Dwarf Planet Pluto

Available Resources

• Position (see also Where is Dwarf Planet Pluto?)
• Distance (see also How far is Dwarf Planet Pluto from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Dwarf Planet Pluto rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Dwarf Planet Pluto?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Dwarf Planet Pluto orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Dwarf Planet Pluto with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• Physical data. Detailed information about physical properties of Dwarf Planet Pluto, such as mass and geometric properties.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Dwarf Planet Pluto for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Dwarf Planet Pluto in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A hight precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Dwarf Planet Pluto with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Closest approach of Dwarf Planet Pluto to Earth

Between January 2013 and January 2100 the closest approach of Dwarf Planet Pluto to Earth happens on Sun Jun 30 2013 at a distance of 31.44911014 Astronomical Units, or 4,704,719,922 kilometers:

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

Dwarf Planet Pluto brightness

The current visual magnitude of Dwarf Planet Pluto is 14.24.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Dwarf Planet Pluto, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

Dwarf Planet Pluto rise and set times

Today's Dwarf Planet Pluto 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 Dwarf Planet Pluto touches the horizon, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.

Visualization of Dwarf Planet Pluto Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Dwarf Planet Pluto with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Dwarf Planet Pluto 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!

Dwarf Planet Pluto 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Dwarf Planet Pluto computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Dwarf Planet Pluto in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2019 Jul 17	19h 33m 29s	-22° 07’ 46”	14.23	Sagittarius
2019 Jul 18	19h 33m 23s	-22° 08’ 07”	14.23	Sagittarius
2019 Jul 19	19h 33m 15s	-22° 08’ 26”	14.23	Sagittarius
2019 Jul 20	19h 33m 10s	-22° 08’ 44”	14.24	Sagittarius
2019 Jul 21	19h 33m 03s	-22° 09’ 05”	14.24	Sagittarius
2019 Jul 22	19h 32m 57s	-22° 09’ 24”	14.24	Sagittarius
2019 Jul 23	19h 32m 52s	-22° 09’ 42”	14.24	Sagittarius
2019 Jul 24	19h 32m 45s	-22° 10’ 01”	14.24	Sagittarius
2019 Jul 25	19h 32m 39s	-22° 10’ 20”	14.24	Sagittarius
2019 Jul 26	19h 32m 34s	-22° 10’ 40”	14.24	Sagittarius
2019 Jul 27	19h 32m 27s	-22° 10’ 59”	14.25	Sagittarius
2019 Jul 28	19h 32m 21s	-22° 11’ 17”	14.25	Sagittarius
2019 Jul 29	19h 32m 16s	-22° 11’ 35”	14.25	Sagittarius
2019 Jul 30	19h 32m 09s	-22° 11’ 54”	14.25	Sagittarius