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 93521	0	19h 02m 49s	-42° 46’ 05”
Star	HIP 93513	8.1564	19h 02m 40s	-42° 15’ 59”
Star	HIP 92971	7.6762	18h 56m 27s	-40° 34’ 55”
Star	HIP 92947	8.8076	18h 56m 13s	-41° 20’ 58”
Star	HIP 94086	7.9316	19h 09m 13s	-41° 15’ 51”
Star	HIP 93752	8.769	19h 05m 27s	-41° 44’ 15”
Star	HIP 93848	8.8518	19h 06m 44s	-40° 31’ 06”
Star	HIP 94157	5.868	19h 09m 57s	-41° 53’ 32”
Star	HIP 93458	7.1308	19h 02m 01s	-40° 39’ 45”
Star	HIP 93495	8.1448	19h 02m 25s	-41° 16’ 19”
Star	HIP 93611	8.1322	19h 03m 47s	-40° 15’ 04”
Star	HIP 93075	8.6956	18h 57m 35s	-41° 41’ 43”
Star	HIP 94005	4.4696	19h 08m 20s	-40° 29’ 47”
Star	HIP 93193	8.4054	18h 58m 56s	-41° 18’ 49”
Star	HIP 93470	6.21	19h 02m 08s	-41° 54’ 37”
Star	HIP 93250	7.7118	18h 59m 41s	-40° 37’ 21”
Star	HIP 93346	8.503	19h 00m 47s	-41° 25’ 04”
Star	HIP 93542	4.7336	19h 03m 06s	-42° 05’ 41”
Galaxy	ESO 337-10	12.5	19h 05m 59s	-42° 21’ 59”
Galaxy	ESO 337-2	13.0	18h 56m 20s	-40° 58’ 38”

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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