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Ephemeris Calculator
Compute Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) ephemerides for any date and time between 01 Jan 2000 and 01 Jan 2100 and display the predicted position in an interactive sky map.
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How Far is Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) from Earth?
The distance of Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) from Earth is currently 173,391,387 kilometers, equivalent to 1.159050 Astronomical Units. Light takes 9 minutes and 38.3714 seconds to travel from Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) 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/2023 P1 (Nishimura) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) to Earth
Between January 2000 and January 2100 the closest approach of Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) to Earth happens on Wed Sep 13 2023 at a distance of 0.85394839 Astronomical Units, or 127,748,861 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.