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Ephemeris Calculator

Compute Comet 48P/Johnson 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 48P/Johnson from Earth?

The distance of Comet 48P/Johnson from Earth is currently 566,059,654 kilometers, equivalent to 3.783875 Astronomical Units. Light takes 31 minutes and 28.1718 seconds to travel from Comet 48P/Johnson and arrive to us.

566,059,654
3.783875
31 minutes and 28.1718 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 48P/Johnson 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 48P/Johnson 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 48P/Johnson from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 48P/Johnson to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 48P/Johnson to Earth happens on Wed Aug 30 2084 at a distance of 0.94887322 Astronomical Units, or 141,949,413 kilometers:

Wed Aug 30 2084
141,949,413
0.948873

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

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