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 48563	6.6976	09h 54m 17s	+59° 55’ 13”
Star	HIP 49367	8.2756	10h 04m 38s	+59° 40’ 35”
Star	HIP 49303	8.22	10h 03m 48s	+59° 52’ 13”
Star	HIP 49843	8.051	10h 10m 37s	+58° 37’ 06”
Star	HIP 49246	7.4384	10h 03m 12s	+58° 05’ 53”
Star	HIP 50167	7.4652	10h 14m 24s	+59° 23’ 59”
Star	HIP 49578	6.9698	10h 07m 14s	+60° 55’ 11”
Star	HIP 48870	8.7782	09h 58m 02s	+60° 16’ 23”
Star	HIP 48957	8.347	09h 59m 13s	+59° 11’ 13”
Star	HIP 50222	6.0244	10h 15m 07s	+59° 59’ 07”
Star	HIP 48905	6.5892	09h 58m 34s	+58° 57’ 07”
Star	HIP 50270	8.0402	10h 15m 51s	+59° 21’ 29”
Star	HIP 48733	8.0536	09h 56m 22s	+59° 26’ 21”
Star	HIP 50015	8.5128	10h 12m 38s	+60° 31’ 59”
Star	HIP 49588	8.2254	10h 07m 22s	+59° 44’ 47”
Star	HIP 48945	7.9092	09h 59m 07s	+58° 45’ 23”
Star	HIP 49340	8.5194	10h 04m 22s	+59° 12’ 13”
Star	HIP 49672	8.7424	10h 08m 25s	+58° 15’ 38”
Galaxy	NGC 3043	13.6	09h 56m 13s	+59° 18’ 24”
Galaxy	UGC 5435	13.7	10h 06m 00s	+58° 48’ 43”

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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