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 87716	8.9642	17h 55m 04s	+58° 44’ 45”
Star	HIP 88476	8.8676	18h 03m 55s	+58° 43’ 26”
Star	HIP 87666	8.6356	17h 54m 25s	+59° 53’ 33”
Star	HIP 87020	8.4952	17h 46m 51s	+58° 38’ 19”
Star	HIP 88349	6.853	18h 02m 30s	+58° 37’ 37”
Star	HIP 87310	8.5298	17h 50m 24s	+58° 19’ 33”
Star	HIP 87036	7.6996	17h 47m 01s	+59° 15’ 12”
Star	HIP 87291	7.6732	17h 50m 09s	+59° 02’ 24”
Star	HIP 88133	8.4238	18h 00m 07s	+59° 31’ 31”
Star	HIP 87317	7.99	17h 50m 31s	+57° 26’ 36”

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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