260P/McNaught
Sign in to saveComet McNaught 4, also known as 260P/McNaught, is a periodic comet with a 6.9-year orbit around the Sun. It is one of several comets discovered by Australian astronomer, Robert H. McNaught.
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Comet McNaught 4, also known as 260P/McNaught, is a periodic comet with a 6.9-year orbit around the Sun. It is one of several comets discovered by Australian astronomer, Robert H. McNaught.
== Observational history == On 20 May 2005, Robert H. McNaught found his fourth periodic comet (P/2005 K3) from the telescope of the Siding Spring Observatory, where he reported it has a slightly diffuse head with a narrow tail about 30 arcseconds in length.
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