C/2018 A6 (Gibbs) live position and data

This page shows Comet C/2018 A6 (Gibbs) 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 A6 (Gibbs) (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 111234	7.6602	22h 32m 09s	-13° 35’ 51”
Star	HIP 111194	8.8262	22h 31m 35s	-13° 48’ 44”
Star	HIP 110767	8.4898	22h 26m 25s	-14° 06’ 54”
Star	HIP 111086	6.349	22h 30m 17s	-14° 35’ 08”
Star	HIP 111424	8.6228	22h 34m 26s	-15° 07’ 05”
Star	HIP 110663	8.5688	22h 25m 04s	-13° 59’ 53”
Star	HIP 111141	7.6246	22h 30m 58s	-14° 34’ 00”
Star	HIP 111066	6.3716	22h 30m 01s	-12° 54’ 54”
Galaxy	NGC 7308	13.8	22h 34m 33s	-12° 56’ 29”
Galaxy	NGC 7302	13.2	22h 32m 23s	-14° 07’ 14”
Galaxy	NGC 7300	13.5	22h 30m 59s	-14° 00’ 12”

Additional resources

Additional Resources about Comet C/2018 A6 (Gibbs)

• 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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