88P/Howell
- Capture date
- 2015-08-10
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0088P C2015 08 10.13359 02 44 19.52 +11 42 32.0 16.0 Nw94817J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.887324 AU (282,339,695 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 1.510988 AU (226,040,622 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 15.2 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 88p-20150810-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1384 × 967
About this object
- Designation
- 88P
- Orbit class
- Jupiter-family Comet
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2459235.5 JD TDB · q = 1.35 au · e = 0.564 · i = 4.38 deg · Ω = 56.7 deg · ω = 236 deg · T = 2459119.086 JD TDB