How Far is Comet 24P/Schaumasse from Earth?
The distance of Comet 24P/Schaumasse from Earth is currently 809,786,796 kilometers, equivalent to 5.413090 Astronomical Units. Light takes 45 minutes and 1.1580 seconds to travel from Comet 24P/Schaumasse and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet 24P/Schaumasse 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 24P/Schaumasse from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet 24P/Schaumasse to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 24P/Schaumasse to Earth happens on Mon Jan 27 2059 at a distance of 0.29004955 Astronomical Units, or 43,390,795 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.