C/1980 E1

Summary

C/1980 E1 is a non-periodic comet^[1]. It draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (non_periodic_comet category, ranking #16 of 92).^[2]

Key Facts

• C/1980 E1 is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• C/1980 E1's instance of is recorded as non-periodic comet^[4].
• C/1980 E1's instance of is recorded as hyperbolic comet^[5].
• C/1980 E1's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[6].
• C/1980 E1's Commons category is recorded as C/1980 E1^[7].
• C/1980 E1's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1980-02-11T00:00:00Z^[8].
• C/1980 E1's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09v3rv9^[9].
• C/1980 E1's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 1000541^[10].
• C/1980 E1's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+1.057732866190401'}^[11].
• C/1980 E1's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+5.8'}^[12].
• C/1980 E1's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.661741742960259'}^[13].
• C/1980 E1's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+114.557492007681'}^[14].
• C/1980 E1's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '-58.26732824709546'}^[15].
• C/1980 E1's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.363939864961739'}^[16].
• C/1980 E1's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+135.0832940391088'}^[17].
• C/1980 E1's periapsis date is recorded as +1982-03-12T00:00:00Z^[18].
• C/1980 E1's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-0.1513225701275585'}^[19].
• C/1980 E1's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as C/1980 E1^[20].
• C/1980 E1's epoch is recorded as January 3, 1982^[21].
• C/1980 E1's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2445040.7868834003'}^[22].

Body

Works and Contributions

C/1980 E1 is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].

Why It Matters

C/1980 E1 draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (non_periodic_comet category, ranking #16 of 92).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]