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
- 144.14°
- Perihelion
- 0.005 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 12.3°
- Argument of periapsis
- 88.84°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2453499.91000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 18
- Data arc
- 24 hours
- First observed
- 8 May 2005
- Last observed
- 9 May 2005
Discovery & classification
Also known as 2005 J5
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB