In Evidence
Ephemeris Calculator
Compute Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 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 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann from Earth?
The distance of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann from Earth is currently 601,303,343 kilometers, equivalent to 4.019465 Astronomical Units. Light takes 33 minutes and 25.7321 seconds to travel from Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 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 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann to Earth happens on Wed Aug 5 2048 at a distance of 0.11562684 Astronomical Units, or 17,297,528 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.