How Far is Comet 20D/Westphal (Lost) from Earth?
The distance of Comet 20D/Westphal (Lost) from Earth is currently 3,672,649,582 kilometers, equivalent to 24.550146 Astronomical Units. Light takes 3 hours, 24 minutes and 10.6403 seconds to travel from Comet 20D/Westphal (Lost) and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet 20D/Westphal (Lost) 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 (Lost) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet 20D/Westphal (Lost) to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 20D/Westphal (Lost) to Earth happens on Wed Apr 18 2096 at a distance of 2.06899331 Astronomical Units, or 309,516,994 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.