How Far is Comet C/2021 O3 (PANSTARRS) from Earth?
The distance of Comet C/2021 O3 (PANSTARRS) from Earth is currently 803,763,321 kilometers, equivalent to 5.372826 Astronomical Units. Light takes 44 minutes and 41.0658 seconds to travel from Comet C/2021 O3 (PANSTARRS) and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet C/2021 O3 (PANSTARRS) 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/2021 O3 (PANSTARRS) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet C/2021 O3 (PANSTARRS) to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet C/2021 O3 (PANSTARRS) to Earth happens on Mon May 9 2022 at a distance of 0.60077320 Astronomical Units, or 89,874,392 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.