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 50004	8.2932	10h 12m 28s	+53° 29’ 10”
Star	HIP 49629	7.7666	10h 07m 44s	+53° 11’ 45”
Star	HIP 50180	7.9452	10h 14m 36s	+53° 46’ 14”
Star	HIP 49408	6.3048	10h 05m 10s	+52° 22’ 16”
Star	HIP 50553	8.5646	10h 19m 34s	+53° 32’ 05”
Star	HIP 49661	8.6642	10h 08m 16s	+53° 04’ 32”
Star	HIP 50499	8.72	10h 18m 43s	+53° 29’ 45”
Star	HIP 50455	8.2742	10h 18m 07s	+51° 48’ 31”
Star	HIP 50035	7.504	10h 12m 56s	+51° 28’ 33”
Star	HIP 49991	8.8524	10h 12m 19s	+54° 12’ 47”
Star	HIP 50405	8.5636	10h 17m 32s	+52° 16’ 13”
Star	HIP 49731	7.734	10h 09m 09s	+53° 02’ 44”
Star	HIP 49555	8.7074	10h 07m 05s	+52° 09’ 18”
Star	HIP 50037	8.7096	10h 12m 57s	+53° 29’ 02”
Star	HIP 50173	8.5464	10h 14m 28s	+53° 33’ 39”
Galaxy	UGC 5460	13.6	10h 08m 09s	+51° 50’ 41”
Galaxy	UGC 5459	13.2	10h 08m 10s	+53° 04’ 54”

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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