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 84816	0	17h 20m 03s	+53° 50’ 01”
Star	HIP 84912	8.622	17h 21m 11s	+54° 56’ 26”
Star	HIP 84300	7.7618	17h 14m 06s	+56° 08’ 01”
Star	HIP 84645	8.92	17h 18m 16s	+53° 38’ 06”
Star	HIP 84206	8.5386	17h 12m 47s	+55° 35’ 24”
Star	HIP 83608	4.7964	17h 05m 20s	+54° 28’ 11”
Star	HIP 84264	7.5636	17h 13m 30s	+55° 28’ 30”
Star	HIP 83648	8.2482	17h 05m 47s	+53° 45’ 02”
Star	HIP 84439	8.6136	17h 15m 48s	+56° 04’ 39”
Star	HIP 84358	8.4248	17h 14m 48s	+53° 36’ 48”
Star	HIP 84236	6.877	17h 13m 06s	+54° 08’ 20”
Star	HIP 83988	8.6644	17h 10m 10s	+54° 29’ 40”
Star	HIP 84590	7.4554	17h 17m 29s	+55° 03’ 22”
Star	HIP 83819	6.7362	17h 07m 48s	+55° 46’ 04”

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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