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 70462	8.0124	14h 24m 46s	-65° 29’ 02”
Star	HIP 70657	5.6978	14h 27m 07s	-65° 49’ 17”
Star	HIP 71678	7.4802	14h 39m 39s	-63° 32’ 43”
Star	HIP 71050	8.1604	14h 31m 48s	-64° 17’ 00”
Star	HIP 71786	7.9336	14h 41m 03s	-63° 39’ 29”
Star	HIP 72266	8.607	14h 46m 42s	-64° 45’ 41”
Star	HIP 72242	7.191	14h 46m 26s	-64° 32’ 34”
Star	HIP 71400	7.026	14h 36m 03s	-64° 00’ 55”
Star	HIP 71677	7.2492	14h 39m 38s	-64° 42’ 49”
Star	HIP 71963	7.8482	14h 43m 05s	-65° 13’ 44”
Star	HIP 70821	8.6944	14h 28m 59s	-64° 07’ 03”
Star	HIP 70573	8.1156	14h 26m 08s	-65° 36’ 24”
Star	HIP 71465	8.4914	14h 36m 55s	-65° 27’ 37”
Star	HIP 70773	8.3476	14h 28m 28s	-65° 02’ 40”
Star	HIP 71755	7.7828	14h 40m 39s	-65° 25’ 06”
Star	HIP 71645	8.944	14h 39m 15s	-64° 24’ 55”
Star	HIP 71437	8.0036	14h 36m 30s	-64° 08’ 47”
Star	HIP 71908	3.1578	14h 42m 30s	-64° 58’ 28”
Star	HIP 71309	7.8526	14h 34m 57s	-66° 00’ 50”
Star	HIP 71124	8.1408	14h 32m 39s	-64° 05’ 48”
Star	HIP 71613	8.8602	14h 38m 46s	-66° 07’ 52”
Star	HIP 70565	7.9738	14h 26m 02s	-64° 55’ 47”
Star	HIP 70853	8.3012	14h 29m 20s	-65° 33’ 00”
Star	HIP 71355	8.6988	14h 35m 32s	-63° 25’ 39”
Star	HIP 71337	8.7944	14h 35m 19s	-64° 53’ 03”
Star	HIP 71847	8.6328	14h 41m 47s	-64° 20’ 56”

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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