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C/1980 R1 (Russell)

Basic Information of C/1980 R1 (Russell)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.171985
Eccentricity 1.001137
Inclination (deg) 128.922900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 233.619800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 297.895100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1981-02-27T04:41:57.120

Magnitude

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Ephemeris

Date (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Δ (AU) Motion (arcsec/hr) Dir (deg) Nearest HIP Dist (arcmin)
2025-11-21 11:00:56.50 +63:14:43.8 68.825 1.74 14.4 HIP 53860 10.59
2025-11-22 11:00:58.04 +63:15:24.4 68.818 1.75 13.2 HIP 53860 9.91
2025-11-23 11:00:59.46 +63:16:05.3 68.810 1.76 12.0 HIP 53860 9.21
2025-11-24 11:01:00.76 +63:16:46.6 68.802 1.77 10.8 HIP 53860 8.52
2025-11-25 11:01:01.94 +63:17:28.2 68.795 1.77 9.6 HIP 53860 7.82
2025-11-26 11:01:02.99 +63:18:10.2 68.787 1.78 8.5 HIP 53860 7.11
2025-11-27 11:01:03.93 +63:18:52.5 68.780 1.79 7.3 HIP 53860 6.40
2025-11-28 11:01:04.74 +63:19:35.2 68.773 1.80 6.2 HIP 53860 5.69
2025-11-29 11:01:05.43 +63:20:18.1 68.766 1.81 5.0 HIP 53860 4.97
2025-11-30 11:01:05.99 +63:21:01.4 68.758 1.82 3.9 HIP 53860 4.25
2025-12-01 11:01:06.44 +63:21:44.9 68.751 1.83 2.8 HIP 53860 3.53
2025-12-02 11:01:06.76 +63:22:28.7 68.744 1.84 1.7 HIP 53860 2.80
2025-12-03 11:01:06.95 +63:23:12.7 68.737 1.84 0.6 HIP 53860 2.07
2025-12-04 11:01:07.02 +63:23:57.0 68.731 1.85 359.5 HIP 53860 1.33
2025-12-05 11:01:06.96 +63:24:41.5 68.724 1.86 358.4 HIP 53860 0.60
2025-12-06 11:01:06.78 +63:25:26.2 68.717 1.87 357.4 HIP 53860 0.20
2025-12-07 11:01:06.48 +63:26:11.1 68.711 1.87 357.4 HIP 53860 0.91