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P/2000 Y3 (Scotti) Epoch 2000 Oct. 23.0 TT = JDT 2451840.5 T 2000 Nov. 2.3145 TT MPC q 4.047599 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0865022 Peri. 88.6099 +0.1069777 -0.9942561 a 5.063505 Node 355.2453 +0.8959142 +0.0978131 e 0.200633 Incl. 2.2473 +0.4311537 +0.0434440 P 11.4 From 117 observations 2000 Nov. 29-2001 Nov. 18, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2000 Y3 (Scotti) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2011 Dec. 30.4644 TT MPC q 4.018632 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0880483 Peri. 87.2495 +0.1395006 -0.9902154 a 5.004055 Node 354.7274 +0.8921862 +0.1272705 e 0.196925 Incl. 2.2518 +0.4295850 +0.0572335 P 11.2An explanation of the orbital elements is available.
These orbital elements are also available in forms suitable for loading into a number of popular planetarium-type software programs.
Personalized ephemerides for this (and other) objects may be generated using the Minor Planet & Comet Ephemeris Service.
Recent magnitude estimates for this comet (as reported to the ICQ) may be available.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2WARNING! 2007 05 30 19 33.61 -24 10.3 5.100 5.880 136.8 6.8 20.2 2007 06 04 19 32.07 -24 14.9 5.045 5.877 142.0 6.1 20.2 2007 06 09 19 30.28 -24 19.8 4.995 5.874 147.1 5.4 20.2 2007 06 14 19 28.26 -24 25.0 4.952 5.871 152.4 4.6 20.2 2007 06 19 19 26.03 -24 30.3 4.915 5.868 157.6 3.8 20.1 2007 06 24 19 23.62 -24 35.6 4.885 5.864 162.9 2.9 20.1 2007 06 29 19 21.08 -24 40.8 4.863 5.861 168.2 2.0 20.1 2007 07 04 19 18.44 -24 45.8 4.847 5.858 173.3 1.2 20.1 2007 07 09 19 15.75 -24 50.5 4.839 5.855 177.4 0.5 20.1 2007 07 14 19 13.03 -24 54.8 4.838 5.851 174.8 0.9 20.1 2007 07 19 19 10.34 -24 58.6 4.845 5.848 169.7 1.8 20.1 2007 07 24 19 07.73 -25 02.0 4.860 5.845 164.5 2.7 20.1 2007 07 29 19 05.23 -25 04.8 4.881 5.841 159.2 3.5 20.1 2007 08 03 19 02.88 -25 07.0 4.909 5.838 153.9 4.4 20.1 2007 08 08 19 00.71 -25 08.6 4.944 5.834 148.6 5.2 20.1 2007 08 13 18 58.77 -25 09.7 4.986 5.831 143.4 5.9 20.1 2007 08 18 18 57.07 -25 10.2 5.033 5.827 138.2 6.6 20.2 2007 08 23 18 55.64 -25 10.1 5.085 5.824 133.1 7.3 20.2 2007 08 28 18 54.49 -25 09.6 5.143 5.820 128.1 7.9 20.2 2007 09 02 18 53.65 -25 08.6 5.204 5.816 123.0 8.4 20.2 2007 09 07 18 53.11 -25 07.1 5.270 5.813 118.1 8.8 20.3 2007 09 12 18 52.89 -25 05.2 5.338 5.809 113.2 9.2 20.3 2007 09 17 18 52.98 -25 02.9 5.410 5.805 108.3 9.5 20.3 2007 09 22 18 53.40 -25 00.2 5.483 5.801 103.6 9.7 20.3 2007 09 27 18 54.12 -24 57.1 5.558 5.797 98.8 9.8 20.4 2007 10 02 18 55.14 -24 53.6 5.634 5.793 94.2 9.9 20.4 2007 10 07 18 56.45 -24 49.8 5.710 5.789 89.6 9.9 20.4 2007 10 12 18 58.05 -24 45.6 5.787 5.785 85.0 9.9 20.4 2007 10 17 18 59.92 -24 41.0 5.862 5.781 80.5 9.8 20.5 2007 10 22 19 02.05 -24 36.0 5.937 5.777 76.0 9.6 20.5 2007 10 27 19 04.43 -24 30.6 6.010 5.773 71.6 9.4 20.5 2007 11 01 19 07.03 -24 24.8 6.081 5.769 