How Far is Comet 96P/Machholz from Earth?
The distance of Comet 96P/Machholz from Earth is currently 767,419,579 kilometers, equivalent to 5.129883 Astronomical Units. Light takes 42 minutes and 39.8362 seconds to travel from Comet 96P/Machholz and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet 96P/Machholz 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 96P/Machholz from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet 96P/Machholz to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 96P/Machholz to Earth happens on Fri Jun 16 2028 at a distance of 0.31989666 Astronomical Units, or 47,855,859 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.