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Ephemeris Calculator

Compute Comet 261P/Larson 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 261P/Larson from Earth?

The distance of Comet 261P/Larson from Earth is currently 455,874,403 kilometers, equivalent to 3.047332 Astronomical Units. Light takes 25 minutes and 20.6333 seconds to travel from Comet 261P/Larson and arrive to us.

455,874,403
3.047332
25 minutes and 20.6333 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 261P/Larson 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 261P/Larson 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 261P/Larson from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 261P/Larson to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 261P/Larson to Earth happens on Sat Sep 1 2091 at a distance of 1.07248893 Astronomical Units, or 160,442,061 kilometers:

Sat Sep 1 2091
160,442,061
1.072489

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

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