Parker Solar Probe
Parker Solar Probe Position
Parker Solar Probe is currently in the constellation of Capricornus. The current Right Ascension is 21h 25m 27s and the Declination is -16° 02’ 55”.
Simplified sky chart showing where Parker Solar Probe is right now in the sky with respect to the brightest stars and constellations (see full screen Online Planetarium)
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Also check out Where is Parker Solar Probe?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Parker Solar Probe in the sky and additional links to sky charts.
Parker Solar Probe Distance
The distance of Parker Solar Probe from Earth is currently 224,873,464 kilometers, equivalent to 1.503186 Astronomical Units. Light takes 12 minutes and 30.0971 seconds to travel from Parker Solar Probe and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Parker Solar Probe 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 Parker Solar Probe from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Parker Solar Probe to Earth
Between August 2018 and August 2025 the closest approach of Parker Solar Probe to Earth happens on Mon Aug 13 2018 at a distance of 0.00479530 Astronomical Units, or 717,367 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Parker Solar Probe rise and set times
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's Parker Solar Probe 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 Parker Solar Probe 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 Parker Solar Probe Orbit
This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Parker Solar Probe with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Parker Solar Probe 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!
Parker Solar Probe 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Parker Solar Probe computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Parker Solar Probe in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Feb 12 | 20h 54m 38s | -17° 56’ 21” | N.A. | Capricornus |
| 2020 Feb 13 | 20h 58m 54s | -17° 42’ 12” | N.A. | Capricornus |
| 2020 Feb 14 | 21h 03m 06s | -17° 27’ 44” | N.A. | Capricornus |
| 2020 Feb 15 | 21h 07m 14s | -17° 13’ 00” | N.A. | Capricornus |
| 2020 Feb 16 | 21h 11m 21s | -16° 58’ 00” | N.A. | Capricornus |
| 2020 Feb 17 | 21h 15m 23s | -16° 42’ 47” | N.A. | Capricornus |
| 2020 Feb 18 | 21h 19m 21s | -16° 27’ 24” | N.A. | Capricornus |
| 2020 Feb 19 | 21h 23m 16s | -16° 11’ 49” | N.A. | Capricornus |
| 2020 Feb 20 | 21h 27m 06s | -15° 56’ 08” | N.A. | Capricornus |
| 2020 Feb 21 | 21h 30m 55s | -15° 40’ 17” | N.A. | Capricornus |
| 2020 Feb 22 | 21h 34m 39s | -15° 24’ 20” | N.A. | Capricornus |
| 2020 Feb 23 | 21h 38m 21s | -15° 08’ 16” | N.A. | Capricornus |
| 2020 Feb 24 | 21h 41m 59s | -14° 52’ 05” | N.A. | Capricornus |
| 2020 Feb 25 | 21h 45m 34s | -14° 35’ 49” | N.A. | Capricornus |