C/2020 H6 (ATLAS) live position and data

This page shows Comet C/2020 H6 (ATLAS) 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/2020 H6 (ATLAS) (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 59531	7.2122	12h 12m 28s	-33° 24’ 18”
Star	HIP 59817	8.5378	12h 15m 58s	-31° 06’ 38”
Star	HIP 59888	8.2216	12h 16m 55s	-32° 21’ 05”
Star	HIP 60007	7.4564	12h 18m 24s	-31° 29’ 42”
Star	HIP 59420	8.4488	12h 11m 21s	-32° 37’ 57”
Star	HIP 60057	7.6348	12h 18m 59s	-33° 17’ 32”
Star	HIP 59821	8.8602	12h 16m 01s	-33° 13’ 27”
Star	HIP 59945	8.2062	12h 17m 46s	-31° 12’ 09”
Star	HIP 59695	8.334	12h 14m 29s	-33° 40’ 48”
Star	HIP 60317	8.2194	12h 22m 04s	-31° 56’ 45”
Star	HIP 59580	7.4542	12h 13m 04s	-31° 31’ 06”
Star	HIP 59814	8.6354	12h 15m 57s	-31° 46’ 11”
Star	HIP 59789	7.378	12h 15m 34s	-31° 41’ 24”
Star	HIP 60102	7.4224	12h 19m 32s	-32° 35’ 19”
Star	HIP 59652	7.3288	12h 14m 01s	-32° 23’ 12”
Star	HIP 59521	8.906	12h 12m 23s	-32° 04’ 42”
Galaxy	ESO 441-17	13.8	12h 11m 07s	-31° 07’ 35”
Galaxy	ESO 441-22	14.0	12h 15m 08s	-30° 45’ 57”

Additional resources

Additional Resources about Comet C/2020 H6 (ATLAS)

• 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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