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Compute Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) ephemerides for any date and time between 01 Jan 2013 and 31 Dec 2100 and display the predicted position in an interactive sky map.
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How Far is Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) from Earth?
The distance of Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) from Earth is currently 1,695,997,506 kilometers, equivalent to 11.337043 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1 hours, 34 minutes and 17.2387 seconds to travel from Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) 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 F8 (SWAN) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) to Earth happens on Wed May 13 2020 at a distance of 0.55596061 Astronomical Units, or 83,170,523 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.