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 78151	8.8758	15h 57m 29s	-32° 47’ 07”
Star	HIP 78106	5.5756	15h 56m 54s	-33° 57’ 50”
Star	HIP 78093	8.8382	15h 56m 42s	-34° 25’ 53”
Star	HIP 78359	6.8446	15h 59m 55s	-33° 23’ 07”
Star	HIP 78105	5.0866	15h 56m 53s	-33° 57’ 57”
Star	HIP 78350	8.2416	15h 59m 51s	-32° 39’ 39”
Star	HIP 78726	6.0634	16h 04m 17s	-33° 12’ 49”
Star	HIP 78826	7.9814	16h 05m 28s	-34° 00’ 15”
Star	HIP 78398	8.827	16h 00m 18s	-33° 36’ 08”
Star	HIP 78507	8.9746	16h 01m 37s	-34° 13’ 44”
Star	HIP 78466	7.9586	16h 01m 04s	-32° 41’ 42”
Star	HIP 77731	7.5956	15h 52m 13s	-34° 07’ 17”
Star	HIP 78518	7.3094	16h 01m 47s	-34° 37’ 37”
Star	HIP 78306	6.9646	15h 59m 20s	-33° 00’ 43”

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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