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Ephemeris Calculator

Compute Comet 294P/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 294P/LINEAR from Earth?

The distance of Comet 294P/LINEAR from Earth is currently 266,215,583 kilometers, equivalent to 1.779541 Astronomical Units. Light takes 14 minutes and 47.9996 seconds to travel from Comet 294P/LINEAR and arrive to us.

266,215,583
1.779541
14 minutes and 47.9996 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 294P/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.

Distance of Comet 294P/LINEAR 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 294P/LINEAR from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 294P/LINEAR to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 294P/LINEAR to Earth happens on Wed Mar 4 2048 at a distance of 0.34481690 Astronomical Units, or 51,583,874 kilometers:

Wed Mar 4 2048
51,583,874
0.344817

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

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