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 83847	6.6828	17h 08m 07s	+61° 09’ 34”
Star	HIP 84107	8.0788	17h 11m 40s	+61° 48’ 34”
Star	HIP 84210	8.7686	17h 12m 51s	+61° 51’ 13”
Star	HIP 84465	6.798	17h 16m 04s	+60° 42’ 49”
Star	HIP 84496	6.2096	17h 16m 29s	+60° 40’ 14”
Star	HIP 84699	7.3694	17h 18m 51s	+62° 32’ 59”
Star	HIP 84727	7.5132	17h 19m 09s	+61° 45’ 26”
Star	HIP 84795	8.8888	17h 19m 55s	+61° 39’ 03”
Star	HIP 85108	7.0154	17h 23m 37s	+60° 59’ 54”
Star	HIP 85144	8.5772	17h 23m 59s	+60° 43’ 35”
Star	HIP 85290	5.6446	17h 25m 41s	+60° 02’ 54”
Star	HIP 85349	8.7832	17h 26m 27s	+61° 59’ 53”
Galaxy	NGC 6359	13.6	17h 17m 53s	+61° 46’ 49”
Galaxy	NGC 6381	13.6	17h 27m 17s	+60° 00’ 51”
Galaxy	NGC 6361	13.8	17h 18m 40s	+60° 36’ 32”
Galaxy	NGC 6310	13.9	17h 07m 57s	+60° 59’ 26”

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

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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