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202P/Scotti

Basic Information of 202P/Scotti

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.070442
Eccentricity 0.250994
Inclination (deg) 2.141700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 177.300200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 274.520800
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 8.299910

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-05-17T08:39:07.200
Period (years) 8.299910

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 12:59:36.25 -06:03:04.2 4.595 38.79 111.6 HIP 63363 9.28
2025-11-22 13:00:34.30 -06:08:46.3 4.587 38.55 111.5 HIP 63363 23.63
2025-11-23 13:01:32.02 -06:14:25.7 4.578 38.30 111.5 HIP 63674 35.65
2025-11-24 13:02:29.39 -06:20:02.4 4.570 38.05 111.5 HIP 63766 32.24
2025-11-25 13:03:26.41 -06:25:36.2 4.561 37.79 111.4 HIP 63766 18.13
2025-11-26 13:04:23.08 -06:31:07.2 4.552 37.53 111.4 HIP 63766 9.03
2025-11-27 13:05:19.37 -06:36:35.2 4.543 37.27 111.3 HIP 63766 16.99
2025-11-28 13:06:15.30 -06:42:00.3 4.534 37.00 111.3 HIP 63895 28.82
2025-11-29 13:07:10.84 -06:47:22.5 4.524 36.72 111.2 HIP 64144 28.47
2025-11-30 13:08:06.00 -06:52:41.6 4.515 36.44 111.2 HIP 64144 14.52
2025-12-01 13:09:00.77 -06:57:57.6 4.505 36.16 111.2 HIP 64144 6.47
2025-12-02 13:09:55.14 -07:03:10.6 4.495 35.87 111.1 HIP 64144 17.16
2025-12-03 13:10:49.10 -07:08:20.5 4.486 35.58 111.1 HIP 64383 14.83
2025-12-04 13:11:42.66 -07:13:27.2 4.475 35.29 111.0 HIP 64383 10.44
2025-12-05 13:12:35.80 -07:18:30.8 4.465 34.99 111.0 HIP 64383 19.98
2025-12-06 13:13:28.51 -07:23:31.1 4.455 34.69 110.9 HIP 64547 28.68
2025-12-07 13:14:20.80 -07:28:28.2 4.445 34.69 110.9 HIP 64505 31.87