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
Object type Dwarf planet
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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