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Comets » Comet C/2022 S3 (PANSTARRS)

How Far is Comet C/2022 S3 (PANSTARRS) from Earth?

The distance of Comet C/2022 S3 (PANSTARRS) from Earth is currently 384,220,656 kilometers, equivalent to 2.568356 Astronomical Units. Light takes 21 minutes and 21.6222 seconds to travel from Comet C/2022 S3 (PANSTARRS) and arrive to us.

384,220,656
2.568356
21 minutes and 21.6222 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet C/2022 S3 (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 S3 (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 S3 (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 S3 (PANSTARRS) to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet C/2022 S3 (PANSTARRS) to Earth happens on Thu Mar 9 2023 at a distance of 0.59789179 Astronomical Units, or 89,443,338 kilometers:

Thu Mar 9 2023
89,443,338
0.597892

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

See Also

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