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262P/McNaught-Russell

Comet
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Semi-major axis
6.935 au
Eccentricity
0.8154
Inclination
29.08°
Orbital period
18.26 y

Also known as

3 identifiers

262P262P/McNaught-RussellMcNaught-Russell

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Otto Matic
ClassJFC · near-Earth
Semi-major axis a6.935 au
Eccentricity e0.8154
Inclination i29.08°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q1.28 / 12.59 au
Period6,670 d (18.26 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M218.01° / 171.17° / 341.3°
Earth MOID0.291 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter— km
Albedo—
Rotation period— h
Spectral type—
Observation arc1994-12-12 → 2013-04-22 · 1,339 observations

Provenance

where this card came from
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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/262p-mcnaught-russell · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.