How Far is Comet 68P/Klemola from Earth?
The distance of Comet 68P/Klemola from Earth is currently 733,206,265 kilometers, equivalent to 4.901181 Astronomical Units. Light takes 40 minutes and 45.7128 seconds to travel from Comet 68P/Klemola and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet 68P/Klemola 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 68P/Klemola from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet 68P/Klemola to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 68P/Klemola to Earth happens on Thu Aug 14 2081 at a distance of 1.06222229 Astronomical Units, or 158,906,193 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.