96P/Machholz live position and data

This page shows Comet 96P/Machholz location and other relevant astronomical data in real time. The celestial coordinates, magnitude, distances and speed are updated in real time and are computed using high quality data sets provided by the JPL Horizons ephemeris service (see acknowledgements for details). The sky map shown below represents a rectangular portion of the sky 60x40 arcminutes wide. By comparison the diameter of the full Moon is about 30 arcmins, so the full horizontal extent of the map is approximately 2 full Moons wide. Depending on the device you are using, the map can be dragged horizondally or vertically using the mouse or touchscreen. The deep sky image in the background is provided by the Digitized Sky Survey (acknowledgements).

Current close conjunctions

List of bright objects (stars brighter than magnitude 9.0 and galaxies brighter than magmitude 14.0) close to Comet 96P/Machholz (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 91370	0	18h 38m 04s	-37° 34’ 48”
Star	HIP 90800	7.5214	18h 31m 24s	-37° 35’ 35”
Star	HIP 90871	7.7582	18h 32m 13s	-37° 12’ 44”
Star	HIP 91471	8.3328	18h 39m 19s	-37° 42’ 06”
Star	HIP 90969	6.2754	18h 33m 23s	-38° 43’ 12”
Star	HIP 90936	6.2008	18h 33m 00s	-39° 53’ 30”
Star	HIP 90507	7.799	18h 28m 05s	-38° 21’ 23”
Star	HIP 91474	8.4202	18h 39m 24s	-38° 00’ 46”
Star	HIP 90802	8.7674	18h 31m 24s	-39° 47’ 17”
Star	HIP 90968	5.6026	18h 33m 23s	-38° 43’ 33”
Star	HIP 90562	7.4998	18h 28m 46s	-38° 01’ 42”
Star	HIP 90511	8.6226	18h 28m 06s	-37° 22’ 35”
Star	HIP 90604	6.6272	18h 29m 16s	-38° 51’ 04”
Star	HIP 91242	8.487	18h 36m 40s	-37° 39’ 18”
Star	HIP 90541	5.6212	18h 28m 27s	-38° 59’ 44”
Star	HIP 91183	8.8504	18h 36m 07s	-38° 27’ 41”
Star	HIP 90975	8.6922	18h 33m 26s	-39° 29’ 12”
Star	HIP 90887	5.152	18h 32m 21s	-39° 42’ 14”
Star	HIP 91060	8.5844	18h 34m 30s	-39° 03’ 40”
Star	HIP 91102	8.7686	18h 34m 58s	-38° 39’ 24”
Star	HIP 91017	8.4414	18h 34m 01s	-37° 42’ 28”
Star	HIP 91125	7.1596	18h 35m 16s	-39° 41’ 39”
Star	HIP 90873	7.649	18h 32m 13s	-38° 05’ 55”
Star	HIP 90963	8.3304	18h 33m 20s	-37° 19’ 46”
Star	HIP 90668	8.154	18h 29m 58s	-39° 31’ 53”
Galaxy	ESO 336-6	13.0	18h 36m 07s	-37° 56’ 42”

Additional resources

Additional Resources about Comet 96P/Machholz

• 15 Days Ephemerides
• Interactive Sky Map (Planetarium)
• Rise & Set Times
• Distance from Earth
• Light Curve
• Orbital Elements

Astronomy databases

This online sky chart is created using the following astronomy databases and services:

1. The Digitized Sky Survey, a photographic survey of the whole sky created using images from different telescopes, including the Oschin Schmidt Telescope on Palomar Mountain
2. The Hipparcos Star Catalogue, containing more than 100.000 bright stars
3. The PGC 2003 Catalogue, containing information about 1 million galaxies
4. The GSC 2.3 Catalogue, containing information about more than 2 billion stars and galaxies

Please see the acknowledgements section.

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