How far is New Horizons from Earth right now?
As of 4 October 2026, New Horizons is 65.62 AU (9.82 billion km) from Earth and 65.74 AU (9.83 billion km) from the Sun.
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New Horizons: where is it right now?
New Horizons is 65.62 AU (9.82 billion km) from Earth right now and 65.74 AU (9.83 billion km) from the Sun. Light takes 9 h 6 min to get there. ()
NASA’s New Horizons flew past Pluto on 14 July 2015 and the Kuiper Belt object Arrokoth on 1 January 2019, and is now heading out of the Solar System.
New Horizons facts
- Distance from Earth now
- 65.62 AU (9.82 billion km)
- Distance from the Sun now
- 65.74 AU (9.83 billion km)
- Light time from Earth
- 9 h 6 min
- Speed relative to the Sun
- 13.6 km/s
- Orbital eccentricity
- 1.409 (escaping the Sun)
- Inclination to the ecliptic
- 2.26°
Positions from NASA JPL Horizons; physical constants from the IAU and JPL. Distances are centre to centre.
New Horizons: questions people ask
How long does a signal take to reach New Horizons?
A radio signal travelling at the speed of light takes 9 h 6 min to reach New Horizons from Earth, so a command and its reply take about twice that.
How fast is New Horizons moving?
About 13.6 km/s relative to the Sun — 48,882 km/h — fast enough to leave the Solar System for good.