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Comets » Comet 77P/Longmore

How Far is Comet 77P/Longmore from Earth?

The distance of Comet 77P/Longmore from Earth is currently 231,333,733 kilometers, equivalent to 1.546370 Astronomical Units. Light takes 12 minutes and 51.6463 seconds to travel from Comet 77P/Longmore and arrive to us.

231,333,733
1.546370
12 minutes and 51.6463 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 77P/Longmore 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 77P/Longmore 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 77P/Longmore from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 77P/Longmore to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 77P/Longmore to Earth happens on Sun Apr 22 2063 at a distance of 1.00594886 Astronomical Units, or 150,487,808 kilometers:

Sun Apr 22 2063
150,487,808
1.005949

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

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