How Far Away is Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle from Earth?
The distance of Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle from Earth is currently 6,351,760,986 kilometers, equivalent to 42.458900 Astronomical Units. Light takes 5 hours, 53 minutes and 7.1941 seconds to travel from Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle and arrive to us.
Additional Resources on TheSkyLive
- Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle: Complete reference information on TheSkyLive.com.
- Where is Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle?: Key information on locating Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle in the sky.
- Distance from Earth: Find out how far Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle is from Earth right now.
- How Bright is Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle?: Current visual brightness (magnitude) and apparent size.
- Rise and Set Times: Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle's rise and set times from your location.
- Interactive Sky Map: planetarium-style interactive visualization of Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle's position in the sky.
- Live Position Tracker: high precision position tracker with deep space imagery.
- Ephemeris: 15 days Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle's computed ephemeris.
- Orbital elements: information about Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle orbital parameters.
- Orbit Visualization. 3d interactive visualization showing the orbit of Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle with respect to the major Solar System objects.