Comet 88P/Howell is at Perihelion (1.359 AU) in the constellation Capricornus on the 6th April 2015
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Nag 2015 04 05 21 54 52.1 -15 35 48 1.7808 1.3587 49.2 33.9 14.2 2015 04 06 21 58 16.5 -15 19 46 1.7782 1.3586 49.4 34.0 14.2 2015 04 07 22 01 40.0 -15 03 37 1.7757 1.3586 49.5 34.1 14.2 2015 04 08 22 05 02.5 -14 47 19 1.7733 1.3587 49.6 34.1 14.2 2015 04 09 22 08 24.1 -14 30 54 1.7709 1.3589 49.7 34.2 14.2 2015 04 10 22 11 44.7 -14 14 22 1.7686 1.3592 49.9 34.3 14.2 2015 04 11 22 15 04.3 -13 57 43 1.7664 1.3596 50.0 34.4 14.2 2015 04 12 22 18 23.0 -13 40 58 1.7643 1.3601 50.1 34.4 14.2 2015 04 13 22 21 40.7 -13 24 06 1.7622 1.3606 50.3 34.5 14.2 2015 04 14 22 24 57.4 -13 07 09 1.7602 1.3613 50.4 34.6 14.2 2015 04 15 22 28 13.1 -12 50 07 1.7582 1.3620 50.5 34.6 14.2 2015 04 16 22 31 27.8 -12 33 00 1.7563 1.3629 50.7 34.7 14.2 2015 04 17 22 34 41.4 -12 15 49 1.7545 1.3638 50.8 34.8 14.2 2015 04 18 22 37 54.1 -11 58 34 1.7527 1.3648 50.9 34.8 14.2 2015 04 19 22 41 05.7 -11 41 16 1.7510 1.3659 51.1 34.9 14.2 2015 04 20 22 44 16.2 -11 23 54 1.7493 1.3671 51.2 35.0 14.3 2015 04 21 22 47 25.7 -11 06 30 1.7477 1.3684 51.4 35.0 14.3 2015 04 22 22 50 34.2 -10 49 03 1.7461 1.3697 51.5 35.1 14.3 2015 04 23 22 53 41.6 -10 31 34 1.7446 1.3712 51.7 35.1 14.3 2015 04 24 22 56 47.9 -10 14 04 1.7431 1.3727 51.9 35.2 14.3 2015 04 25 22 59 53.2 -09 56 32 1.7417 1.3743 52.0 35.2 14.3 2015 04 26 23 02 57.4 -09 39 00 1.7403 1.3760 52.2 35.3 14.3 2015 04 27 23 06 00.6 -09 21 26 1.7389 1.3778 52.3 35.3 14.3 2015 04 28 23 09 02.7 -09 03 53 1.7376 1.3797 52.5 35.4 14.3 2015 04 29 23 12 03.8 -08 46 19 1.7364 1.3816 52.7 35.4 14.3 2015 04 30 23 15 03.8 -08 28 46 1.7351 1.3837 52.9 35.5 14.3
Comet 88P/Howell will pass Messier 75 in Sagittarius on the 5th March 2015.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 03 01 19 48 10.0 -22 40 20 1.9297 1.4160 45.1 29.7 14.7 2015 03 02 19 51 54.3 -22 32 54 1.9237 1.4129 45.2 29.8 14.7 2015 03 03 19 55 38.6 -22 25 09 1.9178 1.4100 45.3 30.0 14.7 2015 03 04 19 59 22.7 -22 17 05 1.9120 1.4071 45.5 30.1 14.6 2015 03 05 20 03 06.7 -22 08 42 1.9064 1.4043 45.6 30.3 14.6 2015 03 06 20 06 50.4 -22 00 00 1.9008 1.4016 45.7 30.4 14.6 2015 03 07 20 10 34.0 -21 51 00 1.8954 1.3989 45.8 30.6 14.6 2015 03 08 20 14 17.3 -21 41 42 1.8900 1.3964 46.0 30.7 14.6 2015 03 09 20 18 00.3 -21 32 06 1.8848 1.3939 46.1 30.9 14.5 2015 03 10 20 21 43.1 -21 22 12 1.8797 1.3915 46.2 31.0 14.5 2015 03 11 20 25 25.4 -21 12 00 1.8746 1.3892 46.3 31.1 14.5 2015 03 12 20 29 07.5 -21 01 31 1.8697 1.3869 46.5 31.3 14.5 2015 03 13 20 32 49.1 -20 50 44 1.8649 1.3847 46.6 31.4 14.5 2015 03 14 20 36 30.2 -20 39 41 1.8602 1.3827 46.7 31.5 14.5 2015 03 15 20 40 11.0 -20 28 20 1.8556 1.3807 46.8 31.7 14.4 2015 03 16 20 43 51.2 -20 16 44 1.8511 