SOHO is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 0 AU.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 144.21°
- Perihelion
- 0.005 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 2.99°
- Argument of periapsis
- 82.05°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2452200.83000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 47
- Data arc
- 24 hours
- First observed
- 17 October 2001
- Last observed
- 18 October 2001
Discovery & classification
Also known as 2001 U4
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB