Current Position
The computer-generated images below show the location of New Horizons in the solar system.
Follow New Horizons as it passed each planet's orbit, starting with our own moon.
What is an AU?
One Astronomical Unit (AU) is the average distance between the Sun and Earth, about 93 million miles or 149.6 million kilometers.
Heliocentric Velocity
The spacecraft’s heliocentric velocity is its speed relative to the Sun, measured in km/s. One km/s = 0.62 mi/s or 2,237 mph.
Full Trajectory: Side View
The green line shows where New Horizons has traveled; the red indicates its future path.
Full Trajectory: Overhead View
This perspective looks from above the Sun and “north” of Earth’s orbit.
