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How Far is Comet C/2019 E3 (ATLAS) from Earth?

The distance of Comet C/2019 E3 (ATLAS) from Earth is currently 1,558,334,555 kilometers, equivalent to 10.416823 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1 hours, 26 minutes and 38.0446 seconds to travel from Comet C/2019 E3 (ATLAS) and arrive to us.

1,558,334,555
10.416823
1 hours, 26 minutes and 38.0446 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet C/2019 E3 (ATLAS) 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 C/2019 E3 (ATLAS) 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 C/2019 E3 (ATLAS) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet C/2019 E3 (ATLAS) to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet C/2019 E3 (ATLAS) to Earth happens on Sun Aug 25 2024 at a distance of 10.06843630 Astronomical Units, or 1,506,216,634 kilometers:

Sun Aug 25 2024
1,506,216,634
10.068436

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

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