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352P/Skiff

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
10.594 AU
True anomaly
185.53°
Distance from Earth
11.305 AU
As of
22 October 2026

Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.

Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth Skiff — 10.594 AU from the Sun Skiff
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Skiff is 11.305 AU from Earth today (1.6 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 40m 56s
Declination
+17° 08′ 28″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
11.29 AU
Elongation from the Sun
43.42° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

How do I find my coordinates?

Google Maps on a computer

  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
  3. Paste them above.

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  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
6.598 AU
Eccentricity
0.6177
Inclination
21.06°
Orbital period
16.95 years
Perihelion
2.523 AU
Aphelion
10.674 AU
Longitude of ascending node
28.14°
Argument of periapsis
309.35°
Epoch · J2000
2456228.5
Orbit class · JFc
Jupiter-family comet (P < 20 y)
Earth MOID · 612.5 LD
1.574 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.441

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
637
Data arc
17.45 years
First observed
26 August 2000
Last observed
5 February 2018
Residual RMS
0.71 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
3 May 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
10.9
Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 11.8
10.9

Discovery & classification

Also known as 352P · 352P/2000 S1 · 352P/2017 L1

Named

Close approaches 3 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2098-07-21 09:56:00 Satrn 1.5998 AU 622.6 LD 7.5 km/s
2100-11-04 21:36:00 Juptr 0.8851 AU 344.5 LD 10.7 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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