Comet
SOHO
C/2002 R5 (SOHO)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 4.292 AU
- True anomaly
- 173.08°
- As of
- 29 August 2026
Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 3.216 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.9853
- Inclination
- 14.12°
- Orbital period
- 5.77 years
- Perihelion
- 0.047 AU
- Aphelion
- 6.385 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 13.21°
- Argument of periapsis
- 45.73°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2452522.68423 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Spectral type
- JFC
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)