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Comets » Comet 402P/LINEAR

How Far is Comet 402P/LINEAR from Earth?

The distance of Comet 402P/LINEAR from Earth is currently 767,744,200 kilometers, equivalent to 5.132053 Astronomical Units. Light takes 42 minutes and 40.9190 seconds to travel from Comet 402P/LINEAR and arrive to us.

767,744,200
5.132053
42 minutes and 40.9190 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 402P/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 402P/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 402P/LINEAR from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 402P/LINEAR to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 402P/LINEAR to Earth happens on Tue Dec 28 2021 at a distance of 3.00206725 Astronomical Units, or 449,102,869 kilometers:

Tue Dec 28 2021
449,102,869
3.002067

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

See Also

Available Resources for Comet 402P/LINEAR