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 93209	6.5072	18h 59m 10s	-39° 32’ 04”
Star	HIP 93552	5.6952	19h 03m 17s	-38° 15’ 11”
Star	HIP 92910	8.8976	18h 55m 48s	-39° 23’ 56”
Star	HIP 93027	7.0254	18h 57m 04s	-38° 54’ 51”
Star	HIP 93503	8.9306	19h 02m 34s	-38° 00’ 07”
Star	HIP 93099	7.9758	18h 57m 58s	-38° 10’ 06”
Star	HIP 93074	6.2804	18h 57m 34s	-39° 49’ 23”
Star	HIP 93447	8.915	19h 01m 53s	-37° 57’ 10”
Star	HIP 93420	8.5038	19h 01m 35s	-39° 47’ 12”
Star	HIP 93625	8.8804	19h 03m 58s	-38° 04’ 02”
Star	HIP 93465	8.4586	19h 02m 06s	-39° 17’ 24”
Star	HIP 93590	8.0046	19h 03m 36s	-39° 27’ 22”
Star	HIP 93858	6.086	19h 06m 52s	-37° 48’ 35”
Star	HIP 93005	7.55	18h 56m 47s	-39° 30’ 28”
Star	HIP 93352	7.7586	19h 00m 52s	-39° 04’ 23”

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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