How Far Away is Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle from Earth?
The distance of Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle from Earth is currently 1,986,784,655 kilometers, equivalent to 13.280835 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1 hours, 50 minutes and 27.2003 seconds to travel from Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle and arrive to us.
Additional Resources on TheSkyLive
- Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle: Complete reference information on TheSkyLive.com.
- Where is Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle?: Key information on where to find Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle in the sky.
- Distance of Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle from Earth: Find out how far Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle is from Earth right now.
- How Bright is Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle?: Current visual brightness (magnitude) and apparent size.
- Rise and Set Times: Rise and set times of Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle from your location.
- Interactive Sky Map: Planetarium-style interactive visualization of Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle's position in the sky.
- Live Position Tracker: High precision real time tracker of Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle's position using deep space imagery.
- Ephemeris: 15 days Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle's computed ephemeris.
- Orbital elements: Information about Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle orbital parameters.
- Orbit Visualization: 3D interactive visualization showing the orbit of Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle with respect to the major Solar System objects.