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Comets » Comet 327P/Van Ness

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.

548,018,930
3.663280
30 minutes and 27.9944 seconds

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.

Distance of Comet 327P/Van Ness 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 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:

Thu Sep 18 2042
85,518,393
0.571655

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

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