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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 17 02h11 UT by Jean-Gabriel Bosch


(Copyright Jean-Gabriel Bosch)

Magnitude (MPC m2)15.9
Magnitude standard deviation0.0
Aperture radius for m26.4 "
Magnitude bandG
r (dist/Sun) 2.260 AU
d (dist/Earth) 1.549 AU
Right ascension49.0595 °
Declination+15.02958 °
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 12
ACK MPCReport file updated 2026.09.17 09:01:51
NET Gaia DR2
AC2 jgbosch@free.fr
0088P        KB2026 09 17.09105 03 16 14.28 +15 01 46.5          15.9 G      Y87
0088P        KB2026 09 17.10463 03 16 14.03 +15 01 46.0          15.9 G      Y87
0088P        KB2026 09 17.11806 03 16 13.77 +15 01 45.5          15.9 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 17 07h03m47s
Observation modification date2026 Sep 17 07h06m01s

(Record n° 31876)

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