Comet 260P/McNaught is at Opposition (3.284 AU) on the 15th February 2014.
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 02 14 10 08 47.6 +21 05 06 3.2804 4.2581 170.8 2.1 22.4 2014 02 15 10 07 57.3 +21 07 46 3.2843 4.2625 171.0 2.1 22.4 2014 02 16 10 07 07.0 +21 10 22 3.2885 4.2669 171.0 2.1 22.4 2014 02 17 10 06 16.7 +21 12 54 3.2930 4.2714 170.8 2.1 22.4 2014 02 18 10 05 26.5 +21 15 21 3.2978 4.2758 170.5 2.2 22.4 2014 02 19 10 04 36.4 +21 17 44 3.3030 4.2802 170.1 2.3 22.4 2014 02 20 10 03 46.5 +21 20 03 3.3085 4.2846 169.6 2.4 22.4 2014 02 21 10 02 56.7 +21 22 17 3.3143 4.2890 168.9 2.5 22.4 2014 02 22 10 02 07.2 +21 24 26 3.3205 4.2933 168.2 2.7 22.4 2014 02 23 10 01 18.0 +21 26 31 3.3269 4.2977 167.3 2.9 22.4 2014 02 24 10 00 29.0 +21 28 30 3.3337 4.3021 166.5 3.1 22.5 2014 02 25 09 59 40.4 +21 30 25 3.3408 4.3064 165.6 3.3 22.5 2014 02 26 09 58 52.1 +21 32 14 3.3482 4.3108 164.6 3.5 22.5 2014 02 27 09 58 04.2 +21 33 58 3.3559 4.3152 163.6 3.7 22.5 2014 02 28 09 57 16.8 +21 35 36 3.3639 4.3195 162.6 3.9 22.5
Comet 260P/McNaught makes its closest approach to the Earth (0.584 AU) on the 4th October, 2012.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2012 09 12 02 00 48.5 +22 55 59 0.6200 1.4971 132.6 29.7 14.2 2012 09 13 02 01 14.5 +23 29 37 0.6167 1.4971 133.1 29.4 14.2 2012 09 14 02 01 37.9 +24 03 11 0.6136 1.4972 133.7 29.0 14.2 2012 09 15 02 01 58.5 +24 36 38 0.6107 1.4974 134.3 28.7 14.2 2012 09 16 02 02 16.4 +25 09 58 0.6079 1.4976 134.9 28.4 14.2 2012 09 17 02 02 31.5 +25 43 09 0.6052 1.4979 135.5 28.1 14.2 2012 09 18 02 02 43.9 +26 16 10 0.6027 1.4983 136.0 27.7 14.2 2012 09 19 02 02 53.4 +26 48 59 0.6004 1.4988 136.6 27.4 14.1 2012 09 20 02 03 00.1 +27 21 35 0.5982 1.4993 137.2 27.1 14.1 2012 09 21 02 03 04.0 +27 53 56 0.5961 1.4999 137.8 26.7 14.1 2012 09 22 02 03 05.1 +28 26 01 0.5942 1.5006 138.4 26.4 14.1 2012 09 23 02 03 03.4 +28 57 49 0.5925 1.5014 138.9 26.0 14.1 2012 09 24 02 02 58.9 +29 29 17 0.5909 1.5023 139.5 25.7 14.1 2012 09 25 02 02 51.7 +30 00 25 0.5895 1.5032 140.1 25.4 14.1 2012 09 26 02 02 41.6 +30 31 10 0.5882 1.5042 140.6 25.0 14.1 2012 09 27 02 02 28.8 +31 01 32 0.5871 1.5053 141.2 24.7 14.1 2012 09 28 02 02 13.3 +31 31 28 0.5861 1.5065 141.7 24.3 14.1 2012 09 29 02 01 55.1 +32 00 58 0.5853 1.5077 142.3 24.0 14.1 2012 09 30 02 01 34.3 +32 30 00 0.5847 1.5090 142.8 23.7 14.1
Comet 260P/McNaught is at perihelion in the constellation Aries on the 12th September, 2012.
Magnitude: 14.1
Distance to Earth: 0.618 AU
Distance to Sun center: 1.497 AU
Postion (J2000): RA= 2h01.0m Dec=+23°13.4'