SOHO is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 0.05 AU.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 24.97°
- Perihelion
- 0.049 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 81.85°
- Argument of periapsis
- 23.47°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2451579.09000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 35
- Data arc
- 24 hours
- First observed
- 4 February 2000
- Last observed
- 5 February 2000
Discovery & classification
Also known as 2000 C3
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB