Where is New Horizons now |
Where is New Horizons now |
Mar 29 2006, 02:58 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 2-March 06 Member No.: 691 |
i found this web site
http://www.heavens-above.com/solar-escape.asp it show where NH is compared to voy1, 2/pioneer any one else have a fav web page that shows NH loc? I think this one is updated onece a day |
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Apr 18 2008, 09:48 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 340 Joined: 11-April 08 From: Sydney, Australia Member No.: 4093 |
Atanas, the following web-page and graph would give you an impression on how the 5 solar system leaving crafts are faring, distance over time, but doesnt give speed. Anyway, what you'd want to know is speed at infinity (from the Sun), i.e. the speed the probes will have when the Sun has no more gravitational influence on them.
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Apr 19 2008, 04:11 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 23 Joined: 6-June 06 From: Stockholm, Sweden Member No.: 821 |
what you'd want to know is speed at infinity (from the Sun), i.e. the speed the probes will have when the Sun has no more gravitational influence on them. That's exactly my question and I thinks it's the only relevant question when comparing the speeds of these spacecraft. -------------------- --Atanas
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Apr 19 2008, 04:34 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1018 Joined: 29-November 05 From: Seattle, WA, USA Member No.: 590 |
The hyperbloic excess is the "speed at infinity (from the Sun)," and you can calculate it from the other orbital parameters.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperbolic_trajectory --Greg |
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