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Ephemeris Calculator

Compute Comet 205P/Giacobini ephemerides for any date and time between 01 Jan 2013 and 31 Dec 2100 and display the predicted position in an interactive sky map.

Time: : UTC

How Far is Comet 205P/Giacobini from Earth?

The distance of Comet 205P/Giacobini from Earth is currently 269,004,138 kilometers, equivalent to 1.798182 Astronomical Units. Light takes 14 minutes and 57.3012 seconds to travel from Comet 205P/Giacobini and arrive to us.

269,004,138
1.798182
14 minutes and 57.3012 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 205P/Giacobini 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 205P/Giacobini 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 205P/Giacobini from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 205P/Giacobini to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 205P/Giacobini to Earth happens on Tue Aug 22 2028 at a distance of 0.60978360 Astronomical Units, or 91,222,329 kilometers:

Tue Aug 22 2028
91,222,329
0.609784

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

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