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 83051	8.7356	16h 58m 14s	+31° 47’ 27”
Star	HIP 83109	7.709	16h 58m 58s	+31° 28’ 11”
Star	HIP 83207	3.9118	17h 00m 17s	+30° 55’ 34”
Star	HIP 83337	8.4554	17h 01m 53s	+32° 30’ 59”
Star	HIP 83365	6.2688	17h 02m 17s	+31° 53’ 02”
Star	HIP 83408	7.9222	17h 02m 53s	+31° 41’ 24”
Star	HIP 83512	8.7498	17h 04m 01s	+33° 07’ 01”
Star	HIP 83519	8.1442	17h 04m 08s	+32° 33’ 40”
Star	HIP 83551	7.383	17h 04m 32s	+31° 24’ 40”
Star	HIP 83630	8.9352	17h 05m 30s	+31° 01’ 52”
Star	HIP 83739	8.045	17h 06m 53s	+31° 01’ 26”
Star	HIP 83754	8.684	17h 07m 04s	+31° 05’ 35”
Star	HIP 83827	7.172	17h 07m 55s	+32° 06’ 20”
Star	HIP 83834	6.3046	17h 08m 00s	+31° 12’ 22”
Star	HIP 83946	8.126	17h 09m 32s	+30° 42’ 20”
Star	HIP 84040	7.1456	17h 10m 48s	+32° 10’ 44”

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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