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
- 139.37°
- Perihelion
- 0.007 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 339.16°
- Argument of periapsis
- 63.01°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2452601.62000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 19
- Data arc
- 0 hours
- First observed
- 22 November 2002
- Last observed
- 22 November 2002
Discovery & classification
Also known as 2002 W8
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB