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Ephemeris Calculator
Compute Comet C/2022 U2 (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/2022 U2 (ATLAS) from Earth?
The distance of Comet C/2022 U2 (ATLAS) from Earth is currently 381,484,856 kilometers, equivalent to 2.550069 Astronomical Units. Light takes 21 minutes and 12.4965 seconds to travel from Comet C/2022 U2 (ATLAS) and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet C/2022 U2 (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/2022 U2 (ATLAS) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet C/2022 U2 (ATLAS) to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet C/2022 U2 (ATLAS) to Earth happens on Sun Jan 29 2023 at a distance of 0.56364630 Astronomical Units, or 84,320,286 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.