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 72805	7.272	14h 52m 53s	+26° 27’ 54”
Star	HIP 72552	5.7856	14h 49m 58s	+28° 36’ 57”
Star	HIP 72236	8.5724	14h 46m 22s	+27° 54’ 01”
Star	HIP 72326	8.8746	14h 47m 23s	+28° 12’ 45”
Star	HIP 72830	7.8428	14h 53m 11s	+28° 30’ 29”
Star	HIP 72200	7.8682	14h 46m 03s	+27° 30’ 44”
Star	HIP 73006	8.7354	14h 55m 12s	+27° 35’ 33”
Star	HIP 72105	2.2738	14h 44m 59s	+27° 04’ 27”
Star	HIP 72796	7.9502	14h 52m 46s	+27° 29’ 54”
Star	HIP 72970	8.4214	14h 54m 44s	+26° 30’ 11”

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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