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 109415	7.2408	22h 10m 03s	-83° 21’ 29”
Star	HIP 108469	8.8228	21h 58m 24s	-84° 26’ 07”
Star	HIP 110428	8.5818	22h 22m 02s	-84° 39’ 58”
Star	HIP 113257	8.3	22h 56m 05s	-83° 21’ 05”
Star	HIP 106320	6.2794	21h 32m 02s	-84° 48’ 35”
Star	HIP 107823	7.6118	21h 50m 38s	-83° 57’ 39”
Star	HIP 112146	7.7528	22h 42m 56s	-85° 30’ 35”
Star	HIP 112372	7.8226	22h 45m 37s	-83° 44’ 30”
Star	HIP 111982	8.79	22h 40m 58s	-84° 08’ 12”
Star	HIP 111825	8.1306	22h 39m 00s	-82° 48’ 49”
Star	HIP 111898	6.6606	22h 39m 59s	-83° 15’ 06”
Star	HIP 108129	6.4734	21h 54m 22s	-85° 02’ 00”
Star	HIP 107239	8.8068	21h 43m 15s	-84° 08’ 35”
Star	HIP 110729	8.1506	22h 26m 02s	-83° 30’ 57”
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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