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| The orbit of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko and its approximate location around perihelion, the closest the comet gets to the Sun. The positions of the planets are correct for 13 August 2015 |
The comet has a 6.5 year commute around the Sun from just beyond the orbit of Jupiter at its furthest, to between the orbits of Earth and Mars at it closest. The comet is now 265 000 000 km from Earth and 186 000 000 km from the Sun. Its speed is 34.22 km/s.
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| Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko reached perihelion on 13 Aug. 2015 at 02:03 UT. Gianluca Masi from Italy captured this image 41 minutes later, resulting in the very first one taken from the ground soon after perihelion |
Source: ESA
