C/2017 Y2 (PANSTARRS) live position and data

This page shows Comet C/2017 Y2 (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 Y2 (PANSTARRS) (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 105817	8.4694	21h 25m 50s	+38° 30’ 58”
Star	HIP 105942	5.2988	21h 27m 21s	+37° 07’ 00”
Star	HIP 106216	7.7586	21h 30m 48s	+37° 57’ 59”
Star	HIP 106133	7.5948	21h 29m 53s	+36° 10’ 41”
Star	HIP 106192	8.8446	21h 30m 35s	+38° 25’ 59”
Star	HIP 105921	7.549	21h 27m 08s	+36° 55’ 32”
Star	HIP 105637	6.2914	21h 23m 48s	+37° 21’ 05”
Star	HIP 105676	7.7368	21h 24m 16s	+37° 39’ 44”
Star	HIP 106248	7.9664	21h 31m 11s	+38° 45’ 30”
Star	HIP 106090	8.1336	21h 29m 25s	+38° 39’ 10”
Star	HIP 106647	8.0172	21h 36m 08s	+37° 52’ 35”
Star	HIP 105811	5.9216	21h 25m 47s	+36° 40’ 02”
Star	HIP 105894	7.6086	21h 26m 47s	+37° 31’ 03”
Star	HIP 106119	8.2846	21h 29m 41s	+36° 47’ 54”
Star	HIP 106381	8.9132	21h 32m 48s	+36° 19’ 46”
Star	HIP 106551	4.7578	21h 34m 46s	+38° 32’ 01”
Star	HIP 106629	8.9944	21h 35m 52s	+37° 49’ 48”

Additional resources

Additional Resources about Comet C/2017 Y2 (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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