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260P/McNaught

Capture date
2019-09-01
Nearest MPC J01 observation
0260P         C2019 09 01.08212 02 18 41.72 +21 10 02.5          14.1 NQ~01YJJ01
Distance to the Sun
1.420250 AU (212,466,392 km)
Distance to the Earth
0.627851 AU (93,925,130 km)
Approximate magnitude
≈ 13.7 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
260P/McNaught - 2019-09-01

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Source filename
260p-20190901-j01.jpg
Image dimensions
1167 × 829

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