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Ephemeris Calculator

Compute Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 ephemerides for any date and time between 01 Jan 2013 and 31 Dec 2100 and display the predicted position in an interactive sky map.

Time: : UTC

How Far is Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 from Earth?

The distance of Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 from Earth is currently 1,034,033,839 kilometers, equivalent to 6.912089 Astronomical Units. Light takes 57 minutes and 29.1656 seconds to travel from Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 and arrive to us.

1,034,033,839
6.912089
57 minutes and 29.1656 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 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 40P/Vaisala 1 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 40P/Vaisala 1 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 to Earth happens on Mon Mar 24 2070 at a distance of 0.87946012 Astronomical Units, or 131,565,362 kilometers:

Mon Mar 24 2070
131,565,362
0.879460

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

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