Parker Solar Probe

Parker Solar Probe is currently in the constellation of Scorpius. The current Right Ascension of Parker Solar Probe is 16h 25m 12s and the Declination is -23° 13’ 43” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]).

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Additional information about Parker Solar Probe available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Parker Solar Probe?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Parker Solar Probe from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Parker Solar Probe rise and set?)
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Parker Solar Probe with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Parker Solar Probe for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Parker Solar Probe in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Parker Solar Probe with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Parker Solar Probe is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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 from Earth

The distance of Parker Solar Probe from Earth is currently 171,876,870 kilometers, equivalent to 1.148926 Astronomical Units. Light takes 9 minutes and 33.3195 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 0.004795 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

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 Oct 18	15h 32m 49s	-20° 23’ 08”	N.A.	Libra
2020 Oct 19	15h 40m 00s	-20° 50’ 33”	N.A.	Libra
2020 Oct 20	15h 47m 00s	-21° 16’ 09”	N.A.	Libra
2020 Oct 21	15h 53m 53s	-21° 40’ 03”	N.A.	Scorpius
2020 Oct 22	16h 00m 38s	-22° 02’ 17”	N.A.	Scorpius
2020 Oct 23	16h 07m 13s	-22° 22’ 57”	N.A.	Scorpius
2020 Oct 24	16h 13m 41s	-22° 42’ 06”	N.A.	Scorpius
2020 Oct 25	16h 20m 00s	-22° 59’ 49”	N.A.	Scorpius
2020 Oct 26	16h 26m 12s	-23° 16’ 11”	N.A.	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 27	16h 32m 17s	-23° 31’ 15”	N.A.	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 28	16h 38m 14s	-23° 45’ 06”	N.A.	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 29	16h 44m 04s	-23° 57’ 47”	N.A.	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 30	16h 49m 47s	-24° 09’ 21”	N.A.	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 31	16h 55m 23s	-24° 19’ 53”	N.A.	Ophiucus