Table 2: Mean orbital parameters of the Meyer and Marsden & Kracht groups of sungrazing comets (respectively, a total of 40 and 39 comets in the samples).
Meyer Group

Parameter Value Std. dev.

Perihelion longitude [ $^\circ$ ] 98.8 1.3

Perihelion latitude [ $^\circ$ ] 53.0 1.4

Perihelion distance [ $R_{\odot}$ ] 7.7 0.4

Inclination [ $^\circ$ ] 72.2 1.3

Perihelion argument [ $^\circ$ ] 57.0 1.2

Node [ $^\circ$ ] 73.6 1.3

Marsden & Kracht Group

Parameter Value Std. dev.

Perihelion longitude [ $^\circ$ ] 101.9 2.4

Perihelion latitude [ $^\circ$ ] 10.8 1.1

Perihelion distance [ $R_{\odot}$ ] 9.90 0.96

Inclination [ $^\circ$ ] 18.5 6.9

Perihelion argument [ $^\circ$ ] 45.5 19.0

Node [ $^\circ$ ] 57.7 20.0

**Table 2:** Mean orbital parameters of the Meyer and Marsden & Kracht groups of sungrazing comets (respectively, a total of 40 and 39 comets in the samples).
Meyer Group
Parameter	Value	Std. dev.
Perihelion longitude [ $^\circ$ ]	98.8	1.3
Perihelion latitude [ $^\circ$ ]	53.0	1.4
Perihelion distance [ $R_{\odot}$ ]	7.7	0.4
Inclination [ $^\circ$ ]	72.2	1.3
Perihelion argument [ $^\circ$ ]	57.0	1.2
Node [ $^\circ$ ]	73.6	1.3
Marsden & Kracht Group
Parameter	Value	Std. dev.
Perihelion longitude [ $^\circ$ ]	101.9	2.4
Perihelion latitude [ $^\circ$ ]	10.8	1.1
Perihelion distance [ $R_{\odot}$ ]	9.90	0.96
Inclination [ $^\circ$ ]	18.5	6.9
Perihelion argument [ $^\circ$ ]	45.5	19.0
Node [ $^\circ$ ]	57.7	20.0

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	1 Introduction
	2 Statistics of orbits and perihelion time of sungrazing comets
	3 Opportunities for pickup ion and ENA observations
	4 Discussion
	5 Conclusions
	References