planetarium / comet

Clear skies!

P/2013 A2 (Scotti)

Basic Information of P/2013 A2 (Scotti)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.189981
Eccentricity 0.454423
Inclination (deg) 3.361400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 355.810700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 134.532800
Epoch 2021-03-07T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 8.042229

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-03-03T04:20:27.705
Period (years) 8.042229

Magnitude

Magnitude Chart Placeholder

Ephemeris

Date (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Δ (AU) Motion (arcsec/hr) Dir (deg) Nearest HIP Dist (arcmin)
2025-11-21 21:11:09.92 -18:00:55.9 5.843 14.14 68.4 HIP 104540 20.90
2025-11-22 21:11:32.05 -17:58:51.0 5.857 14.50 68.5 HIP 104540 25.32
2025-11-23 21:11:54.75 -17:56:43.7 5.872 14.85 68.7 HIP 104540 30.28
2025-11-24 21:12:18.01 -17:54:33.9 5.887 15.20 68.8 HIP 104792 29.65
2025-11-25 21:12:41.83 -17:52:21.6 5.902 15.54 68.8 HIP 104792 24.16
2025-11-26 21:13:06.19 -17:50:06.8 5.916 15.88 68.9 HIP 104792 18.92
2025-11-27 21:13:31.10 -17:47:49.7 5.931 16.22 69.0 HIP 104792 14.42
2025-11-28 21:13:56.53 -17:45:30.2 5.945 16.55 69.1 HIP 104792 11.76
2025-11-29 21:14:22.50 -17:43:08.3 5.959 16.87 69.2 HIP 104863 11.35
2025-11-30 21:14:48.97 -17:40:44.1 5.973 17.19 69.2 HIP 104863 14.18
2025-12-01 21:15:15.96 -17:38:17.6 5.987 17.51 69.3 HIP 104914 17.73
2025-12-02 21:15:43.44 -17:35:48.8 6.001 17.82 69.3 HIP 104914 17.47
2025-12-03 21:16:11.42 -17:33:17.7 6.015 18.13 69.4 HIP 104914 19.93
2025-12-04 21:16:39.89 -17:30:44.4 6.029 18.43 69.4 HIP 105168 23.03
2025-12-05 21:17:08.83 -17:28:08.8 6.043 18.73 69.5 HIP 105168 15.94
2025-12-06 21:17:38.24 -17:25:31.0 6.056 19.02 69.5 HIP 105168 9.19
2025-12-07 21:18:08.12 -17:22:51.1 6.070 19.02 69.5 HIP 105168 5.20