SOHO is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 0.06 AU.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 87.14°
- Perihelion
- 0.057 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 256.11°
- Argument of periapsis
- 83.66°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2451785.93000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 55
- Data arc
- 24 hours
- First observed
- 28 August 2000
- Last observed
- 29 August 2000
Discovery & classification
Also known as 2000 Q1
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB