How Far is Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Earth?
The distance of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Earth is currently 652,219,465 kilometers, equivalent to 4.359818 Astronomical Units. Light takes 36 minutes and 15.5700 seconds to travel from Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 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.
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 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko to Earth happens on Fri Nov 12 2021 at a distance of 0.41816772 Astronomical Units, or 62,557,001 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.