30 | 21,917 | 9.1 | -56.6° | 298.9° | 3h 13.1m | 15° 22' | Aries | 80.6° | | Oct 16, 11:44:30 | 25,788 | 9.5 | -50.2° | 298.4° | 3h 48.0m | 17° 39' | Taurus | 81.0° | | Oct 16, 11:54:30 | 29,761 | 9.9 | -46.2° | 298.2° | 4h 13.8m | 19° 3' | Taurus | 80.7° | | Oct 16, 12:04:30 | 33,774 | 10.2 | -43.8° | 298.3° | 4h 33.5m | 19° 56' | Taurus | 79.9° | | Oct 16, 12:14:30 | 37,798 | 10.5 | -42.3° | 298.4° | 4h 49.1m | 20° 33' | Taurus | 78.5° | | Oct 16, 12:24:30 | 41,815 | 10.7 | -41.6° | 298.6° | 5h 1.7m | 20° 58' | Taurus | 76.8° | | Oct 16, 12:34:30 | 45,818 | 11.0 | -41.4° | 299.0° | 5h 12.2m | 21° 16' | Taurus | 74.9° | | Oct 16, 12:44:30 | 49,802 | 11.2 | -41.6° | 299.4° | 5h 21.0m | 21° 29' | Taurus | 72.8° | | Oct 16, 12:54:30 | 53,764 | 11.3 | -42.1° | 299.8° | 5h 28.5m | 21° 39' | Taurus | 70.6° | | Oct 16, 13:04:30 | 57,704 | 11.5 | -42.8° | 300.4° | 5h 35.0m | 21° 47' | Taurus | 68.4° |
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