1.3787 46.9 31.8 14.4 2015 03 17 20 47 30.9 -20 04 51 1.8466 1.3769 47.0 31.9 14.4 2015 03 18 20 51 10.0 -19 52 43 1.8423 1.3752 47.2 32.0 14.4 2015 03 19 20 54 48.6 -19 40 19 1.8381 1.3735 47.3 32.2 14.4 2015 03 20 20 58 26.5 -19 27 40 1.8340 1.3719 47.4 32.3 14.4 2015 03 21 21 02 03.8 -19 14 47 1.8300 1.3704 47.5 32.4 14.4 2015 03 22 21 05 40.5 -19 01 38 1.8260 1.3690 47.6 32.5 14.4 2015 03 23 21 09 16.4 -18 48 16 1.8222 1.3677 47.7 32.6 14.3 2015 03 24 21 12 51.6 -18 34 40 1.8185 1.3665 47.8 32.7 14.3 2015 03 25 21 16 26.1 -18 20 51 1.8148 1.3653 48.0 32.8 14.3 2015 03 26 21 19 59.9 -18 06 48 1.8113 1.3643 48.1 32.9 14.3 2015 03 27 21 23 32.9 -17 52 33 1.8078 1.3633 48.2 33.1 14.3 2015 03 28 21 27 05.0 -17 38 05 1.8045 1.3625 48.3 33.2 14.3 2015 03 29 21 30 36.4 -17 23 26 1.8012 1.3617 48.4 33.3 14.3 2015 03 30 21 34 07.0 -17 08 35 1.7980 1.3610 48.5 33.3 14.3 2015 03 31 21 37 36.7 -16 53 33 1.7950 1.3604 48.6 33.4 14.3
Comet 88P/Howell is at Opposition (2.545 AU) on the 26th February 2014
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 02 25 10 47 38.6 +14 07 24 2.5509 3.5365 173.7 1.7 2014 02 26 10 46 46.0 +14 12 46 2.5457 3.5318 174.0 1.7 2014 02 27 10 45 53.1 +14 18 06 2.5408 3.5271 174.0 1.7 2014 02 28 10 44 59.9 +14 23 25 2.5361 3.5224 173.7 1.8
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase mag 2009 12 05 20 19.05 -23 02.7 1.930 1.483 49.0 30.1 15.0 2009 12 10 20 36.55 -22 00.1 1.972 1.505 48.1 29.1 15.1 2009 12 15 20 53.53 -20 52.2 2.017 1.528 47.1 28.2 15.3 2009 12 20 21 09.99 -19 39.7 2.064 1.552 46.1 27.2 15.4 2009 12 25 21 25.91 -18 23.6 2.112 1.577 44.9 26.1 15.6 2009 12 30 21 41.32 -17 04.7 2.163 1.604 43.7 25.1 15.8
Comet 88P/Howell
Magnitude: 8.9Distance to Sun: 1.37 AU Distance to Earth: 1.69 AU RA=17h45m16 Dec=-26°39.5' (J2000)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase mag 2009 11 05 18 25.46 -26 41.1 1.732 1.388 53.2 34.9 14.3 2009 11 10 18 45.07 -26 26.9 1.759 1.399 52.6 34.2 14.4 2009 11 15 19 04.53 -26 03.1 1.788 1.412 51.9 33.5 14.5 2009 11 20 19 23.74 -25 30.1 1.820 1.427 51.3 32.7 14.6 2009 11 25 19 42.60 -24 48.5 1.854 1.444 50.6 31.9 14.7 2009 11 30 20 01.06 -23 59.1 1.891 1.463 49.8 31.0 14.9
88P/HowellEpoch 2009 Oct. 16.0 TT = JDT 2455120.5T 2009 Oct. 12.4693 TT MPCq 1.363486 (2000.0) P Qn 0.1794476 Peri. 235.9623 +0.3841862 +0.9210419a 3.112989 Node 56.7567 -0.8198930 +0.3721759e 0.562001 Incl. 4.3817 -0.4244720 +0.1147476P 5.49
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase mag 2009 10 06 16 30.25 -24 44.0 1.622 1.365 57.0 37.9 14.12009 10 11 16 48.64 -25 25.9 1.636 1.364 56.3 37.5 14.12009 10 16 17 07.48 -25 59.7 1.651 1.364 55.6 37.1 14.12009 10 21 17 26.68 -26 24.5 1.668 1.367 55.0 36.6 14.12009 10 26 17 46.15 -26 39.9 1.687 1.372 54.4 36.1 14.22009 10 31 18 05.78 -26 45.4 1.708 1.379 53.8 35.5 14.3