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Comets » Comet 118P/Shoemaker-Levy

How Far is Comet 118P/Shoemaker-Levy from Earth?

The distance of Comet 118P/Shoemaker-Levy from Earth is currently 600,349,958 kilometers, equivalent to 4.013092 Astronomical Units. Light takes 33 minutes and 22.5519 seconds to travel from Comet 118P/Shoemaker-Levy and arrive to us.

600,349,958
4.013092
33 minutes and 22.5519 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 118P/Shoemaker-Levy 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 118P/Shoemaker-Levy 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 118P/Shoemaker-Levy from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 118P/Shoemaker-Levy to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 118P/Shoemaker-Levy to Earth happens on Sat Dec 23 2028 at a distance of 0.87834651 Astronomical Units, or 131,398,768 kilometers:

Sat Dec 23 2028
131,398,768
0.878347

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

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