260P/McNaught
- Capture date
- 2012-09-06
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0260P C2012 09 06.14314 01 57 24.14 +19 38 22.1 14.7 Nw80435J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.498726 AU (224,206,232 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.641838 AU (96,017,569 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 14.1 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 260p_20120906-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 761 × 601
About this object
- Designation
- 260P
- Orbit class
- Jupiter-family Comet
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2457516.5 JD TDB · q = 1.47 au · e = 0.598 · i = 15.8 deg · Ω = 352 deg · ω = 15.4 deg · T = 2458746.767 JD TDB