The solar system: planet positions and near-Earth asteroids
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The planets at their real positions around the Sun, computed on your device, and the asteroids that will pass close to Earth, from JPL (NASA).
Top view, from the north. The planets move anticlockwise. Distances from the Sun are compressed so that Mercury and Neptune fit in the same picture; positions along each orbit are exact.
Seen from Earth
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Asteroids passing close to Earth
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Passes within 10 lunar distances (one lunar distance = 384,400 km) over the next 60 days, according to NASA’s JPL. Size is estimated from the object’s brightness, for lack of a direct measurement: the range covers a dark or a bright surface.
About this page
How are the planets placed?
Their position around the Sun is computed on your device for the chosen date, up to 2 years before or after today. On the drawing, distances from the Sun are compressed; positions along the orbits are exact.
When can you see a planet?
For each one: its distance from Earth, how long its light takes to reach us, its constellation and when to see it, in the evening or in the morning. Within 15° of the Sun, it is lost in the glare. For the exact time from where you are, see the planets visible tonight.
Which asteroids pass close to Earth?
Those passing within 10 lunar distances in the next 60 days, from the JPL (NASA) Close Approach Data service, relayed by adastrum.fr and cached for 6 hours. Their size is estimated from their brightness.