New Horizons
New Horizons Sky Charts and Coordinates
This is a simplified sky chart, showing where New Horizons is now with respect to the brightest stars and constellations.
More advanced sky charts are available on TheSkyLive for this object: 1) the Online Planetarium which is interactive and allows to select dates and additional objects to visualize; and 2) the Live Position and Data Tracker which provides the highest precision position data and features deep sky imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey.
High Precision Live Sky Chart
New Horizons Rise and Set Times
Today's New Horizons rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. All times are relative to the Europe/London timezone.
New Horizons Orbit Diagram
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Dec 03 | 19h 05m 48s | -20° 38’ 51” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2018 Dec 04 | 19h 05m 53s | -20° 38’ 44” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2018 Dec 05 | 19h 06m 00s | -20° 38’ 38” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2018 Dec 06 | 19h 06m 05s | -20° 38’ 30” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2018 Dec 07 | 19h 06m 10s | -20° 38’ 22” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2018 Dec 08 | 19h 06m 15s | -20° 38’ 16” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2018 Dec 09 | 19h 06m 20s | -20° 38’ 08” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2018 Dec 10 | 19h 06m 25s | -20° 38’ 00” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2018 Dec 11 | 19h 06m 32s | -20° 37’ 53” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2018 Dec 12 | 19h 06m 38s | -20° 37’ 45” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2018 Dec 13 | 19h 06m 42s | -20° 37’ 36” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2018 Dec 14 | 19h 06m 48s | -20° 37’ 28” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2018 Dec 15 | 19h 06m 53s | -20° 37’ 20” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2018 Dec 16 | 19h 07m 00s | -20° 37’ 13” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
Distance of New Horizons from Earth
The following chart shows the distance of New Horizons from Earth as a function of time. Distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with a 2 days interval.
The reported distances might be inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of New Horizons is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.