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Comets » Comet Halley (1P/Halley)

How Far is Comet Halley (1P/Halley) from Earth?

The distance of Comet Halley (1P/Halley) from Earth is currently 5,186,386,985 kilometers, equivalent to 34.668856 Astronomical Units. Light takes 4 hours, 48 minutes and 19.9248 seconds to travel from Comet Halley (1P/Halley) and arrive to us.

5,186,386,985
34.668856
4 hours, 48 minutes and 19.9248 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet Halley (1P/Halley) 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 Halley (1P/Halley) from Earth between January 1600 and December 2499

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 1P/Halley from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet Halley (1P/Halley) to Earth

Between January 1600 and December 2499 the closest approach of Comet Halley (1P/Halley) to Earth happens on Sat May 8 2134 at a distance of 0.09342789 Astronomical Units, or 13,976,613 kilometers:

Sat May 8 2134
13,976,613
0.093428

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

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