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 83829	8.6456	17h 07m 59s	+52° 19’ 03”
Star	HIP 83484	8.8022	17h 03m 45s	+51° 14’ 48”
Star	HIP 83106	7.9716	16h 58m 57s	+52° 18’ 35”
Star	HIP 84021	6.3054	17h 10m 30s	+52° 24’ 31”
Star	HIP 83183	7.2602	17h 00m 03s	+53° 02’ 40”
Star	HIP 83354	7.8286	17h 02m 08s	+51° 56’ 32”
Star	HIP 83285	6.8838	17h 01m 14s	+52° 36’ 16”
Star	HIP 84072	7.1284	17h 11m 17s	+51° 45’ 15”
Star	HIP 84273	8.2624	17h 13m 38s	+52° 18’ 09”
Star	HIP 84044	8.7534	17h 10m 54s	+51° 19’ 02”
Star	HIP 83648	8.2482	17h 05m 47s	+53° 45’ 02”
Star	HIP 83501	7.7284	17h 03m 55s	+53° 13’ 52”
Star	HIP 83660	8.272	17h 05m 57s	+52° 01’ 57”
Star	HIP 83610	8.5384	17h 05m 21s	+52° 11’ 38”
Star	HIP 83546	8.5494	17h 04m 30s	+52° 09’ 41”
Star	HIP 83536	8.1814	17h 04m 25s	+52° 49’ 06”

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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