Comet
Howell
88P/Howell
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 2.133 AU
- True anomaly
- 90.72°
- As of
- 29 August 2026
Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 3.106 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.5641
- Inclination
- 4.38°
- Orbital period
- 5.47 years
- Perihelion
- 1.354 AU
- Aphelion
- 4.858 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 56.69°
- Argument of periapsis
- 235.89°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2459119.14103 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 11.8
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)