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 82076	6.4152	16h 45m 53s	-83° 14’ 23”
Star	HIP 83344	8.7786	17h 02m 01s	-81° 26’ 04”
Star	HIP 79786	7.0522	16h 16m 58s	-80° 48’ 00”
Star	HIP 83924	8.5276	17h 09m 10s	-81° 19’ 23”
Star	HIP 82592	8.2526	16h 53m 03s	-81° 35’ 40”
Star	HIP 80200	7.0072	16h 22m 22s	-80° 44’ 44”
Star	HIP 83439	8.6858	17h 03m 13s	-82° 45’ 49”
Star	HIP 82222	8.15	16h 47m 49s	-80° 21’ 46”
Star	HIP 83972	7.1626	17h 09m 51s	-82° 19’ 06”
Star	HIP 80624	7.1678	16h 27m 46s	-81° 57’ 40”
Star	HIP 81120	8.7354	16h 34m 04s	-80° 55’ 45”
Star	HIP 80567	6.7086	16h 27m 00s	-82° 33’ 35”
Star	HIP 83576	7.7464	17h 04m 50s	-81° 05’ 10”
Star	HIP 84219	7.387	17h 12m 54s	-82° 23’ 17”
Star	HIP 78179	8.5292	15h 57m 46s	-81° 31’ 30”
Star	HIP 82005	8.8966	16h 45m 07s	-80° 47’ 59”

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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