C/2018 A1 (PANSTARRS) live position and data

This page shows Comet C/2018 A1 (PANSTARRS) 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 C/2018 A1 (PANSTARRS) (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 50100	7.1764	10h 13m 44s	-07° 23’ 02”
Star	HIP 50414	5.217	10h 17m 37s	-08° 04’ 08”
Star	HIP 50649	7.2242	10h 20m 38s	-06° 11’ 34”
Star	HIP 50029	7.9016	10h 12m 49s	-07° 52’ 13”
Star	HIP 50307	7.8162	10h 16m 16s	-05° 49’ 44”
Star	HIP 50140	6.864	10h 14m 08s	-07° 59’ 36”
Star	HIP 50833	8.4912	10h 22m 46s	-06° 45’ 12”
Star	HIP 50450	8.7148	10h 18m 05s	-06° 25’ 22”
Star	HIP 50055	8.1784	10h 13m 09s	-08° 00’ 08”
Star	HIP 50220	8.706	10h 15m 07s	-06° 25’ 24”

Additional resources

Additional Resources about Comet C/2018 A1 (PANSTARRS)

• 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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