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 3903	6.4524	00h 50m 03s	-43° 23’ 41”
Star	HIP 4537	8.43	00h 58m 05s	-44° 08’ 00”
Star	HIP 4392	8.4466	00h 56m 16s	-42° 40’ 42”
Star	HIP 5006	8.7218	01h 04m 06s	-43° 18’ 02”
Star	HIP 4309	7.8694	00h 55m 11s	-44° 22’ 07”
Star	HIP 4057	8.0134	00h 51m 56s	-42° 38’ 35”
Star	HIP 4551	8.6376	00h 58m 14s	-43° 20’ 39”
Star	HIP 4134	8.3086	00h 52m 54s	-43° 54’ 39”
Star	HIP 4162	8.5262	00h 53m 09s	-42° 48’ 27”
Star	HIP 4959	8.9402	01h 03m 35s	-44° 14’ 30”
Star	HIP 3754	8.9584	00h 48m 11s	-43° 46’ 22”
Star	HIP 4850	7.6752	01h 02m 24s	-44° 05’ 58”
Star	HIP 4528	8.6106	00h 57m 58s	-43° 27’ 31”
Star	HIP 4049	6.9098	00h 51m 52s	-43° 42’ 32”

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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