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Compute Comet 252P/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 252P/LINEAR from Earth?
The distance of Comet 252P/LINEAR from Earth is currently 820,274,600 kilometers, equivalent to 5.483197 Astronomical Units. Light takes 45 minutes and 36.1415 seconds to travel from Comet 252P/LINEAR and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet 252P/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.
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 252P/LINEAR from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet 252P/LINEAR to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 252P/LINEAR to Earth happens on Tue Mar 22 2016 at a distance of 0.03573458 Astronomical Units, or 5,345,817 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.