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Ephemeris Calculator
Compute Comet 70P/Kojima 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 70P/Kojima from Earth?
The distance of Comet 70P/Kojima from Earth is currently 468,348,742 kilometers, equivalent to 3.130718 Astronomical Units. Light takes 26 minutes and 2.2432 seconds to travel from Comet 70P/Kojima and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet 70P/Kojima 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 70P/Kojima from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet 70P/Kojima to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 70P/Kojima to Earth happens on Sun Feb 18 2029 at a distance of 1.15852742 Astronomical Units, or 173,313,236 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.