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Comet C/1998 J1 (SOHO)


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ClassificationHyperbolic Comet

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2451040,5
Period [Julian yrs]9,999999E99
Inclination62,932 °
Eccentricity1,0002
Lon. of ascending node351,647 °
Argument of perihelion110,556 °
Passage of perihelion1998-May-08.619032
Aphelion distance9,999999E99
Mean anomaly0,004 °

Physical Data
Total magnitude (M1)6,5
Total magnitude slope (k1)7,5
Nuclear magnitude (M2)10
Nuclear magnitude slope (k2)5
Nuclear phase coefficient0,03

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererSolar and Heliospheric Observatory
Discovered1998-05-03

Data File
Data File NameC_1998_J1__SOHO_.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size264 kB
Covered Period1998,00 - 2000,00