Latest How Far is Comet 213P/Van Ness from Earth?
The distance of Comet 213P/Van Ness from Earth is currently 688,994,414 kilometers, equivalent to 4.605643 Astronomical Units. Light takes 38 minutes and 18.2380 seconds to travel from Comet 213P/Van Ness and arrive to us.
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.
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:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.