(134340) Pluto
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Jun 2026	15.0	35.540 AU	34.708 AU	20h32m	-23°09'	144.4°	1.0°
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)              : 39.3386632
            i (Inclination)                 : 17.17591
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 110.33632
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 113.07067
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 53.93390
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 44.36427
            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
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   20 32 30.6   -23 09 43    34.708   35.540  144.4    1.0   262   15.0 
2026-06-21 01:16 UT   20 32 30.4   -23 09 44    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 48.1   -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 22.4   -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 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   20 30 33.3   -23 19 42    34.567   35.555  166.3    0.4   274   15.0 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   20 30 27.6   -23 20 08    34.564   35.556  167.3    0.4   275   15.0 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   20 30 21.9   -23 20 35    34.561   35.557  168.2    0.3   277   15.0 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   20 30 16.2   -23 21 01    34.559   35.558  169.1    0.3   279   15.0 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   20 30 10.5   -23 21 27    34.557   35.558  170.0    0.3   281   14.9 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   20 30 04.7   -23 21 53    34.555   35.559  170.9    0.3   284   14.9 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   20 29 59.0   -23 22 19    34.554   35.560  171.7    0.2   287   14.9 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   20 29 53.2   -23 22 45    34.552   35.560  172.5    0.2   291   14.9 

    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.