Table 4: Comparison of the orbital elements of C/2002 R5 (SOHO) with a initial periodicity of $P = 3.90~{\rm yr}$ to C/1999 R1 = C/2003 R5 (SOHO) at around the assumed separation time in the late 19th century.
  C/1999 R1 = C/2003 R5   C/2002 R5 (SOHO)
q [AU] 0.060   0.060 $\pm$ 0.006
e 0.976   0.976 $\pm$ 0.002
a [AU] 2.52   2.51 $\pm$ 0.25
$\omega$ [deg] 30.3   34.6 $\pm$ 3.0
$\Omega $ [deg] 18.3   24.2 $\pm$ 3.2
i [deg] 18.8   17.4 $\pm$ 1.1


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