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
- 143.53°
- Perihelion
- 0.006 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 8.35°
- Argument of periapsis
- 85.52°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2452410.91000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 9
- Data arc
- 24 hours
- First observed
- 15 May 2002
- Last observed
- 16 May 2002
Discovery & classification
Also known as 2002 J7
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB