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 63882	0	13h 05m 30s	+37° 08’ 12”
Star	HIP 63317	8.5988	12h 58m 32s	+38° 16’ 43”
Star	HIP 64139	8.5342	13h 08m 41s	+37° 13’ 24”
Star	HIP 63389	8.8434	12h 59m 22s	+37° 49’ 03”
Star	HIP 63121	5.4588	12h 56m 00s	+38° 18’ 52”
Star	HIP 64083	8.5614	13h 07m 56s	+36° 58’ 32”
Star	HIP 63265	8.8548	12h 57m 50s	+36° 43’ 48”
Star	HIP 63551	7.8182	13h 01m 20s	+38° 02’ 53”
Star	HIP 63516	8.96	13h 00m 57s	+38° 46’ 56”
Star	HIP 64028	8.056	13h 07m 15s	+37° 15’ 57”
Star	HIP 63919	8.274	13h 05m 56s	+38° 24’ 08”
Star	HIP 63620	8.9018	13h 02m 20s	+38° 49’ 21”
Star	HIP 63511	8.5098	13h 00m 49s	+38° 55’ 35”
Star	HIP 63622	8.0746	13h 02m 22s	+37° 20’ 43”
Star	HIP 63125	2.8808	12h 56m 01s	+38° 19’ 05”
Galaxy	NGC 4914	12.5	13h 00m 42s	+37° 18’ 56”
Galaxy	NGC 4868	13.0	12h 59m 09s	+37° 18’ 34”
Galaxy	IC 4182	11.7	13h 05m 49s	+37° 36’ 20”

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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