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 87594	7.8466	17h 53m 36s	+61° 02’ 37”
Star	HIP 87766	7.334	17h 55m 43s	+61° 23’ 45”
Star	HIP 88124	8.1186	17h 59m 57s	+60° 26’ 42”
Star	HIP 88372	8.6948	18h 02m 43s	+60° 34’ 38”
Star	HIP 88483	8.491	18h 04m 02s	+61° 34’ 04”
Star	HIP 88592	8.581	18h 05m 21s	+62° 15’ 58”
Star	HIP 88605	8.0664	18h 05m 30s	+62° 19’ 00”
Star	HIP 88998	7.192	18h 09m 53s	+61° 52’ 51”
Star	HIP 89075	8.0956	18h 10m 45s	+61° 11’ 05”
Star	HIP 89104	6.49	18h 11m 07s	+60° 24’ 34”
Star	HIP 89138	7.6592	18h 11m 31s	+60° 36’ 43”

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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