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C/1980 Y1 (Bradfield)

Basic Information of C/1980 Y1 (Bradfield)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.244300
Eccentricity 0.999511
Inclination (deg) 137.925700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 115.350200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 358.122000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 11166.624485

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1980-12-01T15:03:18.720
Period (years) 11166.624485

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 20:07:26.18 -14:29:35.3 70.276 1.03 88.7 HIP 99228 22.12
2025-11-22 20:07:27.88 -14:29:34.8 70.294 1.07 88.3 HIP 99228 21.80
2025-11-23 20:07:29.65 -14:29:34.0 70.312 1.10 87.9 HIP 99228 21.48
2025-11-24 20:07:31.46 -14:29:33.1 70.330 1.13 87.5 HIP 99228 21.14
2025-11-25 20:07:33.32 -14:29:31.9 70.347 1.16 87.2 HIP 99228 20.80
2025-11-26 20:07:35.23 -14:29:30.5 70.365 1.19 86.8 HIP 99228 20.45
2025-11-27 20:07:37.19 -14:29:28.9 70.382 1.22 86.5 HIP 99228 20.09
2025-11-28 20:07:39.19 -14:29:27.1 70.399 1.25 86.2 HIP 99228 19.73
2025-11-29 20:07:41.25 -14:29:25.1 70.416 1.27 85.9 HIP 99228 19.37
2025-11-30 20:07:43.35 -14:29:22.9 70.433 1.30 85.6 HIP 99228 19.00
2025-12-01 20:07:45.50 -14:29:20.6 70.449 1.33 85.3 HIP 99228 18.62
2025-12-02 20:07:47.69 -14:29:18.0 70.465 1.36 85.1 HIP 99228 18.25
2025-12-03 20:07:49.93 -14:29:15.2 70.482 1.39 84.8 HIP 99228 17.87
2025-12-04 20:07:52.21 -14:29:12.2 70.498 1.41 84.6 HIP 99228 17.49
2025-12-05 20:07:54.53 -14:29:09.0 70.513 1.44 84.4 HIP 99228 17.12
2025-12-06 20:07:56.90 -14:29:05.6 70.529 1.47 84.2 HIP 99228 16.74
2025-12-07 20:07:59.31 -14:29:02.0 70.544 1.47 84.2 HIP 99228 16.37