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Comets » Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura)

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.

173,391,387
1.159050
9 minutes and 38.3714 seconds

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.

Distance of Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) from Earth between January 2000 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 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:

Wed Sep 13 2023
127,748,861
0.853948

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

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