C/2018 E1 (ATLAS) live position and data

This page shows Comet C/2018 E1 (ATLAS) 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 E1 (ATLAS) (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 49685	8.7	10h 08m 33s	+30° 35’ 40”
Star	HIP 49658	6.1918	10h 08m 15s	+31° 36’ 15”
Star	HIP 48890	8.281	09h 58m 18s	+30° 31’ 02”
Star	HIP 49398	8.5388	10h 05m 05s	+29° 44’ 57”
Star	HIP 48944	8.111	09h 59m 07s	+30° 25’ 19”
Star	HIP 49113	7.8194	10h 01m 24s	+30° 35’ 13”
Star	HIP 49487	8.0024	10h 06m 11s	+31° 13’ 52”
Star	HIP 48997	8.3428	09h 59m 46s	+31° 28’ 16”
Star	HIP 49088	8.5176	10h 01m 09s	+31° 32’ 59”
Star	HIP 49441	8.0488	10h 05m 38s	+31° 05’ 13”
Star	HIP 49081	5.3232	10h 01m 01s	+31° 55’ 28”
Star	HIP 49565	7.3818	10h 07m 08s	+29° 30’ 45”
Star	HIP 49173	7.301	10h 02m 06s	+31° 31’ 52”
Galaxy	PGC 28868	13.0	09h 59m 22s	+30° 44’ 44”
Galaxy	NGC 3126	13.5	10h 08m 20s	+31° 51’ 48”
Galaxy	NGC 3106	13.3	10h 04m 05s	+31° 11’ 08”

Additional resources

Additional Resources about Comet C/2018 E1 (ATLAS)

• 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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