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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 2026 Sep 07 03h24 UT by Jean-Gabriel Bosch


(Copyright Jean-Gabriel Bosch)

Magnitude (MPC m2)15.9
Magnitude standard deviation0.1
Aperture radius for m27.2 "
Magnitude bandG
r (dist/Sun) 2.193 AU
d (dist/Earth) 1.593 AU
Right ascension49.31946 °
Declination+14.99594 °
MPC report
COD Y87
CON J.-G. Bosch
OBS J.-G. Bosch
MEA J.-G. Bosch
TEL 0.25-m f/4.75 reflector + CMO
NUM 16
ACK MPCReport file updated 2026.09.07 07:49:38
NET Gaia DR2
AC2 jgbosch@free.fr
0088P        KB2026 09 07.14148 03 17 16.67 +14 59 45.4          15.9 G      Y87
0088P        KB2026 09 07.15520 03 17 16.70 +14 59 46.3          15.8 G      Y87
0088P        KB2026 09 07.16959 03 17 16.74 +14 59 47.0          16.0 G      Y87
Instrument typeNewton
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)250 mm
Instrument focale length1187.5 mm
Instrument focale/diameter4.75
CameraAsi 294MM
SensorCMOS
Sensor temperature-5 °C
Binning4x4
MountEQ6-R pro
Exposure details130x25s
Observatory MPC codeY87
LocationTrevinca skies-Amalthea
Reference stars catalog (ast)Gaia2
Reference stars catalog (phot)Gaia2
Used softwaresTycho Tracker
Image resize factor1
Resulting picture sampling (scale)1.6 "/pix
Observation submission date2026 Sep 07 05h55m48s
Observation modification date2026 Sep 08 06h39m29s

(Record n° 31830)

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