C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
- Capture date
- 2021-05-09
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
CK17K020 C2021 05 09.03738 18 17 11.43 +42 35 20.4 15.2 NV#05MNJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 6.419582 AU (960,355,797 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 6.077321 AU (909,154,341 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 16.1 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- c2017k2-20210509-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 951 × 756
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