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: Solar System viewer
a
nimate
b
ackground
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cliptic plane
d
irection lines
p
erihelion indicators
m
oons
o
rbits
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s
teroids
c
omets
cycle perspec
t
ive
r
eset
Sun scale:
×
Planet scale:
×
Moons size scale:
×
Moons orbit scale:
×
Animation speed:
days/s
Viewpoint:
°
°
Notes
This page displays the current locations of the planets, some of their major satellites, and selected minor bodies of the Solar System
The calculations use orbital elements and equations from
NASA/JPL Solar System Dynamics
.
Drag with the mouse to tilt and rotate the view, press shift and drag to move the viewpoint
Asteroids 1-10000 and all periodic comets are shown when the relevant option is selected
Calculations are reasonably accurate within a few decades of today's date but increasingly less so the further from now you get
Image sources:
Milky Way background:
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2430b/
Planet, Sun and Moon surfaces:
https://www.solarsystemscope.com/textures/
Jupiter and Saturn satellite surfaces:
https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/