How Far is Comet 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh from Earth?
The distance of Comet 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh from Earth is currently 535,784,876 kilometers, equivalent to 3.581501 Astronomical Units. Light takes 29 minutes and 47.1860 seconds to travel from Comet 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh 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 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh to Earth happens on Tue Jul 12 2089 at a distance of 2.15331718 Astronomical Units, or 322,131,665 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.