88P/Howell (2026)

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Updated on August 30, 2025

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Orbital Elements Epoch 2025 May 5.0 TT = JDT 2460800.5 T 2026 Mar. 18.79594 TT Pike q 1.3576747 (2000.0) P Q n 0.17984852 Peri. 235.88250 +0.38149036 +0.92216587 a 3.1083611 Node 56.66892 -0.82094604 +0.36973903 e 0.5632185 Incl. 4.38197 -0.42486787 +0.11359204 P 5.48 From 2522 observations 2015 July 7-2025 Feb. 27, mean residual 0".8. Nongravitational parameters A1 = +0.67, A2 = +0.0116.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 5.2 + 5 log d + 20.0 log r [ ,-350] ( - 2025 Apr. 2) m1 = 15.5 + 5 log d + 0 log r [-350,-275] (2025 Apr. 2 - 2025 June 16) m1 = 5.2 + 5 log d + 22.0 log r(t - 15) [-275, 45] (2025 June 16 - 2026 May 2) m1 = 5.2 + 5 log d + 20.0 log r [ 45, ] (2026 May 2 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2025-D254. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.