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Comets » Comet C/1969 Y1 (Bennett)

How Far is Comet C/1969 Y1 (Bennett) from Earth?

The distance of Comet C/1969 Y1 (Bennett) from Earth is currently 11,261,306,104 kilometers, equivalent to 75.277182 Astronomical Units. Light takes 10 hours, 26 minutes and 3.6738 seconds to travel from Comet C/1969 Y1 (Bennett) and arrive to us.

11,261,306,104
75.277182
10 hours, 26 minutes and 3.6738 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet C/1969 Y1 (Bennett) 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/1969 Y1 (Bennett) 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/1969 Y1 (Bennett) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet C/1969 Y1 (Bennett) to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet C/1969 Y1 (Bennett) to Earth happens on Tue Jan 1 2013 at a distance of 64.29374317 Astronomical Units, or 9,618,207,097 kilometers:

Tue Jan 1 2013
9,618,207,097
64.293743

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

See Also

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