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 32036	8.7482	06h 41m 30s	-12° 55’ 49”
Star	HIP 31415	7.6682	06h 35m 02s	-12° 36’ 26”
Star	HIP 31088	6.8024	06h 31m 24s	-12° 33’ 34”
Star	HIP 31084	5.0282	06h 31m 23s	-12° 23’ 30”
Star	HIP 32134	8.3722	06h 42m 39s	-12° 56’ 26”
Star	HIP 31212	7.8626	06h 32m 50s	-12° 03’ 23”
Star	HIP 31087	7.9984	06h 31m 24s	-12° 13’ 36”
Star	HIP 31599	5.7916	06h 36m 46s	-13° 19’ 15”
Star	HIP 31976	6.9228	06h 40m 57s	-12° 10’ 56”
Star	HIP 31851	7.9372	06h 39m 32s	-11° 41’ 51”
Star	HIP 31510	6.9732	06h 35m 54s	-11° 22’ 27”
Star	HIP 31674	6.013	06h 37m 40s	-12° 59’ 05”
Star	HIP 31842	7.4626	06h 39m 27s	-12° 02’ 06”
Star	HIP 31356	7.4062	06h 34m 32s	-11° 13’ 47”

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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