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James Webb Space Telescope

Above the horizon.  Rise: 22:38 | Tran: 0:14 | Set: 1:52
Alt: 0.22°   Az: 198.14°   Direction: South-South-West

James Webb Space Telescope is in the constellation of Scorpius, at a distance of 1,746,521.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 17h 54m 47s and the Declination is -36° 04’ 11” (apparent coordinates).

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of James Webb Space Telescope in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of James Webb Space Telescope in the constellation of Scorpius on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of James Webb Space Telescope in the constellation of Scorpius on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of James Webb Space Telescope against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

James Webb Space Telescope
RA: 17h 53m 04s
Dec: -36° 03’ 57”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of James Webb Space Telescope. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 54m 47s
-36° 04’ 11”
01h 30m 36s
19h 25m 23s

J2000

17h 53m 04s
-36° 03’ 57”

Additional Information

Scorpius

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of James Webb Space Telescope from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.0°
Max altitude: 2.5°
Azimuth: 233.9°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of James Webb Space Telescope from Earth is currently 1,746,521.0 kilometers, equivalent to 0.0116747718 Astronomical Units. Light takes 5.826s to travel from James Webb Space Telescope and arrive to us.

1,746,521.0
0.0116747718
5.826s

The following graph shows the distance of James Webb Space Telescope from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of James Webb Space Telescope from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of James Webb Space Telescope from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between December 26, 2021 and October 27, 2029, the closest approach of James Webb Space Telescope to Earth happened on Sunday 26 December 2021 at a distance of 0.000894 Astronomical Units, or 133,698 kilometers:

Sunday 26 December 2021
133,698
0.000894

Note: the values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Orbit Visualization

The following chart is a 3D animated visualization of the orbit of James Webb Space Telescope relative to the other major objects in the Solar System.

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of James Webb Space Telescope computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
Jun 24 2025 17h 52m 05s -36° 24’ 53” N.A. Scorpius
Jun 25 2025 17h 52m 21s -36° 23’ 55” N.A. Scorpius
Jun 26 2025 17h 52m 37s -36° 22’ 18” N.A. Scorpius
Jun 27 2025 17h 52m 56s -36° 20’ 00” N.A. Scorpius
Jun 28 2025 17h 53m 18s -36° 17’ 03” N.A. Scorpius
Jun 29 2025 17h 53m 43s -36° 13’ 26” N.A. Scorpius
Jun 30 2025 17h 54m 13s -36° 09’ 12” N.A. Scorpius
Jul 01 2025 17h 54m 46s -36° 04’ 21” N.A. Scorpius
Jul 02 2025 17h 55m 25s -35° 58’ 55” N.A. Scorpius
Jul 03 2025 17h 56m 07s -35° 52’ 53” N.A. Scorpius
Jul 04 2025 17h 56m 55s -35° 46’ 18” N.A. Scorpius
Jul 05 2025 17h 57m 48s -35° 39’ 09” N.A. Scorpius
Jul 06 2025 17h 58m 45s -35° 31’ 28” N.A. Scorpius
Jul 07 2025 17h 59m 46s -35° 23’ 15” N.A. Scorpius

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