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Comets » Comet 213P/Van Ness

How Far is Comet 213P/Van Ness from Earth?

The distance of Comet 213P/Van Ness from Earth is currently 364,919,351 kilometers, equivalent to 2.439335 Astronomical Units. Light takes 20 minutes and 17.2399 seconds to travel from Comet 213P/Van Ness and arrive to us.

364,919,351
2.439335
20 minutes and 17.2399 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 213P/Van Ness 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 213P/Van Ness 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 213P/Van Ness from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 213P/Van Ness to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 213P/Van Ness to Earth happens on Tue Jul 18 2017 at a distance of 1.05469045 Astronomical Units, or 157,779,446 kilometers:

Tue Jul 18 2017
157,779,446
1.054690

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

See Also

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