244P/Scotti (0244P)
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Type: Periodic
Perihelion date: 16 November 2022
Perihelion distance (q): 3.9
Aphelion distance (Q) : 5.9
Period (years): 10.8
Eccentricity (e): 0.20
Inclination (i): 2.3
JPL orbit diagram
COBS lightcurve
244P/Scotti = 2000 Y3 = 2010 Q1
J. V. Scotti, Lunary and Planetary Laboratory, discovered a 19th magnitude comet
with the 0.9-m Spacewatch telescope on 30 December 2000. The comet had a coma
diameter of 7" and a 0'.93 tail in p.a. 269 degrees. Additional astrometry, including
prediscovery observations by LINEAR on 29 November and 21 December identified
by B. G. Marsden indicated an approach to within 0.05 AU of Jupiter in September
1998.
Jim Scotti recovered comet 2000 Y3 (P/Scotti) as an essentially stellar object on
images obtained on 19 August 2000 with the 0.9-m Spacewatch reflector at Kitt
Peak.
Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude)
Date
10x10 mag
Error
VEmag
Coma '
22-Jan-13
17.65
0.05
17.2
0.2
02-Feb-13
17.77
0.08
17.3
0.1
14-Feb-13
17.27
0.06
16.8
0.3
11-Apr-13
18.41
0.06
17.8
0.2
25-Apr-13
18.02
0.12
15.0
0.2
25-Feb-14
19.85
0.18
19.6
0.6
06-Sep-21
19.2
0.4
13-Sep-21
19.8
0.4
27-Oct-22
18.9
0.4
25-Nov-22
18.5
0.4
27-Jan-23
18.2
0.4
20-Feb-23
18.2
0.4
24-Mar-23
18.6
0.4
11-Jan-24
19.4
0.4
14-Feb-24
18.9
0.4
14-Mar-24
19.5
0.4