Voyager 1
Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977, to study the outer Solar System and beyond. It is currently the most distant human-made object from Earth, having traveled over 14 billion miles (23 billion kilometers) from the Sun. Voyager 1's mission has included flybys of Jupiter and Saturn, with the goal of studying their moons, rings, and magnetic fields. The probe is now traveling through the heliosheath, the outermost layer of the Sun's heliosphere, and is expected to enter interstellar space in the coming years. Voyager 1 carries a golden record that contains sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth, in the event that it is ever encountered by extraterrestrial life.
Voyager 1 is in the constellation of
Ophiuchus,
at a distance of
Finder Charts
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High 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.
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.
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Additional Information
Rise and Set Times
Today's rise,
transit and set times of
Voyager 1 from
Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Azimuth: 78.0°
Max altitude: 50.5°
Azimuth: 282.0°
- Voyager 1 is
above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
- Right now it is placed in the South direction at an altitude of 50.53° above the horizon.
- Go to interactive sky chart
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Distance from Earth
- Voyager 1 is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
- Right now it is placed in the South direction at an altitude of 50.53° above the horizon.
- Go to interactive sky chart
The distance of Voyager 1 from Earth is currently
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.
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.
Closest Approach
Between 1 January 2013 and 30 December 2099, the closest approach of Voyager 1 to Earth happens on Mon Apr 22 2013 at a distance of 123.348498 Astronomical Units, or 18,452,672,648 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Voyager 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Dec 30 | 17h 16m 52s | +12° 00’ 02” | N.A. | Ophiuchus |
| 2024 Dec 31 | 17h 16m 53s | +12° 00’ 05” | N.A. | Ophiuchus |
| 2025 Jan 01 | 17h 16m 55s | +12° 00’ 09” | N.A. | Ophiuchus |
| 2025 Jan 02 | 17h 16m 56s | +12° 00’ 13” | N.A. | Ophiuchus |
| 2025 Jan 03 | 17h 16m 57s | +12° 00’ 16” | N.A. | Ophiuchus |
| 2025 Jan 04 | 17h 16m 59s | +12° 00’ 20” | N.A. | Ophiuchus |
| 2025 Jan 05 | 17h 17m 00s | +12° 00’ 24” | N.A. | Ophiuchus |
| 2025 Jan 06 | 17h 17m 02s | +12° 00’ 28” | N.A. | Ophiuchus |
| 2025 Jan 07 | 17h 17m 03s | +12° 00’ 32” | N.A. | Ophiuchus |
| 2025 Jan 08 | 17h 17m 04s | +12° 00’ 37” | N.A. | Ophiuchus |
| 2025 Jan 09 | 17h 17m 06s | +12° 00’ 42” | N.A. | Ophiuchus |
| 2025 Jan 10 | 17h 17m 07s | +12° 00’ 47” | N.A. | Ophiuchus |
| 2025 Jan 11 | 17h 17m 08s | +12° 00’ 52” | N.A. | Ophiuchus |
| 2025 Jan 12 | 17h 17m 10s | +12° 00’ 57” | N.A. | Ophiuchus |
Additional Resources
- Position and finder charts (see also Where is Voyager 1?)
- Distance from Earth (see also How far is Voyager 1 from Earth?)
- 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.