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Ephemeris Calculator

Compute Comet 284P/McNaught 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 284P/McNaught from Earth?

The distance of Comet 284P/McNaught from Earth is currently 367,949,863 kilometers, equivalent to 2.459593 Astronomical Units. Light takes 20 minutes and 27.3486 seconds to travel from Comet 284P/McNaught and arrive to us.

367,949,863
2.459593
20 minutes and 27.3486 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 284P/McNaught 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 284P/McNaught 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 284P/McNaught from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 284P/McNaught to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 284P/McNaught to Earth happens on Sun Oct 8 2090 at a distance of 1.02354237 Astronomical Units, or 153,119,759 kilometers:

Sun Oct 8 2090
153,119,759
1.023542

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

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