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 52955	8.534	10h 49m 49s	-10° 15’ 06”
Star	HIP 53058	8.3024	10h 51m 21s	-12° 49’ 11”
Star	HIP 53392	7.5758	10h 55m 14s	-12° 07’ 18”
Star	HIP 53145	7.537	10h 52m 17s	-11° 06’ 35”
Star	HIP 53398	8.3762	10h 55m 19s	-10° 51’ 06”
Star	HIP 52626	7.893	10h 45m 43s	-10° 51’ 58”
Star	HIP 53290	7.3416	10h 53m 56s	-12° 26’ 04”
Star	HIP 52560	8.3256	10h 44m 46s	-10° 54’ 34”
Star	HIP 53186	7.582	10h 52m 44s	-11° 25’ 23”
Star	HIP 52937	8.1298	10h 49m 32s	-11° 57’ 39”
Star	HIP 52634	7.4608	10h 45m 48s	-10° 42’ 48”
Star	HIP 52750	8.848	10h 47m 06s	-12° 01’ 12”
Galaxy	NGC 3411	12.9	10h 50m 26s	-12° 50’ 44”
Galaxy	NGC 3404	14.0	10h 50m 18s	-12° 06’ 30”
Galaxy	NGC 3361	13.4	10h 44m 28s	-11° 12’ 28”
Galaxy	NGC 3421	12.8	10h 50m 57s	-12° 26’ 53”

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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