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
- 144.22°
- Perihelion
- 0.005 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 10.76°
- Argument of periapsis
- 86.95°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2452940.80000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 66
- Data arc
- 2 days
- First observed
- 26 October 2003
- Last observed
- 28 October 2003
Discovery & classification
Also known as 2003 U9
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB