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 58961	8.3992	12h 05m 23s	+38° 39’ 25”
Star	HIP 58129	6.9312	11h 55m 22s	+38° 45’ 25”
Star	HIP 58740	8.6972	12h 02m 51s	+36° 48’ 13”
Star	HIP 59271	7.3524	12h 09m 27s	+38° 37’ 55”
Star	HIP 59028	8.7522	12h 06m 08s	+38° 49’ 42”
Star	HIP 58422	7.7304	11h 58m 45s	+37° 52’ 37”
Star	HIP 58656	8.5732	12h 01m 40s	+39° 35’ 12”
Star	HIP 59226	8.7044	12h 08m 49s	+37° 51’ 19”
Galaxy	NGC 4025	14.0	11h 59m 09s	+37° 47’ 34”
Galaxy	UGC 6955	13.7	11h 58m 29s	+38° 04’ 32”

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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