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 39119	6.9872	08h 00m 12s	-55° 12’ 57”
Star	HIP 39238	6.2906	08h 01m 31s	-55° 27’ 16”
Star	HIP 40112	8.8458	08h 11m 34s	-56° 21’ 35”
Star	HIP 39114	8.8318	08h 00m 09s	-56° 55’ 50”
Star	HIP 39774	8.1274	08h 07m 41s	-54° 49’ 32”
Star	HIP 39629	8.8486	08h 05m 55s	-56° 09’ 59”
Star	HIP 39333	8.6614	08h 02m 28s	-55° 02’ 12”
Star	HIP 39890	8.6372	08h 08m 52s	-55° 26’ 05”
Star	HIP 39736	7.2854	08h 07m 18s	-56° 38’ 51”
Star	HIP 39957	5.6386	08h 09m 33s	-56° 05’ 07”
Star	HIP 39232	8.3674	08h 01m 26s	-56° 56’ 56”
Star	HIP 39762	8.2882	08h 07m 37s	-55° 03’ 57”
Star	HIP 39310	6.7154	08h 02m 15s	-55° 32’ 26”
Star	HIP 38836	8.213	07h 56m 52s	-56° 28’ 59”
Star	HIP 39350	8.4524	08h 02m 36s	-55° 15’ 12”
Star	HIP 39496	7.9818	08h 04m 23s	-54° 59’ 43”
Star	HIP 39339	8.5014	08h 02m 30s	-56° 18’ 12”
Star	HIP 39324	8.7496	08h 02m 25s	-55° 56’ 11”

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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