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Ephemeris Calculator
Compute Dwarf Planet Pluto ephemerides for any date and time between 01 Jan 1600 and 31 Dec 2499 and display the predicted position in an interactive sky map.
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How Far is Dwarf Planet Pluto from Earth?
The distance of Dwarf Planet Pluto from Earth is currently 5,167,077,509 kilometers, equivalent to 34.539780 Astronomical Units. Light takes 4 hours, 47 minutes and 15.5153 seconds to travel from Dwarf Planet Pluto and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Dwarf Planet Pluto 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 Pluto from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Dwarf Planet Pluto to Earth
Between January 1600 and December 2499 the closest approach of Dwarf Planet Pluto to Earth happens on Sat May 12 2238 at a distance of 28.67662434 Astronomical Units, or 4,289,961,948 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.