How far is the asteroid belt from earth?

In the 18th century, observations made of all the known planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn) led astronomers to the realization that there was a pattern in their orbits. read more

The distance between the Asteroid Belt and Earth varies considerably depending on where we measure to. Based on its average distance from the Sun, the distance between Earth and the closest edge of the Belt can be said to be between 1.2 to 2.2 AUs, or 179.5 and 329 million km (111.5 and 204.43 million mi). read more

The asteroid belt is relatively far away from Earth. With the average distance of Each being about 149 million kilometers from the sun. The asteroid belt is 329–478 million kilometers away. That is an average of 403.5 million kilometers. That is an average of 254.5 million kilometers between Earth and the asteroid belt. read more

To put that number into perspective, the circumference of planet Earth is only 24,901.45 miles which makes the distance between objects in the asteroid belt more than 24 times the circumference of Earth. read more