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 49139	0	10h 01m 42s	-75° 25’ 26”
Star	HIP 46229	7.7894	09h 25m 31s	-75° 46’ 23”
Star	HIP 47832	8.8452	09h 44m 58s	-74° 33’ 55”
Star	HIP 47019	7.8186	09h 34m 56s	-75° 40’ 11”
Star	HIP 47804	8.5438	09h 44m 43s	-74° 51’ 00”
Star	HIP 47956	5.3546	09h 46m 20s	-76° 46’ 33”
Star	HIP 47615	8.7832	09h 42m 33s	-75° 55’ 33”
Star	HIP 48530	8.0964	09h 53m 50s	-75° 22’ 49”
Star	HIP 47810	8.5232	09h 44m 46s	-75° 53’ 57”
Star	HIP 48095	6.77	09h 48m 21s	-75° 46’ 41”
Star	HIP 47166	8.7022	09h 36m 41s	-74° 47’ 14”
Star	HIP 47728	7.853	09h 43m 45s	-76° 46’ 02”
Star	HIP 47922	7.622	09h 45m 59s	-74° 06’ 56”
Star	HIP 46670	8.1774	09h 30m 55s	-74° 46’ 11”
Star	HIP 48244	7.9238	09h 50m 08s	-74° 12’ 14”
Galaxy	ESO 37-10	13.1	10h 04m 16s	-75° 28’ 42”
Galaxy	ESO 37-5	13.9	09h 46m 28s	-74° 35’ 44”

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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