P/1999 J6 (SOHO)
Marsden sunskirting comet
P/1999 J6 (SOHO) is a small comet, notable for being among those that made a close approach to the Earth. It is next expected to come to perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) in June 2026 at 0.044 AU (6.6 million km).
The most notable Earth approach was on June 12, 1999 when it passed between 357,000 km (222,000 mi) to 3.3 million kilometres (2,100,000 mi) from Earth. The uncertainty is a result of the large number of observations at roughly the same time as there were around 50 observations on April 19, 2010. The discovery was made on March 20, 2000, during a review of previously captured images.
It next came to perihelion in November 2004, when it was known as "C/2004 V9", and then on April 19, 2010 when it was known as "C/2010 H3". On August 15, 2015 it should have been 0.56 AU from Earth.
The public source identifies “P/1999 J6 (SOHO)” as marsden sunskirting comet. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around SOHO, Marsden and sunskirting.
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The citation trail is more important than the brevity of the summary: it shows where individual claims can be examined in context. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q60763146. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1999, 2026, 2010 and 2000.
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