C/1996 V2 ( SOHO )

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* Profile

* Orbital Elements

Perihelion time T (ET).....................    1996 Nov 11.84831 +/- 0.00061
Argument of perihelion omega (deg).........          18.759 +/- 0.064
Longitude of ascending node Omega (deg)....          86.271 +/- 0.077
Orbital inclination i (deg)................          34.440 +/- 0.033
Perihelion distance q (AU).................        0.051706 +/- 0.000089
Orbital eccentricity e.....................        0.984347 +/- 0.000027
Orbital period P (yr)......................                 6.00
Longitude of perihelion L_pi (deg).........               101.918
Latitude of perihelion B_pi (deg)..........               +10.479
Osculation epoch (ET)......................            1996 Nov 13.0
Observations used:
  Number from C2 images....................                 17
  Number from C3 images....................                  3
  Period of time covered...................       1996 Nov 12-2002 Nov 12
  Time interval (days).....................               2191
  Weighted rms residual (arcsec)...........             +/-3.17

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The orbital elements are published on Sekanina, Z., & Chodas, P. W. 2005, ApJ, 161, 551-586.

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