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 71841	0	14h 41m 44s	-42° 41’ 02”
Star	HIP 72476	0	14h 49m 09s	-42° 14’ 36”
Star	HIP 72781	8.7822	14h 52m 38s	-42° 04’ 29”
Star	HIP 71833	8.4426	14h 41m 40s	-42° 27’ 17”
Star	HIP 72262	8.4838	14h 46m 38s	-43° 09’ 47”
Star	HIP 72742	8.612	14h 52m 17s	-43° 49’ 03”
Star	HIP 71767	8.9882	14h 40m 45s	-42° 47’ 06”
Star	HIP 72903	8.1104	14h 54m 00s	-43° 35’ 52”
Star	HIP 72683	4.3288	14h 51m 38s	-43° 34’ 31”
Star	HIP 72211	8.008	14h 46m 07s	-42° 08’ 52”
Star	HIP 72394	8.4026	14h 48m 05s	-41° 51’ 46”
Star	HIP 72514	8.626	14h 49m 35s	-43° 43’ 20”
Star	HIP 72627	6.8212	14h 50m 58s	-42° 49’ 20”
Star	HIP 72057	8.7124	14h 44m 20s	-44° 13’ 57”
Star	HIP 72885	7.5244	14h 53m 46s	-43° 09’ 43”
Star	HIP 72359	8.6554	14h 47m 45s	-42° 40’ 02”
Star	HIP 72564	8.9548	14h 50m 14s	-44° 09’ 25”
Star	HIP 72338	6.195	14h 47m 32s	-43° 33’ 24”

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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