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260P/McNaught

Capture date
2012-11-10
Nearest MPC J01 observation
0260P         C2012 11 10.91809 01 31 34.67 +42 41 09.3          14.7 Nw81133J01
Distance to the Sun
1.626383 AU (243,303,484 km)
Distance to the Earth
0.700498 AU (104,793,005 km)
Approximate magnitude
≈ 14.7 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
260P/McNaught - 2012-11-10

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Source filename
260p-20121110-j01.jpg
Image dimensions
892 × 730

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