C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) live position and data

This page shows Comet C/2017 T2 (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 in the background 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 T2 (PANSTARRS) (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 91701	8.5988	18h 42m 02s	-64° 19’ 22”
Star	HIP 93463	8.3044	19h 02m 05s	-64° 53’ 29”
Star	HIP 92844	8.0292	18h 55m 06s	-64° 19’ 26”
Star	HIP 92024	4.7604	18h 45m 26s	-64° 52’ 15”
Star	HIP 92707	8.3498	18h 53m 26s	-64° 53’ 50”
Star	HIP 91711	8.0422	18h 42m 09s	-64° 29’ 55”
Star	HIP 92990	7.3072	18h 56m 40s	-65° 28’ 34”
Star	HIP 93151	6.8128	18h 58m 28s	-64° 00’ 04”
Star	HIP 91534	7.5758	18h 40m 03s	-64° 43’ 32”
Star	HIP 91854	5.6666	18h 43m 37s	-64° 33’ 04”
Star	HIP 91733	6.3358	18h 42m 22s	-64° 38’ 34”
Star	HIP 92121	7.8452	18h 46m 31s	-64° 02’ 28”
Star	HIP 92330	7.3922	18h 49m 03s	-63° 16’ 10”
Star	HIP 91456	7.4146	18h 39m 11s	-64° 51’ 47”
Star	HIP 92378	7.8804	18h 49m 32s	-64° 47’ 24”
Star	HIP 92148	6.8646	18h 46m 52s	-65° 14’ 58”
Star	HIP 92294	5.6896	18h 48m 37s	-65° 04’ 38”
Galaxy	IC 4790	14.0	18h 56m 31s	-64° 55’ 41”
Galaxy	IC 4799	14.0	18h 58m 56s	-63° 55’ 54”
Galaxy	IC 4742	13.1	18h 41m 52s	-63° 51’ 43”
Galaxy	ESO 104-7	13.1	18h 47m 18s	-63° 21’ 38”
Galaxy	IC 4801	13.6	18h 59m 38s	-64° 40’ 27”
Galaxy	NGC 6684A	13.2	18h 52m 22s	-64° 49’ 53”
Galaxy	IC 4784	13.7	18h 52m 48s	-63° 15’ 38”
Galaxy	NGC 6684	11.3	18h 48m 57s	-65° 10’ 26”
Galaxy	IC 4765	12.3	18h 47m 18s	-63° 19’ 57”
Galaxy	IC 4741	13.8	18h 41m 43s	-63° 56’ 57”
Galaxy	IC 4745	13.9	18h 42m 35s	-64° 56’ 35”

Additional resources

• 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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