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
- 146.52°
- Perihelion
- 0.005 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 4.15°
- Argument of periapsis
- 79.6°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2452999.16000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 6
- Data arc
- 0 hours
- First observed
- 25 December 2003
- Last observed
- 25 December 2003
Discovery & classification
Also known as 2003 Y8
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB