C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
- Capture date
- 2021-08-13
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
CK17K020 C2021 08 13.92998 17 02 07.63 +36 15 17.3 14.6 NV#06EAJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 5.614404 AU (839,902,937 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 5.376779 AU (804,354,712 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 15.5 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- c2017k2-20210813-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1920 × 1291
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