C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) live position and data

This page shows Comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) 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 in the background 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/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 67100	8.2678	13h 45m 11s	-58° 12’ 33”
Star	HIP 67346	8.221	13h 48m 11s	-59° 49’ 54”
Star	HIP 65895	8.6998	13h 30m 27s	-59° 24’ 21”
Star	HIP 66384	7.6278	13h 36m 39s	-58° 29’ 53”
Star	HIP 67056	8.5058	13h 44m 29s	-59° 52’ 49”
Star	HIP 67149	7.2268	13h 45m 39s	-58° 14’ 34”
Star	HIP 67642	8.5422	13h 51m 33s	-58° 32’ 22”
Star	HIP 67393	8.8264	13h 48m 43s	-58° 47’ 16”
Star	HIP 66605	8.7778	13h 39m 11s	-58° 36’ 51”
Star	HIP 67014	7.7946	13h 44m 01s	-59° 14’ 09”
Star	HIP 66521	6.3324	13h 38m 07s	-58° 24’ 52”
Star	HIP 66505	8.1238	13h 37m 58s	-58° 12’ 29”
Star	HIP 66278	8.3882	13h 35m 02s	-58° 48’ 10”
Star	HIP 67552	8.441	13h 50m 31s	-59° 22’ 01”
Star	HIP 67748	7.61	13h 52m 44s	-59° 05’ 45”
Star	HIP 66913	8.3836	13h 42m 47s	-59° 00’ 15”
Star	HIP 66230	7.4994	13h 34m 25s	-59° 30’ 42”
Star	HIP 66897	7.6576	13h 42m 33s	-57° 51’ 08”
Star	HIP 66296	8.1788	13h 35m 14s	-60° 09’ 27”
Star	HIP 66849	5.3872	13h 42m 01s	-58° 47’ 13”
Star	HIP 67454	7.5948	13h 49m 25s	-59° 55’ 21”
Star	HIP 66978	8.5496	13h 43m 38s	-60° 26’ 07”
Star	HIP 67557	8.2134	13h 50m 35s	-59° 02’ 58”
Star	HIP 66415	8.7946	13h 36m 58s	-59° 38’ 22”
Star	HIP 66210	8.8324	13h 34m 13s	-59° 30’ 39”
Star	HIP 66711	7.453	13h 40m 27s	-60° 16’ 13”
Star	HIP 66557	8.4496	13h 38m 36s	-59° 50’ 31”
Star	HIP 66870	7.8796	13h 42m 17s	-58° 37’ 10”
Star	HIP 67556	8.5924	13h 50m 35s	-58° 29’ 56”
Star	HIP 66772	7.6892	13h 41m 09s	-59° 13’ 39”
Star	HIP 66676	8.2848	13h 40m 07s	-60° 33’ 24”
Star	HIP 66285	8.3664	13h 35m 08s	-58° 21’ 59”
Star	HIP 66880	8.2584	13h 42m 23s	-58° 58’ 17”
Star	HIP 67008	6.4936	13h 43m 57s	-59° 14’ 09”

Additional resources

• 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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