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260P/McNaught

Capture date
2019-09-29
Nearest MPC J01 observation
0260P         C2019 09 29.13013 02 49 30.76 +38 04 25.6          13.6 NQ~01YOJ01
Distance to the Sun
1.433065 AU (214,383,487 km)
Distance to the Earth
0.563627 AU (84,317,420 km)
Approximate magnitude
≈ 13.5 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
260P/McNaught - 2019-09-29

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Source filename
260p-20190929-j01.jpg
Image dimensions
1390 × 957

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