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 7200	0	01h 32m 46s	-36° 23’ 28”
Star	HIP 7398	0	01h 35m 23s	-35° 07’ 42”
Star	HIP 6996	8.7144	01h 30m 02s	-36° 25’ 29”
Star	HIP 7643	5.8268	01h 38m 27s	-36° 31’ 40”
Star	HIP 7449	7.5024	01h 35m 58s	-36° 27’ 13”
Star	HIP 6742	8.9212	01h 26m 48s	-36° 22’ 56”
Star	HIP 7213	5.3958	01h 32m 56s	-36° 51’ 54”
Star	HIP 7349	8.0948	01h 34m 43s	-35° 20’ 45”
Star	HIP 6899	7.3416	01h 28m 49s	-36° 49’ 59”
Star	HIP 7137	8.5746	01h 31m 58s	-34° 29’ 56”
Star	HIP 6865	8.947	01h 28m 20s	-36° 04’ 35”
Galaxy	NGC 623	13.6	01h 35m 05s	-36° 29’ 22”
Galaxy	NGC 568	13.5	01h 27m 56s	-35° 43’ 05”
Galaxy	NGC 612	13.9	01h 33m 58s	-36° 29’ 32”
Galaxy	PGC 5930	14.0	01h 35m 43s	-36° 10’ 41”

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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