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 74861	0	15h 17m 53s	+19° 28’ 55”
Star	HIP 75193	0	15h 21m 56s	+18° 35’ 53”
Star	HIP 75437	0	15h 24m 43s	+19° 46’ 14”
Star	HIP 75191	8.8706	15h 21m 56s	+19° 10’ 45”
Star	HIP 75249	8.3996	15h 22m 35s	+20° 23’ 48”
Star	HIP 74888	8.706	15h 18m 16s	+18° 51’ 17”
Star	HIP 74781	8.5102	15h 16m 58s	+19° 38’ 43”
Star	HIP 75535	6.194	15h 25m 53s	+19° 28’ 50”
Star	HIP 75174	7.619	15h 21m 43s	+18° 26’ 21”
Star	HIP 75560	7.8266	15h 26m 08s	+18° 10’ 16”
Star	HIP 75277	7.0626	15h 22m 46s	+18° 55’ 07”
Star	HIP 75340	7.9026	15h 23m 41s	+17° 52’ 01”
Galaxy	NGC 5928	13.5	15h 26m 02s	+18° 04’ 27”

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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