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Voyager 2

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -73.22°   Az: 128.64°   Direction: South-West

Voyager 2 is in the constellation of Pavo, at a distance of 20,839,492,427.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 20h 14m 58s and the Declination is -59° 28’ 06” (apparent coordinates).

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of Voyager 2 in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of Voyager 2 in the constellation of Pavo on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of Voyager 2 in the constellation of Pavo on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of Voyager 2 against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

Voyager 2
RA: 20h 12m 51s
Dec: -59° 32’ 48”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of Voyager 2. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 14m 58s
-59° 28’ 06”
13h 45m 26s
10h 00m 25s

J2000

20h 12m 51s
-59° 32’ 48”

Additional Information

Pavo

Rise and Set Times

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

Greenwich, UKToday Voyager 2 is not visible from

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Voyager 2 from Earth is currently 20,839,492,427.0 kilometers, equivalent to 139.3034027121 Astronomical Units. Light takes 19h 18m 33.064s to travel from Voyager 2 and arrive to us.

20,839,492,427.0
139.3034027121
19h 18m 33.064s

The following graph shows the distance of Voyager 2 from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of Voyager 2 from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of Voyager 2 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 1, 2013 and December 30, 2099, the closest approach of Voyager 2 to Earth happened on Sunday 2 June 2013 at a distance of 101.162452 Astronomical Units, or 15,133,687,450 kilometers:

Sunday 2 June 2013
15,133,687,450
101.162452

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

Orbit Visualization

The following chart is a 3D animated visualization of the orbit of Voyager 2 relative to the other major objects in the Solar System.

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
Jun 19 2025 20h 15m 19s -59° 26’ 22” N.A. Pavo
Jun 20 2025 20h 15m 16s -59° 26’ 36” N.A. Pavo
Jun 21 2025 20h 15m 13s -59° 26’ 50” N.A. Pavo
Jun 22 2025 20h 15m 11s -59° 27’ 04” N.A. Pavo
Jun 23 2025 20h 15m 08s -59° 27’ 17” N.A. Pavo
Jun 24 2025 20h 15m 06s -59° 27’ 31” N.A. Pavo
Jun 25 2025 20h 15m 03s -59° 27’ 45” N.A. Pavo
Jun 26 2025 20h 15m 00s -59° 27’ 58” N.A. Pavo
Jun 27 2025 20h 14m 57s -59° 28’ 11” N.A. Pavo
Jun 28 2025 20h 14m 55s -59° 28’ 23” N.A. Pavo
Jun 29 2025 20h 14m 52s -59° 28’ 36” N.A. Pavo
Jun 30 2025 20h 14m 49s -59° 28’ 48” N.A. Pavo
Jul 01 2025 20h 14m 46s -59° 29’ 00” N.A. Pavo
Jul 02 2025 20h 14m 43s -59° 29’ 11” N.A. Pavo

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