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 55825	0	11h 26m 29s	-17° 54’ 51”
Star	HIP 55274	8.4606	11h 19m 13s	-16° 14’ 44”
Star	HIP 55577	8.05	11h 23m 05s	-16° 36’ 17”
Star	HIP 55705	4.0586	11h 24m 52s	-17° 41’ 02”
Star	HIP 55608	8.0494	11h 23m 33s	-18° 19’ 12”
Star	HIP 55607	7.6794	11h 23m 31s	-17° 37’ 15”
Star	HIP 55550	8.0976	11h 22m 42s	-16° 09’ 58”
Star	HIP 55199	8.4526	11h 18m 08s	-17° 34’ 35”

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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