Comet C/2020 V2 (ZTF)

Constellation: Cepheus (Dec 26, 2022)

Comet C/2020 V2 was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) on November 2, 2020. The comet will reach its perihelion on May 8, 2023, at a distance of 2.23 AU and the closest approach to Earth will be on September 17, 2023 (1.85 AU). The comet images were integrated with background images of the same region of the sky. Link to more details.

Date:

Comet images were taken on December 26, 2022 at 00:10, 01:10 and 02:10 CET.

Background images were taken on March 28, 2022.

Telescope & Mount:

Celestron 9.25″ EdgeHD with Hyperstar 4.0 on a 10Micron GM1000HPS mount.

Imaging:

Camera: ASI2600MC-Pro (bin 1×1)

Comet Data:
5x60s for each position. Total integration time: 15′

Background data:
Optolong L-pro: 720x30s. Total integration time: 6h