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 94652	7.8098	19h 15m 36s	-38° 50’ 43”
Star	HIP 94625	7.9612	19h 15m 20s	-39° 39’ 46”
Star	HIP 94130	6.3314	19h 09m 39s	-39° 49’ 37”
Star	HIP 94326	8.7568	19h 11m 57s	-39° 30’ 00”
Star	HIP 94243	6.35	19h 11m 01s	-39° 00’ 16”
Star	HIP 94114	4.0974	19h 09m 28s	-37° 54’ 15”
Star	HIP 94863	8.3426	19h 18m 12s	-38° 23’ 03”
Star	HIP 93625	8.8804	19h 03m 58s	-38° 04’ 02”
Star	HIP 94378	7.132	19h 12m 34s	-37° 31’ 26”
Star	HIP 94214	7.5836	19h 10m 47s	-38° 54’ 33”
Star	HIP 94344	6.4748	19h 12m 09s	-37° 34’ 59”
Star	HIP 94275	8.9772	19h 11m 20s	-37° 12’ 42”
Star	HIP 94033	7.95	19h 08m 39s	-39° 57’ 36”
Star	HIP 93858	6.086	19h 06m 52s	-37° 48’ 35”
Star	HIP 94180	8.9204	19h 10m 24s	-39° 11’ 11”
Star	HIP 94160	3.9862	19h 10m 01s	-39° 20’ 26”

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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