88P/Howell (2026)

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Updated on March 31, 2026

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Orbital Elements Epoch 2025 Nov. 21.0 TT = JDT 2461000.5 T 2026 Mar. 18.77255 TT Pike q 1.3577636 (2000.0) P Q n 0.17980734 Peri. 235.87131 +0.38131945 +0.92223655 a 3.1088357 Node 56.66948 -0.82101486 +0.36958704 e 0.5632566 Incl. 4.38195 -0.42488831 +0.11351287 P 5.48 From 2834 observations 2015 July 7-2026 Mar. 18, mean residual 0".8. Nongravitational parameters A1 = +0.80, A2 = +0.0093.

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. 2026-F123. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.