(134340) Pluto
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Jun 2026	15.1	35.534 AU	34.788 AU	20h33m	-23°06'	136.7°	1.1°
Opposition	26 Jul 2026	14.9	35.564 AU	34.551 AU	20h29m	-23°25'	175.7°	0.1°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Pluto are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2476521
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 39.3386646
            i (Inclination)                 : 17.17591
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 110.33632
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 113.07069
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 53.93389
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 44.36429
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 15.76476
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 246.73            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   20 33 03.4   -23 06 28    34.788   35.534  136.7    1.1   260   15.1 
2026-06-13 06:05 UT   20 33 02.4   -23 06 34    34.786   35.534  136.9    1.1   260   15.1 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   20 32 59.6   -23 06 52    34.778   35.535  137.6    1.1   260   15.1 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   20 32 55.7   -23 07 15    34.767   35.535  138.6    1.1   260   15.1 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   20 32 51.7   -23 07 40    34.757   35.536  139.6    1.1   261   15.0 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   20 32 47.6   -23 08 04    34.747   35.537  140.5    1.0   261   15.0 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   20 32 43.5   -23 08 28    34.737   35.537  141.5    1.0   261   15.0 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   20 32 39.3   -23 08 53    34.727   35.538  142.5    1.0   261   15.0 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   20 32 35.0   -23 09 18    34.718   35.539  143.4    1.0   261   15.0 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   20 32 30.6   -23 09 43    34.708   35.540  144.4    1.0   262   15.0 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   20 32 26.2   -23 10 08    34.699   35.540  145.4    0.9   262   15.0 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   20 32 21.6   -23 10 33    34.691   35.541  146.3    0.9   262   15.0 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   20 32 17.1   -23 10 58    34.682   35.542  147.3    0.9   262   15.0 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   20 32 12.4   -23 11 24    34.674   35.542  148.2    0.9   263   15.0 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   20 32 07.7   -23 11 50    34.666   35.543  149.2    0.8   263   15.0 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   20 32 02.9   -23 12 15    34.658   35.544  150.2    0.8   263   15.0 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   20 31 58.0   -23 12 41    34.651   35.544  151.1    0.8   263   15.0 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   20 31 53.1   -23 13 07    34.643   35.545  152.1    0.8   264   15.0 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   20 31 48.2   -23 13 33    34.636   35.546  153.1    0.7   264   15.0 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   20 31 43.1   -23 13 59    34.630   35.546  154.0    0.7   265   15.0 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   20 31 38.0   -23 14 25    34.623   35.547  155.0    0.7   265   15.0 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   20 31 32.9   -23 14 51    34.617   35.548  155.9    0.7   265   15.0 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   20 31 27.7   -23 15 18    34.611   35.549  156.9    0.6   266   15.0 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   20 31 22.5   -23 15 44    34.605   35.549  157.8    0.6   266   15.0 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   20 31 17.2   -23 16 10    34.600   35.550  158.8    0.6   267   15.0 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   20 31 11.8   -23 16 37    34.595   35.551  159.8    0.6   267   15.0 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   20 31 06.4   -23 17 03    34.590   35.551  160.7    0.5   268   15.0 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   20 31 01.0   -23 17 30    34.585   35.552  161.7    0.5   269   15.0 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   20 30 55.5   -23 17 56    34.581   35.553  162.6    0.5   270   15.0 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   20 30 50.0   -23 18 23    34.577   35.553  163.5    0.5   270   15.0 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   20 30 44.5   -23 18 49    34.573   35.554  164.5    0.4   271   15.0 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   20 30 38.9   -23 19 15    34.570   35.555  165.4    0.4   273   15.0 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.