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
- 139.56°
- Perihelion
- 0.005 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 341.65°
- Argument of periapsis
- 67.84°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2453040.20000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 26
- Data arc
- 24 hours
- First observed
- 3 February 2004
- Last observed
- 4 February 2004
Discovery & classification
Also known as 2004 C3
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB