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 87938	0	17h 57m 50s	+46° 35’ 14”
Star	HIP 89186	8.412	18h 12m 05s	+46° 44’ 11”
Star	HIP 88367	8.3348	18h 02m 42s	+45° 07’ 47”
Star	HIP 88894	7.8372	18h 08m 50s	+47° 07’ 11”
Star	HIP 88239	7.5566	18h 01m 07s	+45° 21’ 03”
Star	HIP 87877	6.7564	17h 57m 05s	+45° 51’ 20”
Star	HIP 88393	8.1372	18h 02m 59s	+46° 14’ 08”
Star	HIP 88122	5.5316	17h 59m 56s	+45° 30’ 05”
Star	HIP 88569	8.3546	18h 05m 04s	+45° 42’ 10”
Star	HIP 88733	8.2952	18h 06m 54s	+46° 46’ 42”
Star	HIP 88485	7.484	18h 04m 05s	+46° 26’ 31”
Star	HIP 88006	8.0602	17h 58m 38s	+44° 56’ 14”
Star	HIP 88030	6.4826	17h 58m 52s	+45° 28’ 34”
Star	HIP 88263	8.4634	18h 01m 28s	+46° 04’ 20”
Star	HIP 88715	7.4126	18h 06m 38s	+46° 16’ 23”
Star	HIP 88113	7.9414	17h 59m 44s	+46° 49’ 16”
Galaxy	PGC 61367	13.8	18h 04m 41s	+46° 15’ 18”
Galaxy	NGC 6524	13.9	17h 59m 14s	+45° 53’ 15”

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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