SOHO is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 0.07 AU.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 84.25°
- Perihelion
- 0.066 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 143.49°
- Argument of periapsis
- 218.59°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2453296.51000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 72
- Data arc
- 2 days
- First observed
- 16 October 2004
- Last observed
- 18 October 2004
Discovery & classification
Also known as 2004 U2
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB