(134340) Pluto
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Apr 2026	15.2	35.486 AU	35.831 AU	20h33m	-22°52'	69.0°	1.5°
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)                : 0.2470715
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 39.3398464
            i (Inclination)                 : 17.17579
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 110.33624
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 113.17582
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 53.10670
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 44.47264
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 15.75198
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 246.75            
        

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
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   20 33 06.3   -22 52 33    35.831   35.486   69.0    1.5   254   15.2 
2026-04-04 15:19 UT   20 33 08.8   -22 52 31    35.821   35.486   69.6    1.5   254   15.2 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   20 33 10.2   -22 52 31    35.816   35.486   70.0    1.5   254   15.2 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   20 33 14.0   -22 52 29    35.801   35.487   71.0    1.5   254   15.2 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   20 33 17.7   -22 52 28    35.785   35.488   71.9    1.5   254   15.2 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   20 33 21.2   -22 52 27    35.770   35.488   72.9    1.5   254   15.2 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   20 33 24.6   -22 52 27    35.754   35.489   73.9    1.6   255   15.2 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   20 33 28.0   -22 52 27    35.738   35.490   74.8    1.6   255   15.2 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   20 33 31.2   -22 52 27    35.723   35.490   75.8    1.6   255   15.2 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   20 33 34.3   -22 52 28    35.707   35.491   76.8    1.6   255   15.2 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   20 33 37.3   -22 52 29    35.691   35.492   77.7    1.6   255   15.2 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   20 33 40.2   -22 52 31    35.675   35.492   78.7    1.6   255   15.2 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   20 33 42.9   -22 52 33    35.659   35.493   79.7    1.6   255   15.2 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   20 33 45.6   -22 52 36    35.643   35.494   80.6    1.6   255   15.2 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   20 33 48.1   -22 52 39    35.627   35.494   81.6    1.6   255   15.2 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   20 33 50.6   -22 52 43    35.611   35.495   82.6    1.6   255   15.2 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   20 33 52.9   -22 52 47    35.595   35.496   83.5    1.6   255   15.2 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   20 33 55.0   -22 52 51    35.579   35.497   84.5    1.6   255   15.2 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   20 33 57.1   -22 52 56    35.562   35.497   85.5    1.6   255   15.2 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   20 33 59.1   -22 53 01    35.546   35.498   86.4    1.6   255   15.2 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   20 34 00.9   -22 53 07    35.530   35.499   87.4    1.6   255   15.2 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   20 34 02.6   -22 53 13    35.513   35.499   88.4    1.6   256   15.2 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   20 34 04.2   -22 53 20    35.497   35.500   89.3    1.6   256   15.2 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   20 34 05.7   -22 53 27    35.481   35.501   90.3    1.6   256   15.2 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   20 34 07.1   -22 53 34    35.465   35.501   91.3    1.6   256   15.2 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   20 34 08.3   -22 53 42    35.448   35.502   92.2    1.6   256   15.2 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   20 34 09.4   -22 53 50    35.432   35.503   93.2    1.6   256   15.2 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   20 34 10.4   -22 53 59    35.416   35.503   94.2    1.6   256   15.2 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   20 34 11.3   -22 54 08    35.400   35.504   95.1    1.6   256   15.2 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   20 34 12.1   -22 54 18    35.383   35.505   96.1    1.6   256   15.2 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   20 34 12.8   -22 54 27    35.367   35.506   97.1    1.6   256   15.2 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   20 34 13.3   -22 54 38    35.351   35.506   98.0    1.6   256   15.2 

    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.