C/2016 R2 (PANSTARRS) live position and data

This page shows Comet C/2016 R2 (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 R2 (PANSTARRS) (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 73257	8.461	14h 58m 19s	+41° 05’ 34”
Star	HIP 73554	8.6666	15h 01m 56s	+40° 36’ 02”
Star	HIP 73186	8.8432	14h 57m 28s	+40° 09’ 51”
Star	HIP 72835	7.75	14h 53m 15s	+40° 48’ 59”
Star	HIP 73351	8.8454	14h 59m 23s	+41° 50’ 01”
Star	HIP 73185	8.1842	14h 57m 27s	+40° 09’ 42”
Star	HIP 73029	7.4086	14h 55m 29s	+39° 39’ 10”
Star	HIP 73053	7.9708	14h 55m 46s	+39° 38’ 54”
Star	HIP 73555	3.3902	15h 01m 56s	+40° 23’ 26”
Star	HIP 73369	5.617	14h 59m 36s	+39° 15’ 54”
Star	HIP 73476	6.9876	15h 01m 00s	+40° 05’ 03”
Star	HIP 73070	7.1596	14h 55m 59s	+41° 08’ 11”
Star	HIP 73353	6.6526	14h 59m 24s	+39° 38’ 41”
Galaxy	NGC 5772	13.7	14h 51m 39s	+40° 35’ 53”

Additional resources

Additional Resources about Comet C/2016 R2 (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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