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 97479	8.2756	19h 48m 45s	+18° 22’ 07”
Star	HIP 97339	8.06	19h 46m 59s	+19° 10’ 50”
Star	HIP 97496	5.0238	19h 48m 58s	+19° 08’ 31”
Star	HIP 97288	8.5552	19h 46m 19s	+20° 55’ 35”
Star	HIP 97753	7.8166	19h 51m 58s	+20° 55’ 03”
Star	HIP 97628	8.1982	19h 50m 33s	+20° 34’ 38”
Star	HIP 97204	8.693	19h 45m 18s	+19° 51’ 20”
Star	HIP 97331	8.4162	19h 46m 52s	+18° 52’ 54”
Star	HIP 97516	7.857	19h 49m 11s	+19° 47’ 41”
Star	HIP 97879	7.3224	19h 53m 24s	+20° 19’ 38”
Star	HIP 97450	7.5616	19h 48m 28s	+18° 39’ 18”
Star	HIP 97500	8.715	19h 49m 02s	+20° 25’ 30”
Star	HIP 97300	8.5138	19h 46m 29s	+20° 24’ 03”
Star	HIP 97918	7.9276	19h 53m 59s	+20° 00’ 34”
Star	HIP 97876	7.1448	19h 53m 22s	+20° 20’ 13”
Star	HIP 97478	7.4002	19h 48m 44s	+19° 39’ 39”
Star	HIP 97814	8.1294	19h 52m 35s	+19° 08’ 10”
Star	HIP 97818	7.689	19h 52m 38s	+18° 44’ 26”
Star	HIP 97659	7.1568	19h 50m 52s	+20° 02’ 22”
Star	HIP 97365	3.6974	19h 47m 23s	+18° 32’ 03”
Star	HIP 97476	7.0536	19h 48m 43s	+18° 52’ 01”
Star	HIP 97429	7.9548	19h 48m 07s	+19° 59’ 48”
Star	HIP 97840	8.2026	19h 52m 54s	+18° 48’ 42”
Star	HIP 97796	6.2472	19h 52m 21s	+18° 40’ 18”
Star	HIP 97647	6.7094	19h 50m 45s	+20° 12’ 41”

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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