How Far is Comet P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) from Earth?
The distance of Comet P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) from Earth is currently 933,953,010 kilometers, equivalent to 6.243090 Astronomical Units. Light takes 51 minutes and 55.3319 seconds to travel from Comet P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) 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.
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/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) to Earth
Between January 2014 and January 2100 the closest approach of Comet P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) to Earth happens on Sun Feb 19 2079 at a distance of 5.13203690 Astronomical Units, or 767,741,795 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.