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Compute Comet 68P/Klemola ephemerides for any date and time between 01 Jan 2013 and 31 Dec 2100 and display the predicted position in an interactive sky map.
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.
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.