Comparison of the V2 plasma and field measurements (gray) and MHD model (black solid) for simulation parameters α = 42°, β = 0°, and ISMF strength 2.2   μG that correspond to the best solution obtained in Fig. 1 for the Ulysses He parameters. We also show MHD model (black dashed) for simulation parameters α = 45°, β = 0°, and ISMF strength 3.0   μG that correspond to a solution recently proposed when using IBEX-based He parameters (McComas et al. 2012; Bzowski et al. 2012). The SW speed is  ~420 km s^-1. From top to bottom, we show the plasma speed, density, and magnetic field strength.