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Comets » Comet 104P/Kowal

How Far is Comet 104P/Kowal from Earth?

The distance of Comet 104P/Kowal from Earth is currently 506,802,486 kilometers, equivalent to 3.387765 Astronomical Units. Light takes 28 minutes and 10.5111 seconds to travel from Comet 104P/Kowal and arrive to us.

506,802,486
3.387765
28 minutes and 10.5111 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 104P/Kowal from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Distance of Comet 104P/Kowal from Earth between January 2013 and December 2100

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 104P/Kowal from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 104P/Kowal to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 104P/Kowal to Earth happens on Tue Jan 11 2050 at a distance of 0.10365299 Astronomical Units, or 15,506,266 kilometers:

Tue Jan 11 2050
15,506,266
0.103653

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

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