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 51417	8.1782	10h 30m 05s	+52° 15’ 27”
Star	HIP 51427	7.525	10h 30m 11s	+50° 59’ 36”
Star	HIP 50783	8.8056	10h 22m 09s	+51° 25’ 25”
Star	HIP 51463	8.9052	10h 30m 41s	+51° 24’ 04”
Star	HIP 50925	8.8638	10h 24m 02s	+51° 55’ 01”
Star	HIP 50455	8.2742	10h 18m 07s	+51° 48’ 31”
Star	HIP 50513	6.7694	10h 18m 59s	+51° 24’ 19”
Star	HIP 51062	7.3136	10h 25m 59s	+52° 37’ 18”
Star	HIP 51334	8.8488	10h 29m 07s	+52° 37’ 07”
Star	HIP 51503	8.567	10h 31m 05s	+51° 48’ 32”
Star	HIP 50405	8.5636	10h 17m 32s	+52° 16’ 13”
Star	HIP 50815	8.544	10h 22m 28s	+50° 29’ 38”

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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