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Ephemeris Calculator

Compute Comet 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR ephemerides for any date and time between 01 Jan 2013 and 31 Dec 2100 and display the predicted position in an interactive sky map.

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How Far is Comet 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR from Earth?

The distance of Comet 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR from Earth is currently 361,913,395 kilometers, equivalent to 2.419242 Astronomical Units. Light takes 20 minutes and 7.2131 seconds to travel from Comet 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR and arrive to us.

361,913,395
2.419242
20 minutes and 7.2131 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR 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 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR 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 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR to Earth happens on Thu Nov 12 2026 at a distance of 0.40121152 Astronomical Units, or 60,020,390 kilometers:

Thu Nov 12 2026
60,020,390
0.401212

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

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