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 89017	7.2682	18h 10m 03s	+56° 16’ 00”
Star	HIP 88934	8.5928	18h 09m 14s	+56° 03’ 06”
Star	HIP 89047	5.8702	18h 10m 31s	+54° 17’ 09”
Star	HIP 89643	8.5864	18h 17m 38s	+53° 44’ 41”
Star	HIP 88479	7.7636	18h 04m 00s	+55° 16’ 24”
Star	HIP 89775	8.2594	18h 19m 13s	+55° 35’ 34”
Star	HIP 89575	8.7042	18h 16m 42s	+55° 41’ 24”
Star	HIP 89730	8.5284	18h 18m 40s	+54° 36’ 00”
Star	HIP 90000	7.3134	18h 21m 48s	+55° 07’ 47”
Star	HIP 90095	7.6386	18h 23m 09s	+54° 25’ 24”
Star	HIP 89446	6.752	18h 15m 15s	+54° 08’ 27”
Star	HIP 89401	6.6434	18h 14m 41s	+56° 35’ 17”
Star	HIP 89631	8.1576	18h 17m 29s	+55° 27’ 23”
Star	HIP 88915	8.8698	18h 08m 59s	+55° 21’ 58”
Star	HIP 88591	7.8864	18h 05m 20s	+55° 06’ 19”
Star	HIP 88611	8.1506	18h 05m 32s	+54° 30’ 50”

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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