Christmas Comet 2024 Location. The comet, 46p/wirtanen, made its closest approach on sunday, when it was about 7.1 million miles from earth (about 30 times the distance from earth to the moon). There are due to be a number of bright comets on view in 2024.
Saturday, december 25 will see comet leonard due southwest right after sunset and about as high as. The comet is visible now but it will shine even brighter on sunday as it reaches its closest approach, 7.1 million miles from earth.
