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Comets » Comet 68P/Klemola

How Far is Comet 68P/Klemola from Earth?

The distance of Comet 68P/Klemola from Earth is currently 1,194,753,247 kilometers, equivalent to 7.986432 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1 hours, 6 minutes and 25.2679 seconds to travel from Comet 68P/Klemola and arrive to us.

1,194,753,247
7.986432
1 hours, 6 minutes and 25.2679 seconds

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.

Distance of Comet 68P/Klemola 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 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:

Thu Aug 14 2081
158,906,193
1.062222

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

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