C/2014 W2 (PANSTARRS) live position and data

This page shows Comet C/2014 W2 (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/2014 W2 (PANSTARRS) (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 82670	8.2374	16h 53m 59s	-51° 32’ 04”
Star	HIP 83057	5.5382	16h 58m 17s	-50° 38’ 27”
Star	HIP 82868	6.3136	16h 56m 08s	-50° 40’ 29”
Star	HIP 83570	8.0858	17h 04m 46s	-50° 04’ 16”
Star	HIP 83362	8.397	17h 02m 16s	-51° 41’ 51”
Star	HIP 82984	8.8198	16h 57m 29s	-49° 42’ 31”
Star	HIP 83023	8.1422	16h 57m 56s	-51° 12’ 36”
Star	HIP 82866	8.0184	16h 56m 05s	-51° 53’ 50”
Star	HIP 83915	8.2396	17h 09m 00s	-50° 33’ 52”
Star	HIP 83406	6.8196	17h 02m 52s	-50° 09’ 37”
Star	HIP 82562	8.886	16h 52m 33s	-51° 07’ 43”
Star	HIP 82723	6.3332	16h 54m 31s	-49° 42’ 38”
Star	HIP 83509	8.2964	17h 04m 01s	-51° 05’ 01”
Star	HIP 83902	8.813	17h 08m 52s	-50° 33’ 52”
Star	HIP 83506	8.5866	17h 03m 59s	-51° 04’ 57”
Star	HIP 82548	8.297	16h 52m 20s	-50° 55’ 16”
Star	HIP 83112	7.9112	16h 59m 00s	-49° 44’ 37”
Star	HIP 83453	7.5974	17h 03m 19s	-50° 24’ 09”
Star	HIP 83773	8.1606	17h 07m 18s	-51° 00’ 04”
Star	HIP 83321	6.406	17h 01m 46s	-51° 07’ 51”
Star	HIP 82774	7.246	16h 54m 58s	-50° 11’ 20”
Star	HIP 83350	8.4582	17h 02m 02s	-50° 10’ 50”

Additional resources

Additional Resources about Comet C/2014 W2 (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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