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 82348	0	16h 49m 33s	-53° 40’ 24”
Star	HIP 82365	0	16h 49m 47s	-53° 43’ 21”
Star	HIP 83421	0	17h 03m 02s	-53° 55’ 53”
Star	HIP 82292	6.7482	16h 48m 53s	-52° 56’ 26”
Star	HIP 83776	8.4946	17h 07m 20s	-53° 05’ 46”
Star	HIP 83694	8.462	17h 06m 20s	-52° 13’ 55”
Star	HIP 83220	8.7572	17h 00m 28s	-52° 16’ 26”
Star	HIP 83054	8.149	16h 58m 16s	-53° 55’ 14”
Star	HIP 83362	8.397	17h 02m 16s	-51° 41’ 51”
Star	HIP 82997	8.3682	16h 57m 37s	-53° 16’ 54”
Star	HIP 83431	5.2364	17h 03m 08s	-53° 14’ 11”
Star	HIP 82660	7.3228	16h 53m 50s	-54° 21’ 48”
Star	HIP 82237	8.3564	16h 48m 05s	-53° 04’ 29”
Star	HIP 82866	8.0184	16h 56m 05s	-51° 53’ 50”
Star	HIP 82285	8.4124	16h 48m 49s	-52° 28’ 15”
Star	HIP 83272	8.1786	17h 01m 07s	-53° 58’ 49”
Star	HIP 82599	8.8694	16h 53m 08s	-51° 43’ 03”
Star	HIP 82902	5.9344	16h 56m 28s	-52° 17’ 01”
Star	HIP 82622	7.8958	16h 53m 25s	-54° 16’ 35”
Star	HIP 82816	8.3294	16h 55m 29s	-52° 39’ 02”
Star	HIP 83044	8.1516	16h 58m 08s	-53° 14’ 39”
Star	HIP 83352	7.7656	17h 02m 06s	-54° 09’ 06”
Star	HIP 83234	8.6554	17h 00m 35s	-52° 38’ 39”
Star	HIP 83558	8.848	17h 04m 35s	-53° 36’ 14”
Star	HIP 83671	8.1722	17h 06m 04s	-52° 31’ 39”
Star	HIP 83153	3.9168	16h 59m 35s	-53° 09’ 37”

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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