SOHO is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 0.03 AU.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 166.26°
- Perihelion
- 0.026 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 322.52°
- Argument of periapsis
- 51.27°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2451953.79000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 32
- Data arc
- 24 hours
- First observed
- 13 February 2001
- Last observed
- 14 February 2001
Discovery & classification
Also known as 2001 C5
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB