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 in the background 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 32724	6.9876	06h 49m 35s	-07° 24’ 44”
Star	HIP 33058	7.8026	06h 53m 07s	-07° 45’ 56”
Star	HIP 32558	4.9094	06h 47m 37s	-08° 59’ 54”
Star	HIP 33278	8.0854	06h 55m 19s	-08° 38’ 31”
Star	HIP 32838	6.3046	06h 50m 42s	-08° 02’ 27”
Star	HIP 33255	7.81	06h 55m 07s	-08° 29’ 56”
Star	HIP 32923	6.5864	06h 51m 33s	-06° 57’ 59”
Star	HIP 33180	7.9154	06h 54m 21s	-07° 23’ 46”
Star	HIP 32622	6.9016	06h 48m 21s	-07° 45’ 16”
Star	HIP 32407	7.121	06h 45m 57s	-07° 20’ 20”
Star	HIP 32501	8.079	06h 46m 59s	-08° 25’ 06”
Star	HIP 32667	8.329	06h 48m 49s	-08° 18’ 36”
Star	HIP 32835	8.8092	06h 50m 41s	-08° 53’ 19”
Star	HIP 33290	7.939	06h 55m 31s	-08° 25’ 03”
Star	HIP 32639	8.5454	06h 48m 32s	-07° 09’ 55”
Star	HIP 32461	7.1982	06h 46m 31s	-08° 55’ 06”
Star	HIP 32490	8.2982	06h 46m 50s	-09° 09’ 52”

Additional resources

• 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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