Live distance
How far is Starman from Earth right now?
Right now Starman, Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster, is 98,654,961 km from Earth (0.6595 AU).
That is about 257 times the distance to the Moon. A radio signal from the car would need 5.5 minutes to reach us. Your own distance differs from this Earth-centre figure by at most one Earth radius (6,371 km), so this is effectively the distance from you too.
Distance over the past and next 12 months
Close approaches to Earth
Predicted by NASA/JPL from the 2018 observations. Future dates far ahead carry growing uncertainty: each pass changes the orbit slightly.
| Date | Distance | Speed relative to Earth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 11, 2047 | 4.8 million km | 4.5 km/s | Upcoming |
| March 19, 2050 | 17.8 million km | 7.4 km/s | Upcoming |
| January 1, 2085 | 12.7 million km | 6.3 km/s | Upcoming |
| March 9, 2088 | 7.2 million km | 5.1 km/s | Upcoming |
More Starman distances
Data: NASA/JPL Horizons (target -143205), updated October 15, 2026. Numbers on this page refresh live in your browser.
