C/2018 X2 (Fitzsimmons) live position and data

This page shows Comet C/2018 X2 (Fitzsimmons) 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 X2 (Fitzsimmons) (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 55495	8.2228	11h 21m 56s	-00° 25’ 44”
Star	HIP 55907	7.0566	11h 27m 34s	+00° 57’ 22”
Star	HIP 55906	7.3094	11h 27m 33s	+01° 18’ 05”
Star	HIP 55369	7.572	11h 20m 15s	+00° 16’ 26”
Star	HIP 56056	7.6962	11h 29m 19s	-00° 20’ 33”
Star	HIP 55703	8.3742	11h 24m 50s	+01° 14’ 45”
Star	HIP 55496	8.7792	11h 21m 57s	+00° 03’ 08”
Star	HIP 55800	8.087	11h 25m 59s	-01° 04’ 42”
Star	HIP 55595	5.895	11h 23m 17s	+00° 07’ 55”
Star	HIP 55304	7.8602	11h 19m 32s	-00° 11’ 16”
Star	HIP 55277	7.2532	11h 19m 15s	+00° 43’ 24”
Star	HIP 56015	7.755	11h 28m 47s	+01° 12’ 13”
Star	HIP 55650	5.2938	11h 24m 02s	+01° 24’ 27”
Galaxy	UGC 6361	13.9	11h 20m 48s	+00° 27’ 33”
Galaxy	UGC 6435	14.0	11h 25m 34s	-00° 46’ 05”

Additional resources

Additional Resources about Comet C/2018 X2 (Fitzsimmons)

• 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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