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 87062	0	17h 47m 27s	-08° 46’ 44”
Star	HIP 86734	8.7922	17h 43m 23s	-09° 00’ 33”
Star	HIP 86936	7.766	17h 45m 50s	-10° 21’ 14”
Star	HIP 87236	8.8954	17h 49m 27s	-07° 47’ 05”
Star	HIP 86832	8.0954	17h 44m 34s	-10° 20’ 10”
Star	HIP 87177	8.2452	17h 48m 38s	-10° 16’ 25”
Star	HIP 86985	7.2886	17h 46m 31s	-07° 59’ 07”
Star	HIP 86884	8.261	17h 45m 07s	-09° 48’ 54”

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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