C/2016 A1 (PANSTARRS) live position and data

This page shows Comet C/2016 A1 (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/2016 A1 (PANSTARRS) (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 111250	0	22h 32m 26s	+58° 37’ 05”
Star	HIP 112324	6.4172	22h 45m 03s	+58° 08’ 50”
Star	HIP 111592	7.3994	22h 36m 27s	+58° 25’ 33”
Star	HIP 111829	6.9916	22h 39m 05s	+58° 55’ 38”
Star	HIP 112508	6.3182	22h 47m 23s	+58° 28’ 58”
Star	HIP 112278	8.8904	22h 44m 31s	+58° 31’ 10”
Star	HIP 111795	5.0242	22h 38m 37s	+56° 47’ 44”
Star	HIP 112915	8.0004	22h 52m 00s	+57° 43’ 02”
Star	HIP 112343	7.9722	22h 45m 19s	+57° 08’ 25”
Star	HIP 111595	8.983	22h 36m 30s	+58° 36’ 16”
Star	HIP 111702	8.208	22h 37m 40s	+58° 38’ 36”
Star	HIP 112141	8.09	22h 42m 55s	+58° 25’ 35”
Star	HIP 112470	8.576	22h 46m 54s	+58° 05’ 03”
Star	HIP 111436	7.0818	22h 34m 32s	+58° 09’ 46”
Star	HIP 111633	8.828	22h 36m 53s	+56° 54’ 21”
Star	HIP 112108	7.9384	22h 42m 26s	+58° 31’ 33”
Star	HIP 111972	8.447	22h 40m 52s	+56° 49’ 46”
Star	HIP 112093	8.2064	22h 42m 15s	+57° 36’ 29”
Star	HIP 112026	8.789	22h 41m 26s	+56° 25’ 58”
Star	HIP 112780	8.9168	22h 50m 22s	+58° 43’ 48”

Additional resources

Additional Resources about Comet C/2016 A1 (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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