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Comets » Comet 255P/Levy

How Far is Comet 255P/Levy from Earth?

The distance of Comet 255P/Levy from Earth is currently 638,447,888 kilometers, equivalent to 4.267761 Astronomical Units. Light takes 35 minutes and 29.6329 seconds to travel from Comet 255P/Levy and arrive to us.

638,447,888
4.267761
35 minutes and 29.6329 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 255P/Levy 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 255P/Levy 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 255P/Levy from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 255P/Levy to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 255P/Levy to Earth happens on Tue Oct 23 2057 at a distance of 0.26871447 Astronomical Units, or 40,199,113 kilometers:

Tue Oct 23 2057
40,199,113
0.268714

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

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