262P/McNaught-Russell
- Capture date
- 2012-12-07
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0262P C2012 12 07.76976 22 49 51.99 -02 59 29.4 15.8 Nw81609J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.280694 AU (191,589,152 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.875017 AU (130,900,730 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 15.1 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 262p-20121207-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 827 × 646
About this object
- Designation
- 262P
- Orbit class
- Jupiter-family Comet*
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2455919.5 JD TDB · q = 1.28 au · e = 0.815 · i = 29.1 deg · Ω = 218 deg · ω = 171 deg · T = 2456265.960 JD TDB