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
- 138.74°
- Perihelion
- 0.008 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 334.8°
- Argument of periapsis
- 56.72°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2454512.59000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 22
- Data arc
- 24 hours
- First observed
- 14 February 2008
- Last observed
- 15 February 2008
Discovery & classification
Also known as 2008 C8
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB