96P/Machholz 1 live position and data

This page shows Comet 96P/Machholz 1 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 1 (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 102159	0	20h 41m 59s	-54° 00’ 22”
Star	HIP 102682	0	20h 48m 25s	-54° 30’ 39”
Star	HIP 101819	8.5306	20h 37m 59s	-52° 48’ 21”
Star	HIP 101902	8.2144	20h 39m 01s	-53° 51’ 18”
Star	HIP 101636	8.5466	20h 36m 02s	-54° 56’ 28”
Star	HIP 102353	8.3326	20h 44m 16s	-53° 50’ 39”
Star	HIP 102186	8.731	20h 42m 18s	-52° 41’ 48”
Star	HIP 102143	8.4648	20h 41m 51s	-54° 33’ 30”
Star	HIP 101479	8.2156	20h 33m 56s	-52° 50’ 20”
Star	HIP 101975	8.3042	20h 39m 55s	-53° 23’ 33”
Star	HIP 101451	8.1334	20h 33m 39s	-53° 29’ 51”
Star	HIP 102023	8.7778	20h 40m 28s	-54° 01’ 10”
Star	HIP 102432	8.647	20h 45m 21s	-54° 46’ 29”
Galaxy	ESO 186-59	13.5	20h 32m 03s	-53° 44’ 36”
Galaxy	ESO 186-62	13.0	20h 34m 02s	-52° 58’ 54”
Galaxy	NGC 6937	13.5	20h 38m 45s	-52° 08’ 38”
Galaxy	NGC 6948	13.8	20h 43m 29s	-53° 21’ 28”
Galaxy	NGC 6942	12.6	20h 40m 37s	-54° 18’ 14”

Additional resources

Additional Resources about Comet 96P/Machholz 1

• 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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