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 88673	0	18h 06m 08s	-41° 06’ 58”
Star	HIP 89031	7.7984	18h 10m 14s	-42° 24’ 11”
Star	HIP 89726	6.2988	18h 18m 40s	-42° 17’ 18”
Star	HIP 89160	7.5554	18h 11m 46s	-43° 04’ 55”
Star	HIP 89274	8.028	18h 13m 01s	-42° 17’ 17”
Star	HIP 89121	8.187	18h 11m 20s	-40° 18’ 25”
Star	HIP 88628	8.3272	18h 05m 44s	-41° 25’ 54”
Star	HIP 89040	8.9568	18h 10m 25s	-41° 45’ 22”
Star	HIP 88903	7.1234	18h 08m 53s	-42° 39’ 25”
Star	HIP 89552	7.3762	18h 16m 23s	-40° 28’ 19”
Star	HIP 89442	8.1982	18h 15m 15s	-40° 52’ 37”
Star	HIP 89147	8.9016	18h 11m 40s	-40° 24’ 47”
Star	HIP 89099	5.8324	18h 11m 05s	-41° 21’ 32”
Star	HIP 89376	7.8972	18h 14m 20s	-41° 54’ 33”
Star	HIP 89335	6.871	18h 13m 40s	-41° 07’ 36”
Star	HIP 89290	5.4724	18h 13m 12s	-41° 20’ 09”
Star	HIP 89225	8.1716	18h 12m 29s	-41° 42’ 57”
Star	HIP 89150	7.7224	18h 11m 42s	-40° 12’ 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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