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260P/McNaught

Capture date
2019-10-06
Nearest MPC J01 observation
0260P         C2019 10 06.09422 02 51 31.48 +41 35 37.9          13.5 NQ~01YPJ01
Distance to the Sun
1.446870 AU (216,448,729 km)
Distance to the Earth
0.562466 AU (84,143,772 km)
Approximate magnitude
≈ 13.6 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
260P/McNaught - 2019-10-06

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Source filename
260p-20191006-j01.jpg
Image dimensions
1235 × 822

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