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 75155	0	15h 21m 32s	-38° 19’ 54”
Star	HIP 74843	8.6546	15h 17m 41s	-38° 47’ 33”
Star	HIP 75925	8.752	15h 30m 26s	-39° 48’ 32”
Star	HIP 75151	6.5426	15h 21m 30s	-38° 13’ 07”
Star	HIP 74745	6.7232	15h 16m 32s	-39° 33’ 39”
Star	HIP 75743	7.9936	15h 28m 27s	-39° 47’ 19”
Star	HIP 75476	7.0384	15h 25m 06s	-38° 10’ 09”
Star	HIP 75802	8.8238	15h 29m 08s	-39° 17’ 26”
Star	HIP 75527	8.6726	15h 25m 45s	-39° 03’ 08”
Star	HIP 75501	4.5964	15h 25m 20s	-38° 44’ 00”
Star	HIP 75933	8.8618	15h 30m 34s	-38° 29’ 46”
Star	HIP 75439	5.3798	15h 24m 45s	-39° 42’ 36”
Star	HIP 75558	7.3682	15h 26m 06s	-39° 53’ 20”
Star	HIP 75491	8.4126	15h 25m 16s	-38° 09’ 28”
Star	HIP 75545	8.9594	15h 26m 00s	-40° 32’ 40”
Star	HIP 74782	6.8326	15h 16m 59s	-38° 26’ 51”
Star	HIP 75704	8.3582	15h 27m 59s	-38° 38’ 48”
Star	HIP 75070	8.9286	15h 20m 26s	-39° 15’ 43”
Star	HIP 75818	6.4152	15h 29m 19s	-38° 38’ 05”
Star	HIP 74847	7.2136	15h 17m 43s	-39° 48’ 43”
Star	HIP 75080	8.8844	15h 20m 33s	-39° 49’ 56”
Galaxy	ESO 329-7	13.0	15h 30m 07s	-38° 38’ 57”
Galaxy	ESO 328-41	14.0	15h 18m 23s	-38° 30’ 24”
Galaxy	ESO 328-46	14.0	15h 22m 25s	-38° 12’ 00”

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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