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 81971	7.4658	16h 44m 42s	+02° 19’ 58”
Star	HIP 82142	6.6916	16h 46m 53s	+02° 14’ 32”
Star	HIP 81641	5.77	16h 40m 38s	+04° 13’ 11”
Star	HIP 81501	8.4426	16h 38m 49s	+02° 33’ 34”
Star	HIP 82133	8.848	16h 46m 46s	+02° 12’ 34”
Star	HIP 81556	7.4988	16h 39m 23s	+03° 23’ 31”
Star	HIP 82126	7.8248	16h 46m 37s	+02° 19’ 23”
Star	HIP 82108	7.8358	16h 46m 17s	+03° 50’ 58”
Star	HIP 81770	7.8604	16h 42m 07s	+02° 16’ 20”
Star	HIP 81913	8.1294	16h 43m 53s	+04° 01’ 09”
Star	HIP 81634	6.903	16h 40m 35s	+04° 12’ 26”
Star	HIP 82081	7.1026	16h 45m 57s	+04° 02’ 30”
Star	HIP 81846	7.3688	16h 43m 02s	+03° 27’ 15”

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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