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Comets » Comet C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS)

How Far is Comet C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS) from Earth?

The distance of Comet C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS) from Earth is currently 398,731,856 kilometers, equivalent to 2.665358 Astronomical Units. Light takes 22 minutes and 10.0263 seconds to travel from Comet C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS) and arrive to us.

398,731,856
2.665358
22 minutes and 10.0263 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet C/2022 A2 (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.

Distance of Comet C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS) 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/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS) to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS) to Earth happens on Tue Jan 17 2023 at a distance of 1.61278991 Astronomical Units, or 241,269,937 kilometers:

Tue Jan 17 2023
241,269,937
1.612790

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

See Also

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