C/2015 V2 (Johnson) live position and data

This page shows Comet C/2015 V2 (Johnson) 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/2015 V2 (Johnson) (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 9786	0	02h 05m 48s	-30° 10’ 36”
Star	HIP 10117	8.8164	02h 10m 07s	-31° 04’ 09”
Star	HIP 10320	5.2618	02h 12m 54s	-30° 43’ 25”
Star	HIP 10090	8.8744	02h 09m 44s	-30° 44’ 44”
Star	HIP 9900	7.5968	02h 07m 25s	-28° 53’ 47”
Star	HIP 10089	7.248	02h 09m 42s	-29° 00’ 24”
Star	HIP 9860	8.9712	02h 06m 49s	-31° 03’ 44”
Star	HIP 10146	8.1926	02h 10m 30s	-30° 47’ 39”
Star	HIP 10108	8.8438	02h 10m 04s	-29° 59’ 46”
Star	HIP 10093	8.9094	02h 09m 45s	-28° 36’ 25”
Star	HIP 9677	4.7006	02h 04m 29s	-29° 17’ 48”
Star	HIP 9521	6.4012	02h 02m 28s	-29° 39’ 56”
Star	HIP 9552	7.8876	02h 02m 44s	-30° 19’ 18”
Star	HIP 9554	8.7224	02h 02m 46s	-30° 19’ 55”

Additional resources

Additional Resources about Comet C/2015 V2 (Johnson)

• 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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