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 112997	5.7688	22h 53m 02s	+16° 50’ 28”
Star	HIP 113151	8.573	22h 54m 47s	+16° 18’ 33”
Star	HIP 113280	8.9112	22h 56m 23s	+17° 27’ 10”
Star	HIP 113341	8.307	22h 57m 11s	+15° 25’ 25”
Star	HIP 113156	8.5896	22h 54m 50s	+15° 06’ 27”
Star	HIP 113418	7.7926	22h 58m 12s	+14° 43’ 16”
Star	HIP 113808	8.8162	23h 02m 47s	+16° 58’ 29”
Star	HIP 112933	6.863	22h 52m 21s	+15° 52’ 56”
Star	HIP 113340	7.8812	22h 57m 11s	+17° 31’ 41”
Star	HIP 113220	8.7032	22h 55m 43s	+15° 46’ 45”
Star	HIP 113296	8.5794	22h 56m 35s	+16° 33’ 14”
Star	HIP 113787	6.4426	23h 02m 35s	+16° 13’ 56”
Star	HIP 113671	6.9948	23h 01m 21s	+14° 52’ 14”
Star	HIP 113636	7.9254	23h 00m 50s	+15° 40’ 40”
Star	HIP 113676	8.9956	23h 01m 25s	+16° 23’ 51”
Star	HIP 113845	8.431	23h 03m 17s	+16° 01’ 08”
Galaxy	NGC 7448	12.2	23h 00m 03s	+15° 58’ 56”
Galaxy	NGC 7463	13.7	23h 01m 51s	+15° 58’ 56”
Galaxy	NGC 7454	12.8	23h 01m 06s	+16° 23’ 24”
Galaxy	NGC 7465	13.3	23h 02m 00s	+15° 57’ 56”

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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