How Far is Comet 6P/d'Arrest from Earth?
The distance of Comet 6P/d'Arrest from Earth is currently 847,579,463 kilometers, equivalent to 5.665719 Astronomical Units. Light takes 47 minutes and 7.2208 seconds to travel from Comet 6P/d'Arrest and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet 6P/d'Arrest 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 6P/d'Arrest from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet 6P/d'Arrest to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 6P/d'Arrest to Earth happens on Wed Aug 7 2047 at a distance of 0.31708758 Astronomical Units, or 47,435,627 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.