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 83762	0	17h 07m 07s	+21° 33’ 14”
Star	HIP 83580	8.8314	17h 04m 55s	+22° 23’ 32”
Star	HIP 83775	8.5624	17h 07m 20s	+21° 41’ 41”
Star	HIP 84137	7.0808	17h 12m 06s	+21° 13’ 44”
Star	HIP 83942	7.0046	17h 09m 27s	+22° 05’ 31”
Star	HIP 83868	8.8924	17h 08m 25s	+20° 21’ 18”
Star	HIP 84020	7.5462	17h 10m 30s	+21° 12’ 55”
Star	HIP 84275	6.723	17h 13m 39s	+21° 25’ 52”
Star	HIP 84262	7.6478	17h 13m 30s	+22° 44’ 44”
Star	HIP 84387	8.4522	17h 15m 09s	+21° 33’ 51”
Star	HIP 83692	5.441	17h 06m 18s	+22° 05’ 03”
Star	HIP 84095	8.7406	17h 11m 33s	+22° 43’ 29”

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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