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Comets » Comet 81P/Wild

How Far is Comet 81P/Wild from Earth?

The distance of Comet 81P/Wild from Earth is currently 186,530,003 kilometers, equivalent to 1.246876 Astronomical Units. Light takes 10 minutes and 22.1971 seconds to travel from Comet 81P/Wild and arrive to us.

186,530,003
1.246876
10 minutes and 22.1971 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 81P/Wild 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 81P/Wild 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 81P/Wild from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 81P/Wild to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 81P/Wild to Earth happens on Sat Apr 5 2042 at a distance of 0.65493006 Astronomical Units, or 97,976,142 kilometers:

Sat Apr 5 2042
97,976,142
0.654930

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

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