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 33579	1.527	06h 58m 37s	-28° 58’ 19”
Star	HIP 32697	6.9714	06h 49m 16s	-28° 58’ 24”
Star	HIP 32842	7.9268	06h 50m 45s	-29° 26’ 51”
Star	HIP 32972	8.8458	06h 52m 04s	-27° 58’ 45”
Star	HIP 32708	7.3384	06h 49m 26s	-28° 39’ 07”
Star	HIP 33137	8.321	06h 54m 01s	-27° 45’ 36”
Star	HIP 33686	8.6616	06h 59m 54s	-30° 05’ 14”
Star	HIP 33760	6.2536	07h 00m 42s	-28° 29’ 22”
Star	HIP 33270	6.991	06h 55m 14s	-29° 02’ 17”
Star	HIP 32920	7.982	06h 51m 32s	-29° 22’ 30”
Star	HIP 33671	7.751	06h 59m 43s	-29° 42’ 27”
Star	HIP 33094	5.976	06h 53m 33s	-28° 32’ 19”
Star	HIP 33222	7.951	06h 54m 48s	-28° 22’ 29”
Star	HIP 33443	8.867	06h 57m 12s	-30° 29’ 36”
Star	HIP 32894	8.9858	06h 51m 12s	-29° 34’ 33”
Star	HIP 33411	8.504	06h 56m 55s	-28° 41’ 48”
Star	HIP 33673	7.2224	06h 59m 44s	-28° 23’ 59”
Star	HIP 32869	8.1702	06h 50m 58s	-28° 42’ 26”
Star	HIP 33692	6.9196	07h 00m 02s	-30° 04’ 41”

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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