SOHO is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 0.03 AU.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 71.91°
- Perihelion
- 0.031 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 71.15°
- Argument of periapsis
- 58.1°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2450741.48000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 20
- Data arc
- 24 hours
- First observed
- 19 October 1997
- Last observed
- 20 October 1997
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1997 U8
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB