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C/1998 J1 (SOHO)

9/3/2026

C/1998 J1 (SOHO) is a hyperbolic comet discovered from the edge of SOHO's LASCO-C3 field-of-view on 3 May 1998. It is one of the few small comets observed by SOHO that has survived its close encounter with the Sun.

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C/1998 J1 (SOHO) is a hyperbolic comet discovered from the edge of SOHO's LASCO-C3 field-of-view on 3 May 1998. It is one of the few small comets observed by SOHO that has survived its close encounter with the Sun.

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