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 79295	7.9692	16h 10m 58s	+44° 18’ 34”
Star	HIP 79224	8.822	16h 10m 06s	+44° 03’ 37”
Star	HIP 78867	8.2236	16h 05m 54s	+45° 29’ 43”
Star	HIP 79163	8.5586	16h 09m 25s	+44° 42’ 40”
Star	HIP 78796	8.5954	16h 05m 09s	+43° 36’ 46”
Star	HIP 78147	8.2034	15h 57m 26s	+44° 08’ 08”
Star	HIP 79037	6.9076	16h 07m 59s	+45° 22’ 48”
Star	HIP 79116	7.7926	16h 08m 54s	+45° 21’ 11”
Star	HIP 78200	8.368	15h 58m 06s	+44° 03’ 57”
Star	HIP 78387	6.6616	16h 00m 11s	+44° 16’ 46”
Star	HIP 78823	7.4008	16h 05m 27s	+43° 43’ 08”
Star	HIP 79248	6.5164	16h 10m 24s	+43° 49’ 06”
Star	HIP 78634	8.8354	16h 03m 09s	+44° 45’ 09”
Star	HIP 79101	4.2408	16h 08m 46s	+44° 56’ 05”

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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