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 82383	0	16h 50m 03s	-43° 38’ 21”
Star	HIP 82917	8.4298	16h 56m 39s	-43° 56’ 51”
Star	HIP 82199	8.2086	16h 47m 34s	-42° 52’ 36”
Star	HIP 82829	6.7492	16h 55m 35s	-43° 18’ 57”
Star	HIP 82729	3.4694	16h 54m 35s	-42° 21’ 38”
Star	HIP 82671	4.7354	16h 53m 59s	-42° 21’ 43”
Star	HIP 82560	7.0448	16h 52m 31s	-42° 59’ 30”
Star	HIP 82783	6.2952	16h 55m 03s	-42° 05’ 26”
Star	HIP 83065	8.6678	16h 58m 23s	-43° 00’ 17”
Star	HIP 82669	6.3018	16h 53m 58s	-41° 59’ 39”
Star	HIP 82450	8.2656	16h 50m 58s	-43° 42’ 22”
Star	HIP 82850	8.2928	16h 55m 53s	-43° 04’ 15”
Star	HIP 82740	7.0376	16h 54m 41s	-43° 33’ 36”
Star	HIP 82716	5.7976	16h 54m 26s	-42° 28’ 43”
Star	HIP 83288	8.9734	17h 01m 16s	-43° 38’ 36”
Star	HIP 82711	7.3762	16h 54m 23s	-44° 53’ 30”
Star	HIP 82613	8.5948	16h 53m 19s	-44° 18’ 03”
Star	HIP 82650	5.8808	16h 53m 42s	-43° 03’ 03”

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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