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
- 14.63°
- Perihelion
- 0.031 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 34.39°
- Argument of periapsis
- 69.24°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2453140.47000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 6
- Data arc
- 24 hours
- First observed
- 14 May 2004
- Last observed
- 15 May 2004
Discovery & classification
Also known as 2004 J16
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB