260P/McNaught
- Capture date
- 2012-09-19
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0260P C2012 09 21.94087 02 03 05.81 +28 24 03.2 14.5 Nw80439J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.499037 AU (224,252,806 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.599242 AU (89,645,272 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 13.9 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 260p-20120919-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 946 × 673
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