C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
- Capture date
- 2022-07-09
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
CK17K020 C2022 07 09.04691 17 09 12.36 -01 07 52.7 12.0 NV#087IJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 2.698428 AU (403,679,033 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 1.813283 AU (271,263,262 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 11.7 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- c2017k2-20220709-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1390 × 1462
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