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 45015	8.7178	09h 10m 07s	+42° 56’ 25”
Star	HIP 45290	5.307	09h 13m 48s	+43° 13’ 04”
Star	HIP 45555	8.116	09h 17m 04s	+43° 05’ 06”
Star	HIP 45701	8.2958	09h 18m 59s	+41° 41’ 55”
Star	HIP 44855	8.6902	09h 08m 20s	+42° 10’ 47”
Star	HIP 45281	8.759	09h 13m 43s	+43° 49’ 40”
Star	HIP 45468	7.5114	09h 15m 55s	+42° 25’ 58”
Galaxy	NGC 2798	13.0	09h 17m 22s	+42° 00’ 01”

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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