Comet P/1997 V1 (Larsen) was recovered by Jim V. Scotti using the Spacewatch telescope at Kitt Peak on June 9, 2008. The orbital elements of the comet P/2008 L1 (Larsen) indicate a perihelion passage on August 25, 2008 at a distance from 3.3 AU from the Sun, and a 10.9 year period.