C/2017 S2 (PANSTARRS) live position and data

This page shows Comet C/2017 S2 (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 S2 (PANSTARRS) (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 31561	0	06h 36m 22s	+27° 56’ 03”
Star	HIP 31737	5.7482	06h 38m 23s	+28° 59’ 03”
Star	HIP 31233	8.1996	06h 33m 04s	+30° 19’ 31”
Star	HIP 31434	5.2736	06h 35m 12s	+28° 01’ 20”
Star	HIP 31852	6.0598	06h 39m 33s	+28° 15’ 47”
Star	HIP 32019	6.3196	06h 41m 20s	+28° 11’ 47”
Star	HIP 31036	8.077	06h 30m 45s	+29° 49’ 42”
Star	HIP 31562	8.3092	06h 36m 22s	+30° 06’ 19”
Star	HIP 31230	7.9766	06h 33m 03s	+29° 24’ 23”
Star	HIP 31444	8.385	06h 35m 15s	+28° 26’ 33”
Star	HIP 31969	8.2036	06h 40m 52s	+30° 12’ 41”
Star	HIP 31856	8.871	06h 39m 35s	+28° 22’ 11”
Star	HIP 31559	8.724	06h 36m 20s	+29° 43’ 41”
Star	HIP 31287	7.3754	06h 33m 41s	+27° 58’ 48”
Star	HIP 31853	8.0448	06h 39m 33s	+30° 18’ 14”
Star	HIP 32014	6.9126	06h 41m 18s	+29° 42’ 49”
Star	HIP 32120	7.4618	06h 42m 32s	+29° 22’ 30”

Additional resources

Additional Resources about Comet C/2017 S2 (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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