Latest How Far is Comet 141P/Machholz 2 from Earth?
The distance of Comet 141P/Machholz 2 from Earth is currently 306,400,033 kilometers, equivalent to 2.048158 Astronomical Units. Light takes 17 minutes and 2.0405 seconds to travel from Comet 141P/Machholz 2 and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet 141P/Machholz 2 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 141P/Machholz 2 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet 141P/Machholz 2 to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 141P/Machholz 2 to Earth happens on Sat Dec 13 2036 at a distance of 0.13057280 Astronomical Units, or 19,533,413 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.