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Comets » Comet 10P/Tempel

How Far is Comet 10P/Tempel from Earth?

The distance of Comet 10P/Tempel from Earth is currently 794,206,539 kilometers, equivalent to 5.308943 Astronomical Units. Light takes 44 minutes and 9.1879 seconds to travel from Comet 10P/Tempel and arrive to us.

794,206,539
5.308943
44 minutes and 9.1879 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 10P/Tempel 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 10P/Tempel 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 10P/Tempel from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 10P/Tempel to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 10P/Tempel to Earth happens on Tue Aug 4 2026 at a distance of 0.41448544 Astronomical Units, or 62,006,140 kilometers:

Tue Aug 4 2026
62,006,140
0.414485

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

See Also

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