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 81696	0	16h 41m 19s	-48° 45’ 47”
Star	HIP 80973	8.6528	16h 32m 06s	-48° 48’ 32”
Star	HIP 81025	8.7182	16h 32m 54s	-47° 17’ 54”
Star	HIP 81100	6.7496	16h 33m 52s	-48° 06’ 40”
Star	HIP 81458	7.4492	16h 38m 14s	-46° 55’ 53”
Star	HIP 81900	7.0708	16h 43m 44s	-47° 06’ 20”
Star	HIP 81915	8.102	16h 43m 55s	-48° 30’ 41”
Star	HIP 81678	7.3164	16h 41m 05s	-47° 44’ 45”
Star	HIP 81651	7.0746	16h 40m 44s	-48° 45’ 22”
Star	HIP 81121	8.651	16h 34m 04s	-47° 37’ 02”
Star	HIP 81606	7.241	16h 39m 56s	-47° 47’ 00”
Star	HIP 81511	8.4156	16h 38m 57s	-47° 24’ 03”
Star	HIP 81467	8.3546	16h 38m 20s	-49° 13’ 33”
Star	HIP 81599	8.4554	16h 39m 50s	-47° 06’ 24”
Star	HIP 81344	8.918	16h 36m 47s	-49° 06’ 30”
Star	HIP 81702	5.6484	16h 41m 20s	-48° 45’ 46”
Star	HIP 81229	8.5204	16h 35m 25s	-48° 41’ 52”
Star	HIP 81180	7.9428	16h 34m 52s	-47° 59’ 23”
Star	HIP 81045	8.5782	16h 33m 11s	-47° 40’ 59”
Star	HIP 81125	6.9096	16h 34m 06s	-48° 27’ 41”
Star	HIP 81172	7.3954	16h 34m 45s	-49° 23’ 44”
Star	HIP 81517	8.4564	16h 39m 01s	-48° 44’ 49”

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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