Voyager 1

space probe · the farthest human-made object

~172 AU from the Sun

Launched in 1977, it flew past Jupiter and Saturn and in 2012 became the first craft to enter interstellar space. Its radio signal, 20 watts, takes about a day to reach us.

moving at 17 km/s · light-time to Earth 23 h 58 min
one light-day from Earth on 18 November 2026
from here the Sun is only the brightest star; Earth is invisible

Numbers that change with time are from 8 November 2026.

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kind: human-made craft

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