Pioneer 10
Pioneer 10 Sky Charts and Coordinates
This is a simplified sky chart, showing where Pioneer 10 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
Pioneer 10 Rise and Set Times
Today's Pioneer 10 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. All times are relative to the Europe/London timezone.
Pioneer 10 Orbit Diagram
This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Pioneer 10 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Pioneer 10 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!
Pioneer 10 Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Pioneer 10 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Pioneer 10 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Dec 08 | 05h 13m 54s | +26° 02’ 48” | N.A. | Taurus |
| 2018 Dec 09 | 05h 13m 53s | +26° 02’ 45” | N.A. | Taurus |
| 2018 Dec 10 | 05h 13m 50s | +26° 02’ 44” | N.A. | Taurus |
| 2018 Dec 11 | 05h 13m 49s | +26° 02’ 42” | N.A. | Taurus |
| 2018 Dec 12 | 05h 13m 46s | +26° 02’ 39” | N.A. | Taurus |
| 2018 Dec 13 | 05h 13m 45s | +26° 02’ 36” | N.A. | Taurus |
| 2018 Dec 14 | 05h 13m 41s | +26° 02’ 34” | N.A. | Taurus |
| 2018 Dec 15 | 05h 13m 40s | +26° 02’ 31” | N.A. | Taurus |
| 2018 Dec 16 | 05h 13m 37s | +26° 02’ 30” | N.A. | Taurus |
| 2018 Dec 17 | 05h 13m 36s | +26° 02’ 26” | N.A. | Taurus |
| 2018 Dec 18 | 05h 13m 33s | +26° 02’ 25” | N.A. | Taurus |
| 2018 Dec 19 | 05h 13m 32s | +26° 02’ 21” | N.A. | Taurus |
| 2018 Dec 20 | 05h 13m 29s | +26° 02’ 20” | N.A. | Taurus |
| 2018 Dec 21 | 05h 13m 27s | +26° 02’ 17” | N.A. | Taurus |
Distance of Pioneer 10 from Earth
The following chart shows the distance of Pioneer 10 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 Pioneer 10 is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.