134340 Pluto (Dwarf planet)
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From South El Monte , 134340 Pluto is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:10, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:45, 32° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:29, 27° above your south-western horizon.
Name
134340 Pluto
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Object type
Dwarf planet
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Current position
Computed for: | 29 June 2025 |
Right ascension: | 20h24m [1] |
Declination: | −23°07' [1] |
Constellation: | Capricornus |
Magnitude: | 15.04 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 34.37 AU 285.88 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 1.26 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 250.4° |
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis: | 39.37 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.246553 |
Inclination: | 17.17° |
Longitude ascending node: | 110.33° |
Argument of perihelion: | 113.48° |
Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 51.71° |
Absolute mag (H): | -0.50 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
Perihelion: | 29.67 AU |
Aphelion: | 49.08 AU |
Orbital period: | 247.06 years |
Events
24 Jul 2025 | – 134340 Pluto at opposition |
23 Jan 2026 | – 134340 Pluto at solar conjunction |
26 Jul 2026 | – 134340 Pluto at opposition |
24 Jan 2027 | – 134340 Pluto at solar conjunction |
28 Jul 2027 | – 134340 Pluto at opposition |
26 Jan 2028 | – 134340 Pluto at solar conjunction |
29 Jul 2028 | – 134340 Pluto at opposition |
27 Jan 2029 | – 134340 Pluto at solar conjunction |
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