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public  Coronado, United States Coronado, United States  ⓘ
TimezoneAmerica/Los_Angeles
Sunrise: 5:41 
Transit: 12:47 
Sunset: 19:52
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Voyager 2

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -3.89°   Az: 168.90°   Direction: South

Voyager 2 is in the constellation of Pavo, at a distance of 20,830,611,320.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 20h 15m 48s and the Declination is -59° 23’ 08” (apparent coordinates).

Finder Charts

Map showing Voyager 2 in Pavo on June, 06 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Voyager 2 in Pavo on June, 06 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Voyager 2 is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Voyager 2
RA: 20h 13m 42s
Dec: -59° 27’ 50”
Deep sky finder chart for Voyager 2. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

Also check out Where is Voyager 2?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Voyager 2 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 15m 48s
-59° 23’ 08”
22h 31m 22s
18h 47m 11s

J2000

20h 13m 42s
-59° 27’ 50”

Additional Information

Pavo

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Voyager 2 from Coronado, United States (all times relative to the local timezone America/Los_Angeles):

Today Voyager 2 is not visible from Coronado, United States

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Voyager 2 from Earth is currently 20,830,611,320.0 kilometers, equivalent to 139.2440361787 Astronomical Units. Light takes 19h 18m 3.440s to travel from Voyager 2 and arrive to us.

20,830,611,320.0
139.2440361787
19h 18m 3.440s

The following chart shows the distance of Voyager 2 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 Voyager 2 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 Voyager 2 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 30 December 2099, the closest approach of Voyager 2 to Earth happens on Sun Jun 2 2013 at a distance of 101.162452 Astronomical Units, or 15,133,687,450 kilometers:

Sun Jun 2 2013
15,133,687,450
101.162452

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

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Orbit Diagram of Voyager 2

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Voyager 2 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 30 20h 16m 01s -59° 21’ 02” N.A. Pavo
2025 May 31 20h 15m 59s -59° 21’ 20” N.A. Pavo
2025 Jun 01 20h 15m 57s -59° 21’ 37” N.A. Pavo
2025 Jun 02 20h 15m 56s -59° 21’ 55” N.A. Pavo
2025 Jun 03 20h 15m 55s -59° 22’ 11” N.A. Pavo
2025 Jun 04 20h 15m 53s -59° 22’ 28” N.A. Pavo
2025 Jun 05 20h 15m 51s -59° 22’ 45” N.A. Pavo
2025 Jun 06 20h 15m 49s -59° 23’ 01” N.A. Pavo
2025 Jun 07 20h 15m 47s -59° 23’ 18” N.A. Pavo
2025 Jun 08 20h 15m 44s -59° 23’ 34” N.A. Pavo
2025 Jun 09 20h 15m 42s -59° 23’ 50” N.A. Pavo
2025 Jun 10 20h 15m 40s -59° 24’ 06” N.A. Pavo
2025 Jun 11 20h 15m 38s -59° 24’ 22” N.A. Pavo
2025 Jun 12 20h 15m 35s -59° 24’ 37” N.A. Pavo

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