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 26528	7.9244	05h 38m 33s	-28° 50’ 11”
Star	HIP 26309	6.2476	05h 36m 10s	-28° 42’ 28”
Star	HIP 26453	7.2108	05h 37m 39s	-28° 37’ 34”
Star	HIP 27090	8.1932	05h 44m 39s	-29° 54’ 58”
Star	HIP 26473	7.2908	05h 37m 50s	-28° 56’ 14”
Star	HIP 27052	7.7686	05h 44m 12s	-27° 32’ 42”
Star	HIP 26460	5.2382	05h 37m 44s	-28° 41’ 23”
Star	HIP 27281	7.4956	05h 46m 52s	-28° 53’ 23”
Star	HIP 27045	7.9212	05h 44m 07s	-28° 13’ 37”
Star	HIP 26738	6.922	05h 40m 52s	-29° 43’ 14”
Star	HIP 26923	8.4234	05h 42m 53s	-29° 19’ 47”
Star	HIP 26873	7.835	05h 42m 20s	-27° 42’ 26”
Star	HIP 26412	6.1188	05h 37m 16s	-27° 52’ 16”
Star	HIP 27303	6.2288	05h 47m 04s	-28° 38’ 20”
Star	HIP 26645	8.828	05h 39m 47s	-29° 37’ 55”
Star	HIP 26600	8.1436	05h 39m 15s	-29° 42’ 35”
Galaxy	NGC 2049	13.7	05h 43m 15s	-30° 04’ 42”

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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