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
- 144.5°
- Perihelion
- 0.007 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 325.97°
- Argument of periapsis
- 42.74°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2453365.81000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 10
- Data arc
- 24 hours
- First observed
- 25 December 2004
- Last observed
- 26 December 2004
Discovery & classification
Also known as 2004 Y6
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB