SOHO is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 0 AU.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 143.67°
- Perihelion
- 0.005 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 8.42°
- Argument of periapsis
- 85.91°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2452599.47000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 52
- Data arc
- 24 hours
- First observed
- 19 November 2002
- Last observed
- 20 November 2002
Discovery & classification
Also known as 2002 W5
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB