Plot of the Outer Solar System
The plot below shows the current locations and orbits of the Jovian planets (Jupiter through Neptune) and the current locations of various distant minor bodies.
The current locations of the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) are shown as red circles and the current locations of the known minor planets are blue dots.
In this view, objects in direct orbits (most of the objects in this plot) move counterclockwise and the vernal equinox is towards the right. (The equinox directions are the direction of the sun as seen from the earth.) The plot is correct for the date given in the diagram caption.
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