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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Oct 11 | N.A. | 19h 00m 24s | -20° 45’ 44” | Sagittarius |
| 2017 Oct 12 | N.A. | 19h 00m 25s | -20° 45’ 47” | Sagittarius |
| 2017 Oct 13 | N.A. | 19h 00m 27s | -20° 45’ 47” | Sagittarius |
| 2017 Oct 14 | N.A. | 19h 00m 28s | -20° 45’ 48” | Sagittarius |
| 2017 Oct 15 | N.A. | 19h 00m 29s | -20° 45’ 50” | Sagittarius |
| 2017 Oct 16 | N.A. | 19h 00m 30s | -20° 45’ 51” | Sagittarius |
| 2017 Oct 17 | N.A. | 19h 00m 33s | -20° 45’ 51” | Sagittarius |
| 2017 Oct 18 | N.A. | 19h 00m 33s | -20° 45’ 51” | Sagittarius |
| 2017 Oct 19 | N.A. | 19h 00m 36s | -20° 45’ 51” | Sagittarius |
| 2017 Oct 20 | N.A. | 19h 00m 38s | -20° 45’ 51” | Sagittarius |
| 2017 Oct 21 | N.A. | 19h 00m 39s | -20° 45’ 51” | Sagittarius |
| 2017 Oct 22 | N.A. | 19h 00m 42s | -20° 45’ 51” | Sagittarius |
| 2017 Oct 23 | N.A. | 19h 00m 43s | -20° 45’ 51” | Sagittarius |
| 2017 Oct 24 | N.A. | 19h 00m 47s | -20° 45’ 51” | 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.