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Comets » Comet 53P/Van Biesbroeck

How Far is Comet 53P/Van Biesbroeck from Earth?

The distance of Comet 53P/Van Biesbroeck from Earth is currently 1,128,803,948 kilometers, equivalent to 7.545588 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1 hours, 2 minutes and 45.2847 seconds to travel from Comet 53P/Van Biesbroeck and arrive to us.

1,128,803,948
7.545588
1 hours, 2 minutes and 45.2847 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 53P/Van Biesbroeck 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 53P/Van Biesbroeck 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 53P/Van Biesbroeck from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 53P/Van Biesbroeck to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 53P/Van Biesbroeck to Earth happens on Tue Jul 31 2091 at a distance of 0.90501164 Astronomical Units, or 135,387,815 kilometers:

Tue Jul 31 2091
135,387,815
0.905012

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

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