SOHO is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 0.01 AU. Orbit from the JPL solution of 11 March 2026.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 143.65°
- Perihelion
- 0.005 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 2.12°
- Argument of periapsis
- 82.32°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2450748.71000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
- Earth MOID · 217.3 LD
- 0.5584 AU
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 4
- First observed
- 26 October 1997
- Last observed
- 26 October 1997
- Residual RMS
- 0.18 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 11 March 2026
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1997 U6
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB