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Voyager 2

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -20.93°   Az: 180.76°   Direction: South

Voyager 2 is in the constellation of Pavo, at a distance of 20,835,799,666.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 20h 15m 13s and the Declination is -59° 26’ 52” (apparent coordinates).

Finder Charts

Map showing Voyager 2 in Pavo on June, 21 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Voyager 2 in Pavo on June, 21 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 06s
Dec: -59° 31’ 34”
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 13s
-59° 26’ 52”
00h 05m 34s
20h 20m 47s

J2000

20h 13m 06s
-59° 31’ 34”

Additional Information

Pavo

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Voyager 2 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Today Voyager 2 is not visible from Greenwich, UK

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Voyager 2 from Earth is currently 20,835,799,666.0 kilometers, equivalent to 139.2787181295 Astronomical Units. Light takes 19h 18m 20.747s to travel from Voyager 2 and arrive to us.

20,835,799,666.0
139.2787181295
19h 18m 20.747s

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 Jun 14 20h 15m 31s -59° 25’ 08” N.A. Pavo
2025 Jun 15 20h 15m 28s -59° 25’ 23” N.A. Pavo
2025 Jun 16 20h 15m 26s -59° 25’ 38” N.A. Pavo
2025 Jun 17 20h 15m 24s -59° 25’ 53” N.A. Pavo
2025 Jun 18 20h 15m 21s -59° 26’ 07” N.A. Pavo
2025 Jun 19 20h 15m 19s -59° 26’ 22” N.A. Pavo
2025 Jun 20 20h 15m 16s -59° 26’ 36” N.A. Pavo
2025 Jun 21 20h 15m 13s -59° 26’ 51” N.A. Pavo
2025 Jun 22 20h 15m 11s -59° 27’ 05” N.A. Pavo
2025 Jun 23 20h 15m 08s -59° 27’ 18” N.A. Pavo
2025 Jun 24 20h 15m 06s -59° 27’ 32” N.A. Pavo
2025 Jun 25 20h 15m 03s -59° 27’ 45” N.A. Pavo
2025 Jun 26 20h 15m 00s -59° 27’ 58” N.A. Pavo
2025 Jun 27 20h 14m 57s -59° 28’ 11” N.A. Pavo

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