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 90474	0	18h 27m 40s	+49° 18’ 33”
Star	HIP 89943	6.2796	18h 21m 07s	+49° 43’ 31”
Star	HIP 90454	7.4596	18h 27m 27s	+49° 49’ 06”
Star	HIP 90101	8.2644	18h 23m 15s	+49° 57’ 49”
Star	HIP 89556	8.054	18h 16m 27s	+50° 36’ 59”
Star	HIP 90275	7.0558	18h 25m 11s	+49° 51’ 52”
Star	HIP 89229	7.8186	18h 12m 31s	+49° 05’ 55”
Star	HIP 90284	7.1954	18h 25m 18s	+48° 45’ 42”
Star	HIP 89760	8.659	18h 19m 03s	+49° 58’ 05”
Star	HIP 89553	7.3044	18h 16m 24s	+48° 22’ 07”
Star	HIP 89588	7.1706	18h 16m 54s	+49° 05’ 40”
Star	HIP 89521	7.4454	18h 16m 03s	+50° 31’ 57”
Star	HIP 90132	8.8424	18h 23m 35s	+50° 47’ 29”
Star	HIP 90025	8.3192	18h 22m 08s	+48° 21’ 26”
Star	HIP 89981	4.8654	18h 21m 32s	+49° 07’ 17”
Star	HIP 89452	7.6156	18h 15m 19s	+50° 58’ 16”
Star	HIP 89420	6.7172	18h 14m 56s	+49° 09’ 29”
Star	HIP 89756	7.6356	18h 18m 59s	+48° 34’ 13”

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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