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C/1980 E1 is a non-periodic comet discovered by Edward L. G. Bowell on 11 February 1980 and came closest to the Sun in March 1982. It is leaving the Solar System due to a close approach to Jupiter. Since its discovery only 1I/ʻOumuamua and 2I/Borisov have been identified with a faster trajectory.

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  • C1980 E1-eccentricity

    Eccentricity vs time

  • Animation of C／1980 E1 orbit

    Animation of C/1980 E1's orbit       C/1980 E1 (Bowell) ·       Sun ·  ·       Earth ·       Mars ·       Jupiter ·       Saturn

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