C/2015 B1 (PANSTARRS) live position and data

This page shows Comet C/2015 B1 (PANSTARRS) 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 C/2015 B1 (PANSTARRS) (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 86230	0	17h 37m 19s	-40° 19’ 01”
Star	HIP 86542	0	17h 41m 07s	-41° 43’ 01”
Star	HIP 85782	7.2464	17h 31m 42s	-41° 02’ 22”
Star	HIP 86451	8.0036	17h 39m 51s	-40° 16’ 42”
Star	HIP 86694	8.7108	17h 42m 49s	-40° 19’ 12”
Star	HIP 86231	7.7512	17h 37m 19s	-40° 19’ 12”
Star	HIP 87023	7.4228	17h 46m 53s	-41° 16’ 54”
Star	HIP 86425	8.0282	17h 39m 31s	-39° 46’ 49”
Star	HIP 86810	8.5244	17h 44m 17s	-40° 06’ 37”
Star	HIP 86269	7.2014	17h 37m 37s	-40° 48’ 48”
Star	HIP 85889	5.8428	17h 33m 07s	-41° 10’ 23”
Star	HIP 86965	8.5866	17h 46m 17s	-40° 43’ 44”
Star	HIP 86799	7.8582	17h 44m 12s	-41° 39’ 40”
Star	HIP 85959	7.8852	17h 34m 04s	-41° 38’ 49”
Star	HIP 85980	7.1482	17h 34m 22s	-40° 31’ 52”
Star	HIP 86557	7.7646	17h 41m 18s	-40° 58’ 22”
Star	HIP 86397	8.9542	17h 39m 15s	-41° 44’ 02”
Star	HIP 86607	8.721	17h 41m 53s	-40° 05’ 39”
Star	HIP 86289	7.1122	17h 37m 53s	-42° 34’ 00”
Star	HIP 86547	8.4962	17h 41m 11s	-41° 41’ 30”

Additional resources

Additional Resources about Comet C/2015 B1 (PANSTARRS)

• 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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