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431P/Scotti

Basic Information of 431P/Scotti

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.818038
Eccentricity 0.477181
Inclination (deg) 22.375600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 202.832100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 200.012200
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.484513

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-08-08T22:24:14.400
Period (years) 6.484513

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 15:35:05.29 -09:16:30.2 6.011 32.51 98.5 HIP 76243 11.03
2025-11-22 15:35:57.42 -09:18:25.0 6.008 32.50 98.3 HIP 76243 23.62
2025-11-23 15:36:49.56 -09:20:17.6 6.005 32.49 98.1 HIP 76517 21.27
2025-11-24 15:37:41.73 -09:22:07.9 6.002 32.48 98.0 HIP 76570 14.99
2025-11-25 15:38:33.89 -09:23:55.7 5.998 32.47 97.8 HIP 76570 11.38
2025-11-26 15:39:26.06 -09:25:41.2 5.995 32.45 97.6 HIP 76682 9.54
2025-11-27 15:40:18.22 -09:27:24.2 5.991 32.42 97.4 HIP 76703 12.93
2025-11-28 15:41:10.38 -09:29:04.7 5.987 32.40 97.3 HIP 76703 22.82
2025-11-29 15:42:02.51 -09:30:42.8 5.982 32.37 97.1 HIP 77033 27.89
2025-11-30 15:42:54.62 -09:32:18.3 5.978 32.33 96.9 HIP 77033 18.26
2025-12-01 15:43:46.70 -09:33:51.4 5.973 32.30 96.7 HIP 77033 14.94
2025-12-02 15:44:38.74 -09:35:21.8 5.968 32.26 96.5 HIP 77076 19.23
2025-12-03 15:45:30.75 -09:36:49.7 5.963 32.21 96.3 HIP 77302 23.48
2025-12-04 15:46:22.70 -09:38:14.9 5.957 32.17 96.2 HIP 77302 14.61
2025-12-05 15:47:14.61 -09:39:37.5 5.952 32.12 96.0 HIP 77372 12.26
2025-12-06 15:48:06.46 -09:40:57.5 5.946 32.07 95.8 HIP 77372 13.99
2025-12-07 15:48:58.26 -09:42:14.7 5.940 32.07 95.8 HIP 77563 23.83