SOHO is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 0.01 AU.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 142.96°
- Perihelion
- 0.006 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 10.01°
- Argument of periapsis
- 85.51°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2451674.98000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 24
- Data arc
- 24 hours
- First observed
- 9 May 2000
- Last observed
- 10 May 2000
Discovery & classification
Also known as 2000 J3
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB