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Spacecraft escaping the Solar System

This page shows the current positions and other interesting data of the five spacecraft which are leaving the Solar System on escape trajectories - our first emissaries to the stars. On this scale, the nearest star to the Sun would be approximately 100 meters away, and it would take Voyager 1 about 70,000 years to cover that distance.

View from 90° above ecliptic plane
View from 10° above ecliptic plane

Pioneer 10Pioneer 11Voyager 2Voyager 1New Horizons
Distance from Sun (AU)138.521116.148139.641167.03461.731
Speed relative to Sun (km/s)11.87711.14315.26916.92713.630
Speed relative to Sun (AU/year)2.5052.3513.2213.5712.875
Ecliptic latitude14°-38°35°
Declination25° 57'-8° 47'-59° 30'12° 24'-20° 6'
Right ascension5h 12m18h 56m20h 10m17h 17m19h 21m
ConstellationTaurusScutumPavoOphiuchusSagittarius
Distance from Earth (AU)139.414115.552139.227166.28961.180
One-way light time (hours)19.3216.0219.3023.058.48
Brightness of Sun from spacecraft (Magnitude)-16.0-16.4-16.0-15.6-17.7
Spacecraft still functioning?nonoyesyesyes
Launch date1972-Mar-031973-Apr-061977-Aug-201977-Sep-052006-Jan-19
 

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