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 63024	5.7022	12h 54m 56s	+47° 11’ 48”
Star	HIP 63699	7.8192	13h 03m 15s	+47° 58’ 05”
Star	HIP 62992	7.3568	12h 54m 28s	+46° 46’ 40”
Star	HIP 63764	8.3236	13h 04m 10s	+46° 27’ 32”
Star	HIP 63904	7.1558	13h 05m 45s	+47° 46’ 42”
Star	HIP 62891	7.3032	12h 53m 20s	+46° 39’ 22”
Star	HIP 63926	8.2062	13h 06m 00s	+48° 01’ 41”
Star	HIP 63038	8.7242	12h 55m 03s	+48° 12’ 59”
Star	HIP 63284	8.918	12h 58m 07s	+48° 14’ 04”
Star	HIP 63368	7.9956	12h 59m 03s	+47° 09’ 05”
Star	HIP 62854	8.8428	12h 53m 00s	+47° 39’ 31”
Star	HIP 63369	8.2296	12h 59m 04s	+46° 23’ 20”
Galaxy	NGC 4800	12.4	12h 54m 37s	+46° 31’ 50”

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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