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 84099	0	17h 11m 34s	+38° 26’ 34”
Star	HIP 84559	7.2966	17h 17m 07s	+39° 58’ 05”
Star	HIP 84946	7.9134	17h 21m 41s	+40° 05’ 30”
Star	HIP 84849	8.2356	17h 20m 29s	+38° 50’ 19”
Star	HIP 84532	7.4364	17h 16m 54s	+39° 28’ 05”
Star	HIP 84004	7.8718	17h 10m 18s	+40° 41’ 23”
Star	HIP 84656	5.8676	17h 18m 23s	+38° 48’ 40”
Star	HIP 84022	7.5036	17h 10m 32s	+39° 51’ 06”
Star	HIP 84049	8.4536	17h 10m 58s	+39° 04’ 42”
Star	HIP 84775	7.65	17h 19m 42s	+39° 17’ 24”
Star	HIP 84949	5.495	17h 21m 43s	+39° 58’ 29”
Star	HIP 84259	6.887	17h 13m 27s	+38° 59’ 06”
Star	HIP 84873	7.8414	17h 20m 45s	+39° 05’ 51”
Star	HIP 83989	7.6836	17h 10m 10s	+38° 44’ 10”
Star	HIP 84100	8.3628	17h 11m 34s	+39° 15’ 31”
Galaxy	NGC 6339	13.4	17h 17m 06s	+40° 50’ 44”

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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