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 55998	0	11h 28m 32s	+31° 13’ 00”
Star	HIP 56900	0	11h 39m 50s	+31° 53’ 26”
Star	HIP 56503	7.2986	11h 35m 01s	+30° 30’ 31”
Star	HIP 56486	8.4752	11h 34m 49s	+32° 10’ 11”
Star	HIP 57029	5.7054	11h 41m 34s	+31° 44’ 45”
Star	HIP 56233	7.9546	11h 31m 39s	+30° 58’ 21”
Star	HIP 56265	7.637	11h 31m 59s	+30° 14’ 19”
Star	HIP 56750	7.0826	11h 38m 05s	+31° 52’ 51”
Star	HIP 56524	8.9338	11h 35m 21s	+30° 19’ 53”
Star	HIP 56186	7.1382	11h 31m 01s	+32° 18’ 58”
Star	HIP 56587	8.3484	11h 36m 05s	+30° 43’ 16”
Galaxy	NGC 3786	13.4	11h 39m 42s	+31° 54’ 34”
Galaxy	NGC 3788	13.4	11h 39m 43s	+31° 55’ 57”

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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