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
- 87.3°
- Perihelion
- 0.025 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 229.47°
- Argument of periapsis
- 88.03°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2451899.35000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 13
- Data arc
- 0 hours
- First observed
- 20 December 2000
- Last observed
- 20 December 2000
Discovery & classification
Also known as 2000 Y6
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB