C/2020 K3 (Leonard) live position and data

This page shows Comet C/2020 K3 (Leonard) 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/2020 K3 (Leonard) (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 78813	7.5054	16h 05m 21s	-03° 20’ 54”
Star	HIP 79003	8.6766	16h 07m 36s	-02° 39’ 00”
Star	HIP 79195	5.244	16h 09m 50s	-03° 28’ 00”
Star	HIP 78945	8.7564	16h 06m 58s	-03° 15’ 09”
Star	HIP 78593	8.046	16h 02m 48s	-02° 28’ 12”
Star	HIP 78780	8.5954	16h 05m 00s	-04° 28’ 41”
Star	HIP 78792	6.8558	16h 05m 08s	-03° 31’ 39”
Star	HIP 78577	7.5536	16h 02m 42s	-03° 39’ 28”
Star	HIP 78513	6.8344	16h 01m 41s	-03° 45’ 48”
Star	HIP 78949	7.32	16h 07m 01s	-03° 52’ 40”

Additional resources

Additional Resources about Comet C/2020 K3 (Leonard)

• 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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