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Ephemeris Calculator

Compute Comet 217P/LINEAR ephemerides for any date and time between 01 Jan 2013 and 31 Dec 2100 and display the predicted position in an interactive sky map.

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How Far is Comet 217P/LINEAR from Earth?

The distance of Comet 217P/LINEAR from Earth is currently 1,072,664,628 kilometers, equivalent to 7.170320 Astronomical Units. Light takes 59 minutes and 38.0241 seconds to travel from Comet 217P/LINEAR and arrive to us.

1,072,664,628
7.170320
59 minutes and 38.0241 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 217P/LINEAR 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 217P/LINEAR 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 217P/LINEAR from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 217P/LINEAR to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 217P/LINEAR to Earth happens on Tue Sep 8 2048 at a distance of 0.39623986 Astronomical Units, or 59,276,639 kilometers:

Tue Sep 8 2048
59,276,639
0.396240

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

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