SOHO is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 0.05 AU.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 11.89°
- Perihelion
- 0.046 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 34.23°
- Argument of periapsis
- 65.28°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2453141.19000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 7
- Data arc
- 0 hours
- First observed
- 15 May 2004
- Last observed
- 15 May 2004
Discovery & classification
Also known as 2004 J18
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB