The Voyager space probes are the furthest man made objects from Earth. With Voyager 1 being 21 Billion Kilometres from Earth, communication with the Space pr. 17, 1998, Voyager 1 became the most distant human-made object in existence when, at a distance of 69.4 AU from the Sun, it overtook Pioneer 10. 16, 2004, Voyager scientists announced that Voyager 1 had reported high values for the intensity for the magnetic field at a distance of 94 AU, indicating that it had reached the. Pale Blue Dot is a photograph of planet Earth taken on February 14, 1990, by the Voyager 1 space probe from a record distance of about 6 billion kilometers (3.7 billion miles, 40.5 AU), as part of that day's Family Portrait series of images of the Solar System. Seen from about 6 billion kilometers (3.7 billion miles), Earth appears as a tiny dot within deep space: the blueish-white speck. The answer is that we are in the part of our orbit when we are moving in the same direction Voyager is, only faster. If you look at the distance from the sun, it is continuing to climb. Then they will no longer communicate with Earth at all. But they will still keep going, Voyager 1 at about 61,000 kilometers (38,000 miles) per hour, and Voyager 2 at about 56,000 kilometers (35,000 miles) per hour. It would take Voyager 1 only 4 minutes to travel from Los Angeles, California, to Boston, Massachusetts-a distance of 4,192.
- How Far Is Voyager From Earth
- Voyager 1 Distance From Earth 2020 Satellite
- Voyager 1 Distance From Earth 2020 Satellite
- Distance From Earth To Saturn
Voyager 1 is currently in the constellation of Ophiucus. The current Right Ascension of Voyager 1 is 17h 12m 32s and the Declination is +12° 04’ 39” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]).
Summary of key facts about Voyager 1 [tip: you can also create a Quick Access page for this data if you access it frequently and would like to have a simpler view]:
How Far Is Voyager From Earth
17h 12m 32s
Ophiucus
- Voyager 1 isabove the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].
- It is visible looking in the South-East direction at an altitude of 43° above the horizon.
- See also Voyager 1 rise and set times.
- Go to interactive sky chart
If you need to access this information frequently for your observations, you can create a simple customized Quick Access page, so that you can easily bookmark it in your browser favorites or add a shortcut to your mobile phones' home screen.
Additional information about Voyager 1 available on TheSkyLive:
- Position and finder charts (see also Where is Voyager 1?)
- Distance from Earth (see also How far is Voyager 1 from Earth?)
- Rise and set times (see also When does Voyager 1 rise and set?)
- Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Voyager 1 with respect to the major Solar System objects.
- 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Voyager 1 for the past and next 7 days.
- Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Voyager 1 in the sky from your location.
- Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Voyager 1 with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.
Below we provide Voyager 1 finder charts showing where the object is right now in the sky with respect to the brightest stars. The first finder chart has a field of view of 50 degrees, while the second one has a field of view of 10 degrees. Click on each finder chart to access a full screen interactive Online Planetarium.
Map showing Voyager 1 in Ophiucus on October, 24 2020
Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Map showing Voyager 1 in Ophiucus on October, 24 2020
Field of view: 10x6 degrees
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Field of view: 10x6 degrees
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= current altitude ≥ 30° = current altitude < 30° = below the horizon
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
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.
Deep sky finder chart for Voyager 1
Field of view: 60x40 arcmins
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Field of view: 60x40 arcmins
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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.
The distance of Voyager 1 from Earth is currently 22,641,813,156 kilometers, equivalent to 151.351173 Astronomical Units. Light takes 20 hours, 58 minutes and 44.9592 seconds to travel from Voyager 1 and arrive to us.
151.351173
20 hours, 58 minutes and 44.9592 seconds
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.
Distance of Voyager 1 from Earth between January 2013 and December 2030
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.
Microsoft onenote 15 41 – free digital notebook touchscreen. Between January 2013 and December 2030, the closest approach of Voyager 1 to Earth happens on Mon Apr 22 2013 at a distance of 123.348675 Astronomical Units, or 18,452,699,228 kilometers:
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NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
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Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
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Today's Voyager 1 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Max altitude: 50.6°
The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Voyager 1 touches the horizon, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.
Voyager 1 Distance From Earth 2020 Satellite
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 Distance From Earth 2020 Satellite
Orbit Diagram of Voyager 1
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.
Distance From Earth To Saturn
Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
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2020 Oct 18 | 17h 12m 24s | +12° 05’ 53” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2020 Oct 20 | 17h 12m 26s | +12° 05’ 30” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2020 Oct 22 | 17h 12m 29s | +12° 05’ 07” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2020 Oct 24 | 17h 12m 32s | +12° 04’ 45” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2020 Oct 26 | 17h 12m 33s | +12° 04’ 23” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2020 Oct 28 | 17h 12m 37s | +12° 04’ 01” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2020 Oct 30 | 17h 12m 38s | +12° 03’ 42” | N.A. | Ophiucus |