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C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)

Capture date
2019-03-31
Nearest MPC J01 observation
    CK17K020  C2019 03 31.17905 18 13 51.81 +55 34 25.5          17.8 Nc#00eGJ01
Distance to the Sun
11.968984 AU (1,790,534,466 km)
Distance to the Earth
11.928257 AU (1,784,441,875 km)
Approximate magnitude
≈ 18.7 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) - 2019-03-31

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Source filename
c2017k2-20190331-j01.jpg
Image dimensions
1189 × 877

About this object

Designation
C/2017 K2
Orbit class
Hyperbolic Comet

Orbital parameters: Epoch 2459467.5 JD TDB · q = 1.8 au · e = 1 · i = 87.6 deg · Ω = 88.2 deg · ω = 236 deg · T = 2459933.227 JD TDB