C/2015 O1 (PANSTARRS) live position and data

This page shows Comet C/2015 O1 (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 O1 (PANSTARRS) (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 58832	0	12h 04m 01s	+34° 23’ 22”
Star	HIP 58891	7.285	12h 04m 40s	+35° 34’ 02”
Star	HIP 58512	6.475	11h 59m 57s	+34° 02’ 04”
Star	HIP 58149	8.373	11h 55m 31s	+34° 31’ 24”
Star	HIP 58184	6.6992	11h 56m 00s	+35° 20’ 26”
Star	HIP 58208	6.4826	11h 56m 17s	+35° 26’ 53”
Star	HIP 58460	5.8316	11h 59m 17s	+33° 10’ 01”
Star	HIP 58940	7.4756	12h 05m 07s	+33° 45’ 00”
Star	HIP 58281	8.696	11h 57m 09s	+33° 21’ 12”
Star	HIP 58654	5.4822	12h 01m 39s	+36° 02’ 32”
Star	HIP 58723	8.1214	12h 02m 40s	+35° 43’ 38”
Star	HIP 58222	7.2424	11h 56m 29s	+34° 54’ 12”

Additional resources

Additional Resources about Comet C/2015 O1 (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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