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Comets » Comet 297P/Beshore (2008 J2)

How Far is Comet 297P/Beshore (2008 J2) from Earth?

The distance of Comet 297P/Beshore (2008 J2) from Earth is currently 557,689,571 kilometers, equivalent to 3.727925 Astronomical Units. Light takes 31 minutes and 0.2522 seconds to travel from Comet 297P/Beshore (2008 J2) and arrive to us.

557,689,571
3.727925
31 minutes and 0.2522 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 297P/Beshore (2008 J2) 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 297P/Beshore (2008 J2) 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 297P/Beshore (2008 J2) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 297P/Beshore (2008 J2) to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 297P/Beshore (2008 J2) to Earth happens on Mon Jun 9 2081 at a distance of 1.37045615 Astronomical Units, or 205,017,322 kilometers:

Mon Jun 9 2081
205,017,322
1.370456

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

See Also

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