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260P/McNaught

Capture date
2019-09-07
Nearest MPC J01 observation
0260P         C2019 09 08.07609 02 29 05.29 +25 32 57.4          13.9 NQ~01YLJ01
Distance to the Sun
1.416991 AU (211,978,890 km)
Distance to the Earth
0.604623 AU (90,450,270 km)
Approximate magnitude
≈ 13.6 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
260P/McNaught - 2019-09-07

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Source filename
260p-c2018n2-20190907-j01.jpg
Image dimensions
1037 × 859

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