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260P/McNaught

Capture date
2019-08-02
Nearest MPC J01 observation
0260P         C2019 08 02.07747 01 23 00.77 +03 48 30.2          14.7 NQ#01JYJ01
Distance to the Sun
1.482195 AU (221,733,199 km)
Distance to the Earth
0.803996 AU (120,276,060 km)
Approximate magnitude
≈ 14.5 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
260P/McNaught - 2019-08-02

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Source filename
260p-20190802-j01.jpg
Image dimensions
1292 × 813

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