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 25732	6.4814	05h 29m 41s	-00° 48’ 08”
Star	HIP 25818	8.109	05h 30m 48s	+00° 01’ 42”
Star	HIP 25905	8.3078	05h 31m 44s	+00° 05’ 59”
Star	HIP 25930	2.2342	05h 32m 00s	-00° 17’ 56”
Star	HIP 25976	6.0134	05h 32m 37s	+00° 00’ 43”
Star	HIP 25980	5.3478	05h 32m 41s	-01° 35’ 30”
Star	HIP 26012	7.9536	05h 33m 03s	-01° 14’ 27”
Star	HIP 26016	8.7156	05h 33m 05s	-01° 43’ 15”
Star	HIP 26020	6.6452	05h 33m 07s	-01° 43’ 02”
Star	HIP 26048	8.0634	05h 33m 26s	+00° 37’ 16”
Star	HIP 26063	5.366	05h 33m 31s	-01° 09’ 21”
Star	HIP 26082	8.329	05h 33m 45s	-00° 01’ 44”
Star	HIP 26106	6.2442	05h 34m 03s	-01° 02’ 08”
Star	HIP 26108	5.757	05h 34m 04s	-01° 28’ 12”
Star	HIP 26117	7.0458	05h 34m 09s	-01° 54’ 06”
Star	HIP 26149	6.1512	05h 34m 29s	-00° 00’ 44”
Star	HIP 26154	8.5882	05h 34m 33s	-00° 23’ 11”
Star	HIP 26156	8.256	05h 34m 34s	-01° 44’ 37”
Star	HIP 26174	6.8996	05h 34m 48s	-00° 57’ 13”
Star	HIP 26188	7.1498	05h 34m 56s	-00° 07’ 22”
Star	HIP 26210	7.5034	05h 35m 09s	-00° 16’ 10”
Star	HIP 26213	6.997	05h 35m 12s	-00° 44’ 07”
Star	HIP 26254	8.3136	05h 35m 30s	+00° 29’ 44”
Star	HIP 26276	8.7146	05h 35m 43s	+00° 44’ 00”
Star	HIP 26311	1.7152	05h 36m 12s	-01° 12’ 06”
Star	HIP 26319	8.0316	05h 36m 17s	-01° 38’ 07”
Star	HIP 26334	7.8408	05h 36m 30s	-01° 59’ 01”
Star	HIP 26405	7.8798	05h 37m 14s	-01° 40’ 03”
Star	HIP 26431	8.358	05h 37m 30s	-00° 14’ 25”
Star	HIP 26439	7.1598	05h 37m 34s	-01° 25’ 19”
Star	HIP 26464	7.6052	05h 37m 45s	-00° 46’ 41”
Star	HIP 26471	7.7906	05h 37m 50s	+00° 19’ 02”
Star	HIP 26494	7.7854	05h 38m 06s	-00° 11’ 03”
Star	HIP 26500	8.4548	05h 38m 09s	-00° 10’ 55”
Star	HIP 26508	6.8306	05h 38m 13s	-01° 10’ 09”
Star	HIP 26526	8.6508	05h 38m 31s	-00° 08’ 52”
Star	HIP 26668	6.9766	05h 40m 03s	-01° 25’ 31”
Star	HIP 26683	7.6962	05h 40m 13s	-01° 27’ 45”
Star	HIP 26736	4.9396	05h 40m 50s	-01° 07’ 43”
Galaxy	UGC 3331	14.0	05h 37m 51s	+00° 06’ 42”

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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