(876) Scott Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 June 1917 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
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Where Scott is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scott is 3.12 au from the Sun and 3.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 876 |
| Provisional designation | A917 MB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.4 km (#1,918 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.153 |
| Rotation period | 11.8 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.94 |
| Orbital period | 5.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 11.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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