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 16863	0	03h 37m 00s	+50° 56’ 25”
Star	HIP 16424	6.2756	03h 31m 29s	+49° 12’ 35”
Star	HIP 17476	7.542	03h 44m 41s	+50° 32’ 34”
Star	HIP 17357	8.622	03h 42m 55s	+49° 10’ 57”
Star	HIP 16403	8.6294	03h 31m 14s	+49° 42’ 22”
Star	HIP 17131	8.1494	03h 40m 08s	+48° 57’ 27”
Star	HIP 17713	7.5458	03h 47m 38s	+50° 21’ 50”
Star	HIP 16995	8.655	03h 38m 35s	+48° 35’ 36”
Star	HIP 17541	8.1912	03h 45m 22s	+49° 51’ 42”
Star	HIP 17341	7.8966	03h 42m 41s	+51° 10’ 24”
Star	HIP 16986	6.8746	03h 38m 26s	+49° 12’ 20”
Star	HIP 17231	8.1558	03h 41m 25s	+50° 49’ 17”
Star	HIP 16394	7.3514	03h 31m 06s	+50° 28’ 53”
Star	HIP 16426	8.7696	03h 31m 30s	+49° 54’ 07”
Star	HIP 16447	6.4056	03h 31m 49s	+49° 24’ 03”
Star	HIP 16962	7.1772	03h 38m 13s	+49° 04’ 58”
Star	HIP 17386	8.8138	03h 43m 23s	+51° 20’ 40”

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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