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 13177	0	02h 49m 29s	-28° 57’ 15”
Star	HIP 12905	8.7588	02h 45m 53s	-28° 40’ 02”
Star	HIP 12741	8.027	02h 43m 48s	-28° 48’ 22”
Star	HIP 12586	7.5324	02h 41m 52s	-30° 24’ 16”
Star	HIP 13285	8.9466	02h 51m 00s	-29° 00’ 09”
Star	HIP 12570	7.2298	02h 41m 39s	-30° 03’ 39”
Star	HIP 13174	7.7822	02h 49m 25s	-30° 48’ 46”
Star	HIP 12907	7.723	02h 45m 55s	-30° 28’ 51”
Star	HIP 13454	8.637	02h 53m 14s	-29° 49’ 58”
Star	HIP 13317	7.5164	02h 51m 22s	-30° 26’ 14”
Star	HIP 12880	8.8636	02h 45m 34s	-29° 52’ 49”
Star	HIP 13363	6.3446	02h 51m 56s	-30° 48’ 53”
Galaxy	IC 1860	13.4	02h 49m 34s	-31° 11’ 25”
Galaxy	ESO 416-32	13.9	02h 49m 36s	-30° 34’ 42”
Galaxy	NGC 1097	10.3	02h 46m 18s	-30° 16’ 21”
Galaxy	NGC 1097A	13.0	02h 46m 09s	-30° 13’ 45”
Galaxy	NGC 1079	12.4	02h 43m 44s	-29° 00’ 14”

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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