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 86214	0	17h 37m 04s	-44° 19’ 00”
Star	HIP 86489	0	17h 40m 26s	-43° 51’ 56”
Star	HIP 86427	8.1708	17h 39m 32s	-42° 58’ 42”
Star	HIP 86788	8.2662	17h 44m 02s	-44° 38’ 06”
Star	HIP 86651	8.5162	17h 42m 16s	-42° 48’ 35”
Star	HIP 86571	8.2256	17h 41m 28s	-44° 27’ 25”
Star	HIP 86490	8.2186	17h 40m 27s	-43° 51’ 42”
Star	HIP 86905	7.7528	17h 45m 26s	-43° 36’ 28”
Star	HIP 86956	8.674	17h 46m 08s	-44° 36’ 33”
Star	HIP 86311	6.0908	17h 38m 08s	-42° 52’ 48”
Star	HIP 86356	8.07	17h 38m 46s	-44° 06’ 00”
Star	HIP 86375	7.1996	17h 38m 59s	-43° 08’ 42”
Star	HIP 86228	1.8154	17h 37m 19s	-42° 59’ 52”
Star	HIP 87033	7.6244	17h 46m 57s	-43° 29’ 36”
Star	HIP 86250	8.535	17h 37m 28s	-44° 09’ 22”
Star	HIP 86406	7.6754	17h 39m 20s	-43° 09’ 52”
Star	HIP 86031	8.0536	17h 34m 54s	-42° 55’ 01”
Star	HIP 86847	5.8694	17h 44m 42s	-42° 43’ 45”
Star	HIP 86718	8.2456	17h 43m 07s	-44° 46’ 00”
Star	HIP 87125	8.0804	17h 48m 01s	-43° 26’ 36”
Star	HIP 86289	7.1122	17h 37m 53s	-42° 34’ 00”

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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