Comet
SOHO
P/2003 T12 (SOHO)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 4.536 AU
- True anomaly
- 183.25°
- 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
- 2.568 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.7762
- Inclination
- 11.48°
- Orbital period
- 4.12 years
- Perihelion
- 0.575 AU
- Aphelion
- 4.561 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 176.47°
- Argument of periapsis
- 217.67°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2455952.94658 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 19.6
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)