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 116996	8.9962	23h 43m 06s	-70° 02’ 39”
Star	HIP 114879	8.1998	23h 16m 09s	-69° 54’ 16”
Star	HIP 116363	8.4592	23h 34m 45s	-70° 04’ 11”
Star	HIP 116561	8.3658	23h 37m 17s	-70° 02’ 17”
Star	HIP 114917	7.5282	23h 16m 37s	-70° 15’ 03”
Star	HIP 115026	8.9532	23h 17m 47s	-69° 21’ 42”
Star	HIP 116927	7.674	23h 42m 02s	-69° 26’ 13”
Star	HIP 116063	7.0412	23h 31m 02s	-69° 04’ 35”
Star	HIP 115151	8.6958	23h 19m 28s	-70° 19’ 23”
Star	HIP 115276	8.6586	23h 20m 52s	-69° 16’ 03”
Star	HIP 116748	8.0334	23h 39m 39s	-69° 11’ 44”
Star	HIP 114708	6.8424	23h 14m 07s	-70° 03’ 30”
Galaxy	ESO 77-23	14.0	23h 34m 28s	-70° 37’ 54”

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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