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 65520	0	13h 25m 49s	-28° 22’ 25”
Star	HIP 65674	0	13h 27m 56s	-28° 17’ 15”
Star	HIP 65382	7.8846	13h 23m 57s	-28° 22’ 14”
Star	HIP 65529	8.3834	13h 25m 59s	-27° 28’ 09”
Star	HIP 64967	7.509	13h 18m 58s	-28° 47’ 05”
Star	HIP 65610	8.976	13h 27m 09s	-29° 03’ 44”
Star	HIP 64920	6.722	13h 18m 23s	-28° 19’ 56”
Star	HIP 65092	8.7608	13h 20m 27s	-27° 14’ 40”
Star	HIP 65096	7.646	13h 20m 29s	-27° 24’ 35”
Galaxy	ESO 509-8	14.0	13h 26m 44s	-27° 26’ 21”
Galaxy	NGC 5078	11.7	13h 19m 50s	-27° 24’ 32”
Galaxy	IC 874	13.5	13h 19m 00s	-27° 37’ 39”
Galaxy	NGC 5150	12.7	13h 27m 36s	-29° 33’ 43”
Galaxy	NGC 5135	12.8	13h 25m 44s	-29° 49’ 59”
Galaxy	IC 879	14.0	13h 19m 40s	-27° 25’ 44”
Galaxy	NGC 5101	11.4	13h 21m 46s	-27° 25’ 53”
Galaxy	NGC 5153	12.9	13h 27m 54s	-29° 37’ 08”
Galaxy	NGC 5152	13.3	13h 27m 50s	-29° 37’ 08”

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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