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Comets » Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

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.

601,303,343
4.019465
33 minutes and 25.7321 seconds

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.

Distance of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 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 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:

Wed Aug 5 2048
17,297,528
0.115627

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

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