SOHO is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 0.04 AU.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 72.5°
- Perihelion
- 0.037 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 73.65°
- Argument of periapsis
- 56.91°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2451670.92000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 14
- Data arc
- 0 hours
- First observed
- 6 May 2000
- Last observed
- 6 May 2000
Discovery & classification
Also known as 2000 J8
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB