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 local timezone Europe/London.
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 | MagnitudeMag | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 May 16 | N.A. | 19h 12m 30s | -20° 23’ 57” | Sagittarius |
| 2018 May 17 | N.A. | 19h 12m 28s | -20° 24’ 02” | Sagittarius |
| 2018 May 18 | N.A. | 19h 12m 24s | -20° 24’ 05” | Sagittarius |
| 2018 May 19 | N.A. | 19h 12m 20s | -20° 24’ 08” | Sagittarius |
| 2018 May 20 | N.A. | 19h 12m 16s | -20° 24’ 12” | Sagittarius |
| 2018 May 21 | N.A. | 19h 12m 12s | -20° 24’ 18” | Sagittarius |
| 2018 May 22 | N.A. | 19h 12m 10s | -20° 24’ 21” | Sagittarius |
| 2018 May 23 | N.A. | 19h 12m 06s | -20° 24’ 26” | Sagittarius |
| 2018 May 24 | N.A. | 19h 12m 02s | -20° 24’ 30” | Sagittarius |
| 2018 May 25 | N.A. | 19h 11m 57s | -20° 24’ 36” | Sagittarius |
| 2018 May 26 | N.A. | 19h 11m 53s | -20° 24’ 41” | Sagittarius |
| 2018 May 27 | N.A. | 19h 11m 48s | -20° 24’ 46” | Sagittarius |
| 2018 May 28 | N.A. | 19h 11m 44s | -20° 24’ 51” | Sagittarius |
| 2018 May 29 | N.A. | 19h 11m 40s | -20° 24’ 56” | 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.