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Ephemeris Calculator

Compute Comet 53P/Van Biesbroeck 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 53P/Van Biesbroeck from Earth?

The distance of Comet 53P/Van Biesbroeck from Earth is currently 1,261,905,448 kilometers, equivalent to 8.435317 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1 hours, 10 minutes and 9.2635 seconds to travel from Comet 53P/Van Biesbroeck and arrive to us.

1,261,905,448
8.435317
1 hours, 10 minutes and 9.2635 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 0.90501457 Astronomical Units, or 135,388,253 kilometers:

Tue Jul 31 2091
135,388,253
0.905015

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

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