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Comets » Comet P/2021 N1 (ZTF)

How Far is Comet P/2021 N1 (ZTF) from Earth?

The distance of Comet P/2021 N1 (ZTF) from Earth is currently 805,472,424 kilometers, equivalent to 5.384251 Astronomical Units. Light takes 44 minutes and 46.7668 seconds to travel from Comet P/2021 N1 (ZTF) and arrive to us.

805,472,424
5.384251
44 minutes and 46.7668 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 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 P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 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 P/2021 N1 (ZTF) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet P/2021 N1 (ZTF) to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet P/2021 N1 (ZTF) to Earth happens on Tue Aug 29 2073 at a distance of 0.12251766 Astronomical Units, or 18,328,381 kilometers:

Tue Aug 29 2073
18,328,381
0.122518

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

See Also

Available Resources for Comet P/2021 N1 (ZTF)