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public  Wassu, Gambia Wassu, Gambia  ⓘ
TimezoneAfrica/Banjul
Sunrise: 6:32 
Transit: 12:58 
Sunset: 19:24
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Pioneer 11

Above the horizon.  Rise: 21:10 | Tran: 3:03 | Set: 8:53
Alt: 0.95°   Az: 99.17°   Direction: East

Pioneer 11 is in the constellation of Scutum, at a distance of 17,055,757,319.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 18h 59m 23s and the Declination is -08° 40’ 42” (apparent coordinates).

Finder Charts

Map showing Pioneer 11 in Scutum on June, 05 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Pioneer 11 in Scutum on June, 05 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Pioneer 11 is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Pioneer 11
RA: 18h 58m 00s
Dec: -08° 42’ 51”
Deep sky finder chart for Pioneer 11. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

Also check out Where is Pioneer 11?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Pioneer 11 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 59m 23s
-08° 40’ 42”
18h 12m 28s
13h 11m 52s

J2000

18h 58m 00s
-08° 42’ 51”

Additional Information

Scutum

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Pioneer 11 from Wassu, Gambia (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Banjul):

Azimuth: 98.7°
Max altitude: 67.6°
Azimuth: 261.3°
  • Pioneer 11 is above the horizon from Wassu, Gambia.
  • Right now it is placed in the East direction at an altitude of 0.95° above the horizon.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Pioneer 11 from Earth is currently 17,055,757,319.0 kilometers, equivalent to 114.0106957351 Astronomical Units. Light takes 15h 48m 11.883s to travel from Pioneer 11 and arrive to us.

17,055,757,319.0
114.0106957351
15h 48m 11.883s

The following chart shows the distance of Pioneer 11 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.

Chart of the distance of Pioneer 11 from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

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 Pioneer 11 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach

Between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2049, the closest approach of Pioneer 11 to Earth happens on Mon Jun 10 2013 at a distance of 85.782159 Astronomical Units, or 12,832,828,327 kilometers:

Mon Jun 10 2013
12,832,828,327
85.782159

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

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Orbit Diagram of Pioneer 11

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Pioneer 11 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2025 May 29 18h 59m 36s -08° 40’ 52” N.A. Scutum
2025 May 30 18h 59m 35s -08° 40’ 50” N.A. Scutum
2025 May 31 18h 59m 33s -08° 40’ 49” N.A. Scutum
2025 Jun 01 18h 59m 31s -08° 40’ 47” N.A. Scutum
2025 Jun 02 18h 59m 30s -08° 40’ 46” N.A. Scutum
2025 Jun 03 18h 59m 28s -08° 40’ 44” N.A. Scutum
2025 Jun 04 18h 59m 26s -08° 40’ 43” N.A. Scutum
2025 Jun 05 18h 59m 25s -08° 40’ 42” N.A. Scutum
2025 Jun 06 18h 59m 23s -08° 40’ 41” N.A. Scutum
2025 Jun 07 18h 59m 21s -08° 40’ 41” N.A. Scutum
2025 Jun 08 18h 59m 20s -08° 40’ 41” N.A. Scutum
2025 Jun 09 18h 59m 18s -08° 40’ 40” N.A. Scutum
2025 Jun 10 18h 59m 16s -08° 40’ 40” N.A. Scutum
2025 Jun 11 18h 59m 14s -08° 40’ 40” N.A. Scutum

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