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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Feb 16 | 19h 12m 55s | -20° 26’ 40” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Feb 17 | 19h 13m 00s | -20° 26’ 30” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Feb 18 | 19h 13m 04s | -20° 26’ 21” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Feb 19 | 19h 13m 09s | -20° 26’ 11” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Feb 20 | 19h 13m 13s | -20° 26’ 00” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Feb 21 | 19h 13m 17s | -20° 25’ 51” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Feb 22 | 19h 13m 22s | -20° 25’ 41” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Feb 23 | 19h 13m 26s | -20° 25’ 32” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Feb 24 | 19h 13m 30s | -20° 25’ 23” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Feb 25 | 19h 13m 33s | -20° 25’ 13” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Feb 26 | 19h 13m 37s | -20° 25’ 04” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Feb 27 | 19h 13m 41s | -20° 24’ 55” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Feb 28 | 19h 13m 45s | -20° 24’ 46” | N.A. | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Mar 01 | 19h 13m 50s | -20° 24’ 37” | 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.