88P/Howell
- Capture date
- 2026-07-21
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0088P KB2026 07 21.13843702 38 49.870+11 59 00.82 15.8 GVEO098J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.877256 AU (280,833,543 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 1.823732 AU (272,826,355 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 15.6 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 88p-20260721-j01.png
- Image dimensions
- 752 × 713
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