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Comets » Comet C/2023 A1 (Leonard)

How Far is Comet C/2023 A1 (Leonard) from Earth?

The distance of Comet C/2023 A1 (Leonard) from Earth is currently 400,271,997 kilometers, equivalent to 2.675653 Astronomical Units. Light takes 22 minutes and 15.1637 seconds to travel from Comet C/2023 A1 (Leonard) and arrive to us.

400,271,997
2.675653
22 minutes and 15.1637 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet C/2023 A1 (Leonard) 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/2023 A1 (Leonard) from Earth between January 2014 and January 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/2023 A1 (Leonard) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet C/2023 A1 (Leonard) to Earth

Between January 2014 and January 2100 the closest approach of Comet C/2023 A1 (Leonard) to Earth happens on Thu Mar 2 2023 at a distance of 1.18698722 Astronomical Units, or 177,570,761 kilometers:

Thu Mar 2 2023
177,570,761
1.186987

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

See Also

Available Resources for Comet C/2023 A1 (Leonard)