Voyager 1
Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977, to study the outer Solar System and beyond. It is currently the most distant human-made object from Earth, having traveled over 14 billion miles (23 billion kilometers) from the Sun. Voyager 1's mission has included flybys of Jupiter and Saturn, with the goal of studying their moons, rings, and magnetic fields. The probe is now traveling through the heliosheath, the outermost layer of the Sun's heliosphere, and is expected to enter interstellar space in the coming years. Voyager 1 carries a golden record that contains sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth, in the event that it is ever encountered by extraterrestrial life.
Voyager 1 is currently in the constellation of Ophiucus, at a distance of 24,328,550,409 kilometers from Earth.
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Today's rise, transit and set times of Voyager 1 from Greenwich, United Kingdom (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
- Voyager 1 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
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Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Voyager 1 is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.
Also check out Where is Voyager 1?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Voyager 1 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.
Voyager 1 Distance from Earth
The distance of Voyager 1 from Earth is currently 24,328,550,409 kilometers, equivalent to 162.626315 Astronomical Units. Light takes 22 hours, 32 minutes and 31.3090 seconds to travel from Voyager 1 and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Voyager 1 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 Voyager 1 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest Approach of Voyager 1 to Earth
Between 1 January 2013 and 30 December 2099, the closest approach of Voyager 1 to Earth happens on Mon Apr 22 2013 at a distance of 123.348498 Astronomical Units, or 18,452,672,648 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Visualization of Voyager 1 Orbit
This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Voyager 1 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Voyager 1 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!
Voyager 1 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Voyager 1 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Voyager 1 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
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2024 Apr 17 | 17h 16m 09s | +12° 19’ 23” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2024 Apr 18 | 17h 16m 09s | +12° 19’ 35” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2024 Apr 19 | 17h 16m 09s | +12° 19’ 45” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2024 Apr 20 | 17h 16m 08s | +12° 19’ 55” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2024 Apr 21 | 17h 16m 06s | +12° 20’ 07” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2024 Apr 22 | 17h 16m 05s | +12° 20’ 17” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2024 Apr 23 | 17h 16m 05s | +12° 20’ 27” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2024 Apr 24 | 17h 16m 04s | +12° 20’ 38” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2024 Apr 25 | 17h 16m 02s | +12° 20’ 48” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2024 Apr 26 | 17h 16m 01s | +12° 20’ 57” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2024 Apr 27 | 17h 16m 00s | +12° 21’ 06” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2024 Apr 28 | 17h 16m 00s | +12° 21’ 16” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2024 Apr 29 | 17h 15m 59s | +12° 21’ 25” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2024 Apr 30 | 17h 15m 57s | +12° 21’ 35” | N.A. | Ophiucus |