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 89257	8.6428	18h 12m 53s	+42° 48’ 11”
Star	HIP 89482	5.5752	18h 15m 38s	+42° 09’ 33”
Star	HIP 89655	8.992	18h 17m 49s	+43° 50’ 32”
Star	HIP 88543	7.3012	18h 04m 48s	+42° 57’ 27”
Star	HIP 89336	8.1114	18h 13m 41s	+42° 52’ 45”
Star	HIP 88788	4.921	18h 07m 28s	+43° 27’ 43”
Star	HIP 88722	7.3364	18h 06m 47s	+43° 27’ 06”
Star	HIP 88852	6.8054	18h 08m 21s	+44° 06’ 45”
Star	HIP 89317	7.1858	18h 13m 29s	+43° 19’ 54”
Star	HIP 88874	8.329	18h 08m 38s	+42° 38’ 06”
Star	HIP 89719	8.5992	18h 18m 35s	+42° 33’ 52”
Star	HIP 88515	6.9734	18h 04m 29s	+42° 51’ 38”

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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