Comet 260P/McNaught
Taken by Mike Olason on June 29, 2026 @
Tucson, Arizona
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On the morning of June 29 Comet 260P/McNaught was magnitude 14.8 with a coma 0.5' wide and a short tail 1' (0.0167 degrees) long. The comet will reach perihelion in its orbit 131 million miles from the Sun on August 5 and may brighten to magnitude 13. The comet will make its close approach to Earth 91 million miles away on November 9 but will have faded to magnitude 15.
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