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88P/Howell

Basic Information of 88P/Howell

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.357771
Eccentricity 0.563259
Inclination (deg) 4.382000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 56.669400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 235.871600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.481556

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-03-18T18:40:45.120
Period (years) 5.481556

Finding Chart

Sky Tracks

88P/Howell · Next 30 Days Steps: 3 days · geocentric

Magnitude

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Ephemeris

Date (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Δ (AU) Motion (arcsec/hr) Dir (deg) Nearest HIP Dist (arcmin)
2025-11-21 14:53:35.88 -15:39:18.5 2.791 96.35 108.6 HIP 72769 22.27
2025-11-22 14:56:07.74 -15:51:34.5 2.783 96.78 108.5 HIP 73074 12.25
2025-11-23 14:58:40.58 -16:03:47.0 2.774 97.21 108.3 HIP 73191 32.08
2025-11-24 15:01:14.42 -16:15:55.8 2.765 97.64 108.1 HIP 73517 20.43
2025-11-25 15:03:49.26 -16:28:00.7 2.756 98.08 107.9 HIP 73692 7.26
2025-11-26 15:06:25.11 -16:40:01.5 2.747 98.51 107.7 HIP 73953 12.38
2025-11-27 15:09:01.98 -16:51:58.1 2.738 98.94 107.5 HIP 74234 30.08
2025-11-28 15:11:39.88 -17:03:50.2 2.729 99.38 107.4 HIP 74299 9.00
2025-11-29 15:14:18.81 -17:15:37.7 2.720 99.82 107.2 HIP 74568 15.41
2025-11-30 15:16:58.77 -17:27:20.4 2.711 100.26 107.0 HIP 74838 18.32
2025-12-01 15:19:39.79 -17:38:58.1 2.702 100.70 106.8 HIP 75110 35.24
2025-12-02 15:22:21.86 -17:50:30.6 2.693 101.14 106.5 HIP 75217 24.85
2025-12-03 15:25:05.00 -18:01:57.8 2.684 101.59 106.3 HIP 75601 24.32
2025-12-04 15:27:49.22 -18:13:19.3 2.675 102.04 106.1 HIP 75601 19.95
2025-12-05 15:30:34.51 -18:24:35.1 2.666 102.49 105.9 HIP 76057 20.41
2025-12-06 15:33:20.90 -18:35:44.8 2.656 102.95 105.7 HIP 76057 20.63
2025-12-07 15:36:08.39 -18:46:48.4 2.647 102.95 105.7 HIP 76247 28.45