C/2020 V2 (ZTF) live position and data

This page shows Comet ZTF (C/2020 V2) 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 ZTF (C/2020 V2) (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 61878	0	12h 40m 49s	+38° 41’ 43”
Star	HIP 61477	8.943	12h 35m 49s	+37° 31’ 29”
Star	HIP 61206	8.981	12h 32m 31s	+37° 02’ 44”
Star	HIP 61920	8.2962	12h 41m 25s	+38° 23’ 20”
Star	HIP 61696	7.5892	12h 38m 47s	+39° 18’ 32”
Star	HIP 61283	6.4186	12h 33m 29s	+38° 04’ 08”
Star	HIP 61619	7.2946	12h 37m 39s	+38° 41’ 04”
Star	HIP 61073	8.4228	12h 31m 01s	+38° 09’ 52”
Star	HIP 61614	8.668	12h 37m 35s	+37° 48’ 51”
Star	HIP 61800	8.7516	12h 39m 56s	+36° 59’ 53”
Galaxy	UGC 7699	13.2	12h 32m 47s	+37° 37’ 08”
Galaxy	IC 3687	13.7	12h 42m 15s	+38° 30’ 06”

Additional resources

Additional Resources about Comet ZTF (C/2020 V2)

• 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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