New Horizons
New Horizons is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension of New Horizons is 19h 17m 51s and the Declination is -20° 12’ 42” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]).
Summary of key facts about New Horizons [tip: you can also create a Quick Access page for this data if you access it frequently and would like to have a simpler view]:
- New Horizons is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].
- It is visible looking in the South-South-West direction at an altitude of 13° above the horizon.
- See also New Horizons rise and set times.
- Go to interactive sky chart
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Additional information about New Horizons available on TheSkyLive:
New Horizons Position and Finder Charts
Below we provide New Horizons finder charts showing where the object is right now in the sky with respect to the brightest stars. The first finder chart has a field of view of 50 degrees, while the second one has a field of view of 10 degrees. Click on each finder chart to access a full screen interactive Online Planetarium.
Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where New Horizons is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.
Also check out Where is New Horizons?, a page that provides all the information needed to find New Horizons in the sky and additional links to sky charts.
New Horizons Distance from Earth
The distance of New Horizons from Earth is currently 7,851,235,313 kilometers, equivalent to 52.482266 Astronomical Units. Light takes 7 hours, 16 minutes and 28.9020 seconds to travel from New Horizons and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of New Horizons 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 New Horizons from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of New Horizons to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2023, the closest approach of New Horizons to Earth happens on Tue Jun 4 2013 at a distance of 25.550327 Astronomical Units, or 3,822,274,576 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
New Horizons rise and set times
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's New Horizons rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of New Horizons touches the horizon, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.
Visualization of New Horizons Orbit
This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of New Horizons with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of New Horizons and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!
New Horizons 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of New Horizons computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate New Horizons in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 May 16 | 19h 18m 11s | -20° 12’ 16” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2022 May 17 | 19h 18m 08s | -20° 12’ 20” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2022 May 18 | 19h 18m 06s | -20° 12’ 23” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2022 May 19 | 19h 18m 03s | -20° 12’ 25” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2022 May 20 | 19h 18m 01s | -20° 12’ 29” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2022 May 21 | 19h 17m 57s | -20° 12’ 33” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2022 May 22 | 19h 17m 54s | -20° 12’ 37” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2022 May 23 | 19h 17m 52s | -20° 12’ 41” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2022 May 24 | 19h 17m 48s | -20° 12’ 44” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2022 May 25 | 19h 17m 45s | -20° 12’ 48” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2022 May 26 | 19h 17m 43s | -20° 12’ 52” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2022 May 27 | 19h 17m 39s | -20° 12’ 56” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2022 May 28 | 19h 17m 35s | -20° 13’ 01” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2022 May 29 | 19h 17m 33s | -20° 13’ 05” | N.A. | Sagittarius |