C/2020 M3 (ATLAS) live position and data

This page shows Comet C/2020 M3 (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 M3 (ATLAS) (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 60093	0	12h 19m 24s	+28° 22’ 55”
Star	HIP 60448	0	12h 23m 34s	+27° 54’ 46”
Star	HIP 59910	8.9118	12h 17m 19s	+28° 43’ 34”
Star	HIP 60358	7.743	12h 22m 34s	+26° 37’ 17”
Star	HIP 60061	8.887	12h 19m 00s	+28° 02’ 53”
Star	HIP 59824	8.2254	12h 16m 02s	+28° 02’ 55”
Star	HIP 60458	8.3036	12h 23m 41s	+26° 58’ 47”
Star	HIP 60197	6.2762	12h 20m 41s	+27° 03’ 17”
Star	HIP 59889	7.8978	12h 16m 56s	+27° 44’ 23”
Star	HIP 60031	7.5354	12h 18m 40s	+26° 11’ 24”
Star	HIP 60304	8.4546	12h 21m 56s	+27° 18’ 34”
Star	HIP 60170	5.416	12h 20m 19s	+26° 37’ 11”
Star	HIP 60123	6.614	12h 19m 50s	+28° 27’ 51”
Star	HIP 60168	6.1206	12h 20m 17s	+26° 00’ 06”
Star	HIP 60364	8.3006	12h 22m 39s	+27° 08’ 00”
Star	HIP 60098	6.3374	12h 19m 29s	+28° 09’ 25”
Star	HIP 60649	8.29	12h 25m 51s	+26° 46’ 36”
Star	HIP 60697	4.896	12h 26m 24s	+27° 16’ 05”
Star	HIP 60066	6.424	12h 19m 02s	+26° 00’ 30”
Star	HIP 59988	7.4558	12h 18m 11s	+27° 18’ 02”
Galaxy	NGC 4251	11.6	12h 18m 07s	+28° 10’ 32”
Galaxy	NGC 4275	13.6	12h 19m 52s	+27° 37’ 15”
Galaxy	NGC 4393	13.4	12h 25m 50s	+27° 33’ 35”

Additional resources

Additional Resources about Comet C/2020 M3 (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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