C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) live position and data

This page shows Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) location and other relevant astronomical data in real time. The celestial coordinates, magnitude, distances and speed are updated in real time and are computed using high quality data sets provided by the JPL Horizons ephemeris service (see acknowledgements for details). The sky map shown below represents a rectangular portion of the sky 60x40 arcminutes wide. By comparison the diameter of the full Moon is about 30 arcmins, so the full horizontal extent of the map is approximately 2 full Moons wide. Depending on the device you are using, the map can be dragged horizondally or vertically using the mouse or touchscreen. The deep sky image in the background is provided by the Digitized Sky Survey (acknowledgements).

Current close conjunctions

List of bright objects (stars brighter than magnitude 9.0 and galaxies brighter than magmitude 14.0) close to Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 83780	6.5388	17h 07m 22s	+48° 23’ 57”
Star	HIP 83887	8.524	17h 08m 43s	+47° 38’ 20”
Star	HIP 83360	7.0542	17h 02m 15s	+49° 35’ 38”
Star	HIP 83743	7.5034	17h 06m 54s	+47° 40’ 14”
Star	HIP 84108	6.0858	17h 11m 40s	+49° 44’ 46”
Star	HIP 83680	8.614	17h 06m 10s	+50° 17’ 55”
Star	HIP 84038	7.3344	17h 10m 46s	+49° 20’ 48”
Star	HIP 84091	8.4304	17h 11m 29s	+48° 46’ 46”
Star	HIP 83259	8.8464	17h 01m 01s	+48° 57’ 43”
Star	HIP 83575	5.9996	17h 04m 49s	+48° 48’ 14”
Star	HIP 84014	8.0392	17h 10m 25s	+48° 57’ 56”
Star	HIP 83956	8.496	17h 09m 42s	+49° 42’ 31”
Star	HIP 83200	8.2316	17h 00m 13s	+49° 28’ 18”

Additional resources

Additional Resources about Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)

• 15 Days Ephemerides
• Interactive Sky Map (Planetarium)
• Rise & Set Times
• Distance from Earth
• Light Curve
• Orbital Elements

Astronomy databases

This online sky chart is created using the following astronomy databases and services:

1. The Digitized Sky Survey, a photographic survey of the whole sky created using images from different telescopes, including the Oschin Schmidt Telescope on Palomar Mountain
2. The Hipparcos Star Catalogue, containing more than 100.000 bright stars
3. The PGC 2003 Catalogue, containing information about 1 million galaxies
4. The GSC 2.3 Catalogue, containing information about more than 2 billion stars and galaxies

Please see the acknowledgements section.

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