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Comets » Comet 70P/Kojima

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.

468,348,742
3.130718
26 minutes and 2.2432 seconds

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.

Distance of Comet 70P/Kojima 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 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:

Sun Feb 18 2029
173,313,236
1.158527

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

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