Comet
Scotti
431P/Scotti
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 4.397 AU
- True anomaly
- 214.2°
- As of
- 29 August 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.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 3.442 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.488
- Inclination
- 22.67°
- Orbital period
- 6.39 years
- Perihelion
- 1.763 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.122 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 203.27°
- Argument of periapsis
- 199.44°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2457274.84094 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 12
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)