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Compute Comet C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) ephemerides for any date and time between 01 Jan 2013 and 31 Dec 2100 and display the predicted position in an interactive sky map.

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Comets » Comet C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)

How Far is Comet C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) from Earth?

The distance of Comet C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) from Earth is currently 2,530,472,758 kilometers, equivalent to 16.915166 Astronomical Units. Light takes 2 hours, 20 minutes and 40.7486 seconds to travel from Comet C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) and arrive to us.

2,530,472,758
16.915166
2 hours, 20 minutes and 40.7486 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 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 C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 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 C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) to Earth happens on Sat Apr 5 2031 at a distance of 10.11052365 Astronomical Units, or 1,512,512,813 kilometers:

Sat Apr 5 2031
1,512,512,813
10.110524

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

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