C/2016 M1 (PANSTARRS) live position and data

This page shows Comet C/2016 M1 (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 M1 (PANSTARRS) (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 33774	6.3004	07h 00m 49s	-33° 27’ 56”
Star	HIP 34031	8.2438	07h 03m 37s	-32° 58’ 54”
Star	HIP 34127	7.819	07h 04m 35s	-32° 00’ 28”
Star	HIP 33333	7.7822	06h 55m 57s	-33° 04’ 18”
Star	HIP 33849	8.4186	07h 01m 36s	-33° 21’ 31”
Star	HIP 34382	8.4186	07h 07m 44s	-32° 23’ 35”
Star	HIP 33610	6.6808	06h 59m 00s	-32° 43’ 20”
Star	HIP 34138	7.2972	07h 04m 44s	-31° 56’ 43”
Star	HIP 33669	6.6122	06h 59m 41s	-33° 28’ 32”
Star	HIP 33488	8.692	06h 57m 39s	-33° 23’ 46”
Star	HIP 34432	7.8868	07h 08m 16s	-33° 22’ 24”
Star	HIP 34161	7.5936	07h 05m 00s	-31° 31’ 33”
Star	HIP 33630	8.8012	06h 59m 11s	-33° 52’ 51”
Star	HIP 34155	8.4758	07h 04m 58s	-33° 29’ 47”
Star	HIP 33429	8.9236	06h 57m 05s	-32° 26’ 27”

Additional resources

Additional Resources about Comet C/2016 M1 (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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