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Comet 289P Blanpain Home

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Coarse finder chart
(Field of view: 60°, Max. star mag.: 5) 		Fine finder chart
(Field of view: 2°, Max. star mag.: 12)
 
View from 90° above ecliptic plane
 View from above comet orbital plane
 
Position
Right ascension15h 29.6m
Declination-15° 20'
ConstellationLibra
Distance from Earth2.804 AU
Last observed magnitude19.3
Date of last reported observation2013-Jul-17
Altitude16.2°
Azimuth254° (WSW)
Angular separation from Sun123.4°
Ecliptic latitude2.9°
 Comet observations courtesy of COBS
Orbit
Distance from Sun3.453 AU
Perihelion0.954 AU
(2025-Apr-14)
Aphelion5.133 AU
Period5.31 years
Eccentricity0.686404
Inclination to ecliptic5.9°
Speed relative to Sun14.910 km/s

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