C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) live position and data

This page shows Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) 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 Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 703	0	00h 08m 46s	-86° 11’ 18”
Star	HIP 3053	7.6734	00h 38m 45s	-85° 24’ 44”
Star	HIP 507	8.338	00h 06m 04s	-84° 05’ 53”
Star	HIP 620	7.3818	00h 07m 36s	-86° 02’ 19”
Star	HIP 112146	7.7528	22h 42m 56s	-85° 30’ 35”
Star	HIP 117347	7.7238	23h 47m 37s	-83° 51’ 42”
Star	HIP 115928	6.992	23h 29m 16s	-85° 42’ 33”
Star	HIP 3114	6.6782	00h 39m 38s	-85° 42’ 03”
Star	HIP 116717	7.8952	23h 39m 12s	-86° 23’ 56”
Star	HIP 113840	8.6302	23h 03m 16s	-86° 22’ 27”
Star	HIP 2928	7.9454	00h 37m 08s	-85° 15’ 09”
Star	HIP 117751	7.9386	23h 52m 48s	-85° 53’ 43”
Star	HIP 118119	8.9906	23h 57m 34s	-84° 19’ 55”
Star	HIP 1074	5.6264	00h 13m 19s	-84° 59’ 38”
Star	HIP 114306	8.7514	23h 08m 58s	-84° 52’ 47”

Additional resources

Additional Resources about Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1)

• 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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