67.2 9.1 20.5 2007 11 06 19 09.85 -24 18.6 6.150 5.765 62.8 8.8 20.6 2007 11 11 19 12.88 -24 11.9 6.216 5.761 58.5 8.4 20.6 2007 11 16 19 16.09 -24 04.7 6.279 5.756 54.2 8.0 20.6 2007 11 21 19 19.48 -23 57.1 6.338 5.752 50.0 7.6 20.6 2007 11 26 19 23.02 -23 49.0 6.393 5.748 45.7 7.1 20.6 2007 12 01 19 26.70 -23 40.3 6.444 5.743 41.5 6.5 20.6 2007 12 06 19 30.51 -23 31.2 6.491 5.739 37.3 6.0 20.7 2007 12 11 19 34.43 -23 21.5 6.533 5.735 33.2 5.4 20.7 2007 12 16 19 38.46 -23 11.4 6.571 5.730 29.0 4.8 20.7 2007 12 21 19 42.57 -23 00.7 6.603 5.726 24.9 4.2 20.7 2007 12 26 19 46.75 -22 49.6 6.630 5.721 20.8 3.5 20.7 2007 12 31 19 50.99 -22 37.9 6.651 5.716 16.7 2.8 20.7 2008 01 05 19 55.27 -22 25.8 6.667 5.712 12.7 2.2 20.7 2008 01 10 19 59.59 -22 13.3 6.677 5.707 8.6 1.5 20.7 2008 01 15 20 03.93 -22 00.4 6.682 5.702 4.7 0.8 20.7 2008 01 20 20 08.27 -21 47.0 6.681 5.698 1.6 0.3 20.7 2008 01 25 20 12.61 -21 33.4 6.674 5.693 4.0 0.7 20.7 2008 01 30 20 16.93 -21 19.4 6.662 5.688 7.9 1.4 20.7 2008 02 04 20 21.22 -21 05.2 6.644 5.683 11.9 2.0 20.7 2008 02 09 20 25.47 -20 50.8 6.621 5.678 15.9 2.7 20.6 2008 02 14 20 29.67 -20 36.2 6.592 5.673 19.9 3.4 20.6 2008 02 19 20 33.81 -20 21.6 6.557 5.668 24.0 4.1 20.6 2008 02 24 20 37.86 -20 06.9 6.518 5.663 28.0 4.7 20.6 2008 02 29 20 41.84 -19 52.2 6.473 5.658 32.1 5.3 20.6 2008 03 05 20 45.71 -19 37.7 6.424 5.653 36.1 5.9 20.6 2008 03 10 20 49.48 -19 23.3 6.370 5.648 40.2 6.5 20.5 2008 03 15 20 53.12 -19 09.1 6.312 5.643 44.3 7.1 20.5 2008 03 20 20 56.63 -18 55.3 6.249 5.638 48.4 7.6 20.5 2008 03 25 21 00.00 -18 41.9 6.183 5.633 52.6 8.1 20.5 2008 03 30 21 03.21 -18 28.9 6.113 5.628 56.7 8.5 20.4 2008 04 04 21 06.26 -18 16.5 6.041 5.622 60.9 8.9 20.4 2008 04 09 21 09.12 -18 04.8 5.965 5.617 65.1 9.3 20.4 2008 04 14 21 11.80 -17 53.8 5.886 5.612 69.3 9.6 20.3 2008 04 19 21 14.27 -17 43.6 5.806 5.606 73.6 9.9 20.3 2008 04 24 21 16.53 -17 34.3 5.724 5.601 77.9 10.1 20.3 2008 04 29 21 18.57 -17 25.9 5.641 5.595 82.3 10.3 20.2 2008 05 04 21 20.37 -17 18.6 5.557 5.590 86.7 10.4 20.2 2008 05 09 21 21.92 -17 12.4 5.472 5.584 91.1 10.4 20.2 2008 05 14 21 23.21 -17 07.4 5.388 5.579 95.6 10.4 20.1 2008 05 19 21 24.23 -17 03.6 5.304 5.573 100.2 10.3 20.1 2008 05 24 21 24.98 -17 01.1 5.221 5.568 104.8 10.1 20.0 2008 05 29 21 25.44 -16 59.9 5.140 5.562 109.5 9.9 20.0 2008 06 03 21 25.61 -17 00.0 5.062 5.556 114.3 9.6 20.0 2008 06 08 21 25.49 -17 01.5 4.986 5.550 119.1 9.2 19.9 2008 06 13 21 25.07 -17 04.3 4.913 5.545 124.0 8.7 19.9 2008 06 18 21 24.36 -17 08.4 4.844 5.539 128.9 8.2 19.9 2008 06 23 21 23.37 -17 13.8 4.779 5.533 133.9 7.6 19.8 2008 06 28 21 22.10 -17 20.3 4.719 5.527 139.0 6.9 19.8 2008 07 03 21 20.56 -17 27.8 4.665 5.521 144.2 6.2 19.8This comet gets close to the sun during the period covered in the ephemeris below. Observers are warned to be wary of observing comets near the sun. NEVER point any kind of optical instrument at the sun--instant blindness will be the probable result.