Uncommon comet 32 EP
C/2006 O7 (SOHO)
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Score breakdown
· 3 badgesUncommon 33 pts → Rare
- Retrograde orbit +18
- Has a proper name +8
- Comet +6
Total score 32
1 more point to reach Rare.
Badges
- Comet · +6
- Retrograde orbit · +18
- Has a proper name · +8
Trivia
What makes it special
- Backwards orbit. Orbits against the grain — retrograde to almost everything else.
How we found it
- Named. Notable enough to have earned a proper name, not just a catalogue number.
Cosmic context
- Wild orbit. Its highly elliptical path swings between scorching and frozen each lap.
- Tail. Its tail always points away from the Sun, never trailing behind its motion.
Properties
- eccentricity
- 1
- inclination
- 144.24
- name
- C/2006 O7 (SOHO)
- named
- yes
- orbit class
- PAR