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Ephemeris Calculator
Compute Comet C/2020 F2 (ATLAS) ephemerides for any date and time between 01 Jan 2013 and 31 Dec 2100 and display the predicted position in an interactive sky map.
How Far is Comet C/2020 F2 (ATLAS) from Earth?
The distance of Comet C/2020 F2 (ATLAS) from Earth is currently 1,304,056,255 kilometers, equivalent to 8.717078 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1 hours, 12 minutes and 29.8634 seconds to travel from Comet C/2020 F2 (ATLAS) and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet C/2020 F2 (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.
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/2020 F2 (ATLAS) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet C/2020 F2 (ATLAS) to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet C/2020 F2 (ATLAS) to Earth happens on Wed Apr 20 2022 at a distance of 7.84945445 Astronomical Units, or 1,174,261,674 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.