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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)137.031114.758137.750164.91160.021
Speed relative to Sun (km/s)11.88311.15115.27516.93113.660
Speed relative to Sun (AU/year)2.5072.3523.2223.5712.882
Ecliptic latitude14°-38°35°
Declination26° 1'-8° 57'-59° 29'12° 10'-20° 22'
Right ascension5h 14m18h 52m20h 3m17h 14m19h 13m
ConstellationTaurusScutumPavoOphiuchusSagittarius
Distance from Earth (AU)136.624114.758137.668165.28359.953
One-way light time (hours)18.9415.9119.0822.918.31
Brightness of Sun from spacecraft (Magnitude)-16.0-16.4-16.0-15.6-17.8
Spacecraft still functioning?nonoyesyesyes
Launch date1972-Mar-031973-Apr-061977-Aug-201977-Sep-052006-Jan-19
 

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