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Ephemeris Calculator
Compute Comet 13P/Olbers ephemerides for any date and time between 01 Jan 2013 and 31 Dec 2100 and display the predicted position in an interactive sky map.
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.
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.
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:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.