SOHO is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 0.04 AU.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 72.28°
- Perihelion
- 0.037 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 74.35°
- Argument of periapsis
- 56.15°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2452256.36000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 13
- Data arc
- 0 hours
- First observed
- 12 December 2001
- Last observed
- 12 December 2001
Discovery & classification
Also known as 2001 X8
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB