Phaethon approached to 0.120895 AU (18,085,600 km; 11,237,900 mi) of Earth on December 10, 2007.[1] On December 16, 2017, it will pass 0.06893 AU (10,312,000 km; 6,407,000 mi) from Earth. Then, on December 14, 2093, it will pass 0.0198 AU (2,960,000 km; 1,840,000 mi) from Earth.[1][11]
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—Wikipedia
They use AU because using LD would make the story a lot less sensational.
It’s like 15 LD so it’s not even CLOSE.
Wiki Actual = 2007 - 18,085,600 km;
Wiki Guess = 2017 - 10,312,000 km;
Observed Actual =2017 - 3,218,688 km;
Wiki Guess = 2093 - 2,960,000 km;
Spot the trend ...