Comet
SOHO
P/2002 S7 (SOHO)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 3.976 AU
- True anomaly
- 172.15°
- As of
- 29 August 2026
Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 3.224 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.9848
- Inclination
- 13.58°
- Orbital period
- 5.79 years
- Perihelion
- 0.049 AU
- Aphelion
- 6.398 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 50.19°
- Argument of periapsis
- 52.17°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2454652.32863 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Spectral type
- JFC
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)