SOHO is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 0.01 AU.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 143.87°
- Perihelion
- 0.006 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 357.28°
- Argument of periapsis
- 77.76°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2452202.43000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 62
- Data arc
- 24 hours
- First observed
- 18 October 2001
- Last observed
- 19 October 2001
Discovery & classification
Also known as 2001 U7
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB