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Ephemeris Calculator

Compute Comet C/2019 K5 (Young) ephemerides for any date and time between 01 Jan 2013 and 31 Dec 2100 and display the predicted position in an interactive sky map.

Time: : UTC

How Far is Comet C/2019 K5 (Young) from Earth?

The distance of Comet C/2019 K5 (Young) from Earth is currently 776,031,947 kilometers, equivalent to 5.187453 Astronomical Units. Light takes 43 minutes and 8.5639 seconds to travel from Comet C/2019 K5 (Young) and arrive to us.

776,031,947
5.187453
43 minutes and 8.5639 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet C/2019 K5 (Young) 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 K5 (Young) 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 K5 (Young) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet C/2019 K5 (Young) to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet C/2019 K5 (Young) to Earth happens on Wed Oct 9 2019 at a distance of 1.54608946 Astronomical Units, or 231,291,692 kilometers:

Wed Oct 9 2019
231,291,692
1.546089

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

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