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 85653	7.1606	17h 30m 16s	+47° 24’ 07”
Star	HIP 85343	7.9148	17h 26m 22s	+47° 24’ 56”
Star	HIP 85492	8.1008	17h 28m 16s	+46° 03’ 52”
Star	HIP 86100	8.1784	17h 35m 46s	+46° 38’ 32”
Star	HIP 85052	8.4124	17h 22m 56s	+47° 10’ 35”
Star	HIP 85323	8.2558	17h 26m 09s	+46° 51’ 30”
Star	HIP 85977	8.564	17h 34m 19s	+46° 56’ 38”
Star	HIP 85123	8.3178	17h 23m 48s	+47° 01’ 16”
Star	HIP 84916	7.481	17h 21m 13s	+46° 09’ 01”
Star	HIP 85646	8.142	17h 30m 11s	+45° 38’ 38”
Star	HIP 84835	5.3434	17h 20m 21s	+46° 14’ 26”
Star	HIP 85118	7.8148	17h 23m 44s	+47° 16’ 14”
Star	HIP 85200	8.081	17h 24m 38s	+45° 21’ 07”
Star	HIP 85400	8.5494	17h 27m 03s	+46° 16’ 18”
Star	HIP 85824	7.1648	17h 32m 13s	+46° 19’ 49”
Star	HIP 85218	8.4688	17h 24m 48s	+46° 27’ 28”

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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