C/2017 K2
comet discovered in 2017
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C/2017 K2
Summary
C/2017 K2 is a comet[1]. It draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (comet category, ranking #12 of 31).[2]
Key Facts
- C/2017 K2 is credited with the discovery of Pan-STARRS[3].
- C/2017 K2's image is recorded as Distant active comet C 2017 K2.jpg[4].
- C/2017 K2's instance of is recorded as comet[5].
- C/2017 K2's instance of is recorded as hyperbolic comet[6].
- C/2017 K2's Commons category is recorded as C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)[7].
- C/2017 K2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2017-05-12T00:00:00Z[8].
- C/2017 K2's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 1003517[9].
- C/2017 K2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+1.00049161964885'}[10].
- C/2017 K2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.9'}[11].
- C/2017 K2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+87.54886782722933'}[12].
- C/2017 K2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+88.25127848781806'}[13].
- C/2017 K2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '-3657.343907640614'}[14].
- C/2017 K2's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.798022127598068'}[15].
- C/2017 K2's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+236.1826883264632'}[16].
- C/2017 K2's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-0.003069463369547382'}[17].
- C/2017 K2's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11fz9ztyy4[18].
- C/2017 K2's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as C/2017 K2[19].
- C/2017 K2's epoch is recorded as January 30, 2021[20].
- C/2017 K2's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2459933.322113311'}[21].
- C/2017 K2's SpaceReference.org celestial object ID is recorded as comet/c-2017-k1-panstarrs[22].
Body
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include comet[5] and hyperbolic comet[6].
Why It Matters
C/2017 K2 draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (comet category, ranking #12 of 31).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]