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Ephemeris Calculator
Compute Comet P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) ephemerides for any date and time between 01 Jan 2014 and 01 Jan 2100 and display the predicted position in an interactive sky map.
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.