C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
- Capture date
- 2020-08-21
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
CK17K020 C2020 08 21.93302 17 06 20.74 +48 01 27.9 16.4 NV#03miJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 8.441992 AU (1,262,904,101 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 8.358957 AU (1,250,482,166 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 17.3 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- c2017k2-20200821-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1104 × 846
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