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88P/Howell

Perihelion distance : 1.36 AU
Inclination to ecliptic : 4 °
Orbital period : 5.48 years
Eccentricity : 0.56

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IAU/MPC elements


On 2015 Aug 11 07h47 UT by Jean-Gabriel Bosch


(Copyright Jean-Gabriel Bosch)

Magnitude (MPC m2)15.2
Aperture radius for m25.6 "
r (dist/Sun) 1.893 AU
d (dist/Earth) 1.507 AU
Right ascension41.34642 °
Declination+11.79358 °
MPC report
COD W96
CON ALAIN MAURY [jean-gabriel.bosch@unige.ch]
OBS A. Maury, J.-G. Bosch
MEA J.-G. Bosch
TEL 0.4-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD
ACK MPCReport file updated 2015.08.11 14:09:00
AC2 jean-gabriel.bosch@unige.ch
NET UCAC-4
0088P         C2015 08 11.32405 02 45 23.14 +11 47 36.9          15.2 N      W96
0088P         C2015 08 11.35420 02 45 24.65 +11 47 44.6          15.2 N      W96
Instrument typeRitchey-Chretien
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)400 mm
Instrument focale length3200 mm
Instrument focale/diameter8
FilterNone
CameraQHY
SensorCCD
Sensor temperature-30 °C
Binning3x3
MountParamouint
MotorizationYes
Picture exposure details7x60s
Air mass1.2
Observatory MPC codeW96
LocationSan Pedro de Atacama, Chili
Reference stars catalog (ast)UCAC-4
Used softwaresASTROMETRICA
Resulting picture sampling (scale)1.03 "/pix
URL for more information or pictureshttp://transitionsciel.blogspot.ch/
Observation submission date2015 Aug 11 16h12m35s
Observation modification date2015 Aug 11 18h49m15s

(Record n° 14258)

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