How Far Away is Comet 78P/Gehrels from Earth?

The distance of Comet 78P/Gehrels from Earth is currently 336,661,281 kilometers, equivalent to 2.250442 Astronomical Units. Light takes 18 minutes and 42.9812 seconds to travel from Comet 78P/Gehrels and arrive to us.

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• Comet 78P/Gehrels: Complete reference information on TheSkyLive.com.
• Where is Comet 78P/Gehrels?: Key information on where to find Comet 78P/Gehrels in the sky.
• Distance of Comet 78P/Gehrels from Earth: Find out how far Comet 78P/Gehrels is from Earth right now.
• How Bright is Comet 78P/Gehrels?: Current visual brightness (magnitude) and apparent size.
• Rise and Set Times: Rise and set times of Comet 78P/Gehrels from your location.
• Interactive Sky Map: Planetarium-style interactive visualization of Comet 78P/Gehrels's position in the sky.
• Live Position Tracker: High precision real time tracker of Comet 78P/Gehrels's position using deep space imagery.
• Ephemeris: 15 days Comet 78P/Gehrels's computed ephemeris.
• Orbital elements: Information about Comet 78P/Gehrels orbital parameters.
• Orbit Visualization: 3D interactive visualization showing the orbit of Comet 78P/Gehrels with respect to the major Solar System objects.