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Where is New Horizons now
alan
post Nov 8 2007, 08:26 PM
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Not counting comets and Jupiter Trojans there are currently 40 minor objects between 5 and 10 AU from the sun (by my calculations at least)

Next object New Horizons will pass (in current distance from the sun) is 2000 GM137, a centaur at 8.06 AU

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post Nov 13 2007, 02:28 AM
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I would like to know the current location of the star motor upper stage please
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post Nov 13 2007, 09:23 AM
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It will not have been tracked since launch - it would only be a best guess - you may find some info regarding it in the annals of the NH website, it was mentioned in the past.

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post Nov 15 2007, 11:08 AM
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UPDATE! On 11/15/2007, at 11:04:35 UTC, the NH spacecraft reached 1200 million km from the sun. The spacecraft's distance from Earth, by comparison, is nearly 1.332 billion km. NH is now only 3.514 billion km from Pluto and traveling at a rate of 19.463 km/s. Later!

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post Nov 15 2007, 12:03 PM
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QUOTE (Planet X @ Nov 15 2007, 12:08 PM) *
...only 3.514 billion km from Pluto

I expect an update at only 3.14159 billion km from Pluto, as that figure will obviously be of cosmic importance as well!


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post Jan 14 2008, 02:09 AM
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QUOTE (ugordan @ Nov 15 2007, 01:03 PM) *
I expect an update at only 3.14159 billion km from Pluto, as that figure will obviously be of cosmic importance as well!



Well, NH has travelled 1.5 Billion KM (well 1.499 as this post). and she is almost 2 now
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post Jan 14 2008, 06:08 PM
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And in the "are we there yet" spirit, I note that the current-position chart has be rescaled again, so the outer boundary is now Saturn's orbit, not Jupiter's.

http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/mission/whereis_nh.php

Amazing how fast we're reaching the orbit of Saturn -- after just 2.5 years. Amazing how that'll only be half-way to the orbit of Uranus. And 1/3 of the way to Neptune's.

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post Jan 21 2008, 02:12 PM
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UPDATE! On 01/21/2008, at 05:10:15 UTC, the NH spacecraft reached 1300 million km from the sun. The spacecraft's distance from Earth, by comparison, is nearly 1.419 billion km. NH is now only 3.414 billion km from Pluto and traveling at a rate of 19.026 km/s. Later!

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post Jan 21 2008, 02:57 PM
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As I see that New Horizons is decreasing its speed toward Pluto. How fast will NH be traveling past Pluto?
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post Jan 21 2008, 04:49 PM
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QUOTE (SpaceListener @ Jan 21 2008, 06:57 AM) *
As I see that New Horizons is decreasing its speed toward Pluto.

I blame the Sun.

--Greg :-)
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post Jan 21 2008, 06:36 PM
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QUOTE (SpaceListener @ Jan 21 2008, 02:57 PM) *
As I see that New Horizons is decreasing its speed toward Pluto. How fast will NH be traveling past Pluto?


I think its about 12,000 mph when the Pluto flyby occurs.
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post Jan 21 2008, 10:16 PM
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QUOTE (MahFL @ Jan 21 2008, 06:36 PM) *
I think its about 12,000 mph when the Pluto flyby occurs.



14 km/sec at Pluto.
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post Jan 21 2008, 10:27 PM
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QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Jan 21 2008, 11:16 PM) *
14 km/sec at Pluto.

Relative to Pluto or the Sun? smile.gif


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post Jan 22 2008, 06:51 PM
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QUOTE (ugordan @ Jan 21 2008, 10:27 PM) *
Relative to Pluto or the Sun? smile.gif


I meant to say 12 km/s, so I was fairly close. 14 it is then. NH will fly by Pluto at 14 km/s. huh.gif
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post Mar 29 2008, 08:46 PM
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UPDATE! On 03/28/2008, at 16:30:15 UTC, the NH spacecraft reached 1400 million km from the sun. The spacecraft's distance from Earth, by comparison, is 1.372 billion km. NH is now only 3.314 billion km from Pluto and traveling at a rate of 18.628 km/s. Later!

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