How Far is Comet 20D/Westphal from Earth?
The distance of Comet 20D/Westphal from Earth is currently 3,944,604,625 kilometers, equivalent to 26.368053 Astronomical Units. Light takes 3 hours, 39 minutes and 17.7847 seconds to travel from Comet 20D/Westphal and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet 20D/Westphal 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 20D/Westphal from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet 20D/Westphal to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 20D/Westphal to Earth happens on Wed Apr 18 2096 at a distance of 2.06898790 Astronomical Units, or 309,516,185 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.