88P/Howell
- Capture date
- 2015-09-18
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0088P C2015 09 19.13296 02 53 19.47 +12 38 00.6 16.2 Nw95364J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 2.147126 AU (321,205,404 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 1.356545 AU (202,936,192 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 15.5 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 88p-20150918-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1236 × 872
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