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Compute Comet 327P/Van Ness ephemerides for any date and time between 01 Jan 2013 and 31 Dec 2100 and display the predicted position in an interactive sky map.
How Far is Comet 327P/Van Ness from Earth?
The distance of Comet 327P/Van Ness from Earth is currently 548,018,930 kilometers, equivalent to 3.663280 Astronomical Units. Light takes 30 minutes and 27.9944 seconds to travel from Comet 327P/Van Ness and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet 327P/Van Ness 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 327P/Van Ness from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet 327P/Van Ness to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 327P/Van Ness to Earth happens on Thu Sep 18 2042 at a distance of 0.57165515 Astronomical Units, or 85,518,393 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.