How Far Away is Comet 199P/Shoemaker from Earth?
The distance of Comet 199P/Shoemaker from Earth is currently 875,283,470 kilometers, equivalent to 5.850909 Astronomical Units. Light takes 48 minutes and 39.6314 seconds to travel from Comet 199P/Shoemaker and arrive to us.
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- Comet 199P/Shoemaker: Complete reference information on TheSkyLive.com
- Where is Comet 199P/Shoemaker?: Key information on locating Comet 199P/Shoemaker in the sky.
- Distance from Earth: Find out how far Comet 199P/Shoemaker is from Earth right now.
- How Bright is Comet 199P/Shoemaker?: Current visual brightness (magnitude) and apparent size.
- Rise and Set Times: Comet 199P/Shoemaker's rise and set times from your location.
- Interactive Sky Map: planetarium-style interactive visualization of Comet 199P/Shoemaker's position in the sky.
- Live Position Tracker: high precision position tracker with deep space imagery.
- Ephemeris: 15 days Comet 199P/Shoemaker's computed ephemeris.
- Orbital elements: information about Comet 199P/Shoemaker orbital parameters.
- Orbit Visualization. 3d interactive visualization showing the orbit of Comet 199P/Shoemaker with respect to the major Solar System objects.