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Comets » Comet 13P/Olbers

How Far is Comet 13P/Olbers from Earth?

The distance of Comet 13P/Olbers from Earth is currently 815,511,429 kilometers, equivalent to 5.451357 Astronomical Units. Light takes 45 minutes and 20.2533 seconds to travel from Comet 13P/Olbers and arrive to us.

815,511,429
5.451357
45 minutes and 20.2533 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 13P/Olbers 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 13P/Olbers 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 13P/Olbers from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 13P/Olbers to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 13P/Olbers to Earth happens on Sun Jan 10 2094 at a distance of 0.75649497 Astronomical Units, or 113,170,038 kilometers:

Sun Jan 10 2094
113,170,038
0.756495

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

See Also

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