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 91000	8.4856	18h 33m 49s	+10° 26’ 32”
Star	HIP 90285	8.8992	18h 25m 18s	+11° 05’ 53”
Star	HIP 90427	7.3372	18h 27m 01s	+09° 12’ 34”
Star	HIP 90626	8.5884	18h 29m 31s	+09° 03’ 42”
Star	HIP 90974	8.4588	18h 33m 26s	+09° 05’ 30”
Star	HIP 90255	8.0202	18h 24m 57s	+09° 44’ 09”
Star	HIP 90584	7.4566	18h 29m 01s	+11° 39’ 01”
Star	HIP 90439	8.1674	18h 27m 09s	+11° 12’ 33”
Star	HIP 90690	8.637	18h 30m 12s	+08° 51’ 18”
Star	HIP 90381	8.452	18h 26m 32s	+09° 41’ 48”
Star	HIP 90593	8.1468	18h 29m 11s	+11° 41’ 43”
Star	HIP 90599	7.8992	18h 29m 14s	+10° 53’ 31”
Star	HIP 90696	8.0846	18h 30m 16s	+11° 11’ 47”
Star	HIP 90657	7.8418	18h 29m 52s	+09° 11’ 57”
Star	HIP 90587	8.3384	18h 29m 03s	+09° 40’ 58”
Star	HIP 90665	6.8852	18h 29m 57s	+10° 28’ 58”
Star	HIP 91090	6.4746	18h 34m 47s	+10° 53’ 31”

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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