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C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)

Capture date
2019-07-05
Nearest MPC J01 observation
    CK17K020  C2019 07 05.95931 17 29 16.67 +58 12 31.7          17.3 Nc#01IEJ01
Distance to the Sun
11.334393 AU (1,695,601,030 km)
Distance to the Earth
11.166488 AU (1,670,482,883 km)
Approximate magnitude
≈ 18.5 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) - 2019-07-05

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Source filename
c2017k2-20190705-j01.jpg
Image dimensions
1109 × 798

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