88P/Howell (2026)

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Updated on January 28, 2024

Profile

Orbital Elements Epoch 2026 Mar. 21.0 TT = JDT 2461120.5 T 2026 Mar. 18.74082 TT Rudenko q 1.3577961 (2000.0) P Q n 0.17976928 Peri. 235.87020 +0.38129389 +0.92224739 a 3.1092744 Node 56.66899 -0.82102657 +0.36956281 e 0.5633077 Incl. 4.38171 -0.42488862 +0.11350365 P 5.48 From 4419 observations 1981 Sept. 3-2021 Feb. 19, mean residual 0".8. Nongravitational parameters A1 = -0.01, A2 = -0.0130.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 12.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [ ,-287] ( - 2025 June 4) m1 = 4.7 + 5 log d + 25.0 log r(t - 15) [-287, 15] (2025 June 4 - 2026 Apr. 2) m1 = 5.2 + 5 log d + 20.0 log r [ 15, ] (2026 Apr. 2 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2021-F20. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.