C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
- Capture date
- 2021-07-11
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
CK17K020 C2021 07 11.02191 17 24 14.07 +41 34 49.6 14.9 NV#05moJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 5.899701 AU (882,582,633 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 5.461690 AU (817,057,221 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 15.7 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- c2017k2-20210711-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1480 × 1144
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