C/2017 S3 (PANSTARRS) live position and data

This page shows Comet C/2017 S3 (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 S3 (PANSTARRS) (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 9538	8.0868	02h 02m 36s	+59° 41’ 17”
Star	HIP 9597	8.7442	02h 03m 26s	+58° 49’ 55”
Star	HIP 9795	8.2256	02h 05m 58s	+60° 16’ 42”
Star	HIP 9857	8.9576	02h 06m 48s	+58° 08’ 14”
Star	HIP 9886	8.4892	02h 07m 12s	+58° 47’ 15”
Star	HIP 9980	7.8376	02h 08m 30s	+58° 51’ 55”
Star	HIP 9990	5.6702	02h 08m 40s	+58° 25’ 24”
Star	HIP 10024	8.9576	02h 09m 02s	+57° 55’ 55”
Star	HIP 10060	8.7996	02h 09m 30s	+58° 47’ 01”
Star	HIP 10078	8.4772	02h 09m 37s	+59° 37’ 13”
Star	HIP 10141	6.6116	02h 10m 25s	+59° 58’ 47”
Star	HIP 10227	6.3896	02h 11m 29s	+57° 38’ 43”
Star	HIP 10316	8.7962	02h 12m 53s	+59° 25’ 40”
Star	HIP 10323	8.0574	02h 12m 57s	+59° 32’ 18”
Star	HIP 10331	7.956	02h 13m 06s	+58° 47’ 57”
Star	HIP 10332	0	02h 13m 07s	+58° 04’ 47”
Star	HIP 10354	7.4798	02h 13m 28s	+59° 11’ 45”
Star	HIP 10379	6.4138	02h 13m 41s	+58° 33’ 38”
Star	HIP 10452	8.6054	02h 14m 42s	+59° 23’ 41”
Star	HIP 10489	8.6702	02h 15m 13s	+58° 08’ 32”
Star	HIP 10527	8.2814	02h 15m 39s	+57° 45’ 47”
Star	HIP 10660	8.02	02h 17m 11s	+58° 38’ 10”
Star	HIP 10690	7.4596	02h 17m 33s	+58° 01’ 12”
Star	HIP 10718	5.6244	02h 17m 59s	+57° 53’ 59”
Star	HIP 10751	8.5046	02h 18m 18s	+57° 48’ 57”
Star	HIP 10829	8.3004	02h 19m 21s	+58° 57’ 40”
Star	HIP 10844	8.2378	02h 19m 34s	+59° 18’ 29”
Star	HIP 10855	7.0848	02h 19m 41s	+60° 00’ 47”
Star	HIP 10856	6.905	02h 19m 44s	+60° 01’ 46”
Star	HIP 10867	8.184	02h 19m 52s	+59° 31’ 40”
Star	HIP 10904	8.0402	02h 20m 22s	+59° 40’ 16”
Star	HIP 10968	8.4436	02h 21m 15s	+59° 40’ 30”
Star	HIP 10969	7.3326	02h 21m 15s	+59° 14’ 52”
Star	HIP 11093	0	02h 22m 51s	+58° 35’ 11”

Additional resources

Additional Resources about Comet C/2017 S3 (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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