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Comets » Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle

How Far is Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle from Earth?

The distance of Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle from Earth is currently 2,260,658,634 kilometers, equivalent to 15.111570 Astronomical Units. Light takes 2 hours, 5 minutes and 40.7455 seconds to travel from Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle and arrive to us.

2,260,658,634
15.111570
2 hours, 5 minutes and 40.7455 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle 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 55P/Tempel-Tuttle 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 55P/Tempel-Tuttle from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle to Earth happens on Sun Jan 25 2065 at a distance of 0.40427014 Astronomical Units, or 60,477,952 kilometers:

Sun Jan 25 2065
60,477,952
0.404270

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

See Also

Available Resources for Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle