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
- 22.45°
- Perihelion
- 0.03 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 19.58°
- Argument of periapsis
- 207.89°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2452505.92000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 26
- Data arc
- 0 hours
- First observed
- 19 August 2002
- Last observed
- 19 August 2002
Discovery & classification
Also known as 2002 Q9
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB