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 22664	0	04h 52m 29s	+43° 17’ 33”
Star	HIP 23210	0	04h 59m 41s	+40° 50’ 09”
Star	HIP 23274	8.9264	05h 00m 26s	+41° 57’ 42”
Star	HIP 23213	6.5684	04h 59m 42s	+41° 52’ 23”
Star	HIP 22915	8.2054	04h 55m 52s	+43° 09’ 20”
Star	HIP 23453	3.6452	05h 02m 28s	+41° 04’ 33”
Star	HIP 22726	8.8302	04h 53m 19s	+42° 06’ 44”
Star	HIP 23399	8.0628	05h 01m 45s	+42° 20’ 40”
Star	HIP 23650	7.313	05h 04m 58s	+41° 52’ 49”
Star	HIP 22901	8.2378	04h 55m 33s	+42° 07’ 21”
Star	HIP 23359	7.7438	05h 01m 22s	+42° 00’ 21”
Star	HIP 22863	8.1268	04h 55m 07s	+40° 44’ 52”
Star	HIP 23511	6.1058	05h 03m 18s	+41° 26’ 29”
Star	HIP 22928	7.2792	04h 56m 03s	+43° 29’ 36”
Star	HIP 22673	8.3326	04h 52m 35s	+41° 47’ 06”
Star	HIP 23186	7.439	04h 59m 21s	+43° 19’ 24”
Star	HIP 22699	5.6902	04h 52m 47s	+42° 35’ 11”
Star	HIP 22445	8.7746	04h 49m 47s	+42° 17’ 22”
Star	HIP 23489	7.5098	05h 02m 57s	+42° 34’ 08”

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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