How Far is Comet 168P/Hergenrother from Earth?
The distance of Comet 168P/Hergenrother from Earth is currently 666,844,615 kilometers, equivalent to 4.457581 Astronomical Units. Light takes 37 minutes and 4.3542 seconds to travel from Comet 168P/Hergenrother and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet 168P/Hergenrother 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 168P/Hergenrother from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet 168P/Hergenrother to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 168P/Hergenrother to Earth happens on Wed Sep 24 2087 at a distance of 0.29579087 Astronomical Units, or 44,249,684 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.