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 23 2008, 06:55 AM
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As NH is about to pass the orbit of Saturn: if Saturn was to be found in it's orbit in the path between the current NH position and the outer course, would NH then have then crashed into Saturn or it would have flown 'north' or 'south' of Saturn (ignoring any gravitional pulls) ?
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Apr 29 2008, 09:40 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2530 Joined: 20-April 05 Member No.: 321 |
As NH is about to pass the orbit of Saturn: if Saturn was to be found in it's orbit in the path between the current NH position and the outer course, would NH then have then crashed into Saturn or it would have flown 'north' or 'south' of Saturn (ignoring any gravitional pulls) ? General hand-waving answer: Since Pluto is inclined significantly from the ecliptic, NH has to gradually make that journey from Jupiter (near the plane) to Pluto (not near the plane). Saturn's diameter is microscopic compared to the distance above/below the plane that Pluto occupies at almost all times of its orbit. There's no way it would happen to strike Saturn, although I'm sure that it would gravitationally warp the trajectory significantly if it happened to be within a fraction of an AU. |
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