Comet
SOHO
P/2008 Y12 (SOHO)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 5.28 AU
- True anomaly
- 175.32°
- 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
- 3.078 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.9788
- Inclination
- 23.35°
- Orbital period
- 5.4 years
- Perihelion
- 0.065 AU
- Aphelion
- 6.091 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 312.57°
- Argument of periapsis
- 146.62°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2454822.97320 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Spectral type
- JFC
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)