How Far is Comet 246P/NEAT from Earth?
The distance of Comet 246P/NEAT from Earth is currently 466,173,671 kilometers, equivalent to 3.116179 Astronomical Units. Light takes 25 minutes and 54.9880 seconds to travel from Comet 246P/NEAT and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet 246P/NEAT 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 246P/NEAT from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet 246P/NEAT to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 246P/NEAT to Earth happens on Thu Jul 1 2021 at a distance of 1.94432475 Astronomical Units, or 290,866,843 